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Vaccaro Shares Update on Louisiana Energy, Mike Sommers and Lake Charles Activity
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Vaccaro Shares Update on Louisiana Energy, Mike Sommers and Lake Charles Activity

API’s Mike Sommers (C) tours Diamondback Energy with employees Rick Lewis (L) and Carey Matthews (R) in Midland, TX.
Image courtesy from The Oilman Magazine.

Nick Vaccaro, journalist for The Oilman Magazine, gives a boots on the ground report from Louisiana and highlights from his interview with Mike Sommers, president of the American Petroleum Institute. Interview conducted by Jason Spiess, The Crude Life’s founder.

Vaccaro is interested in exploring the manpower shortage and the impact of AI on jobs in the industry. He mentions his financial growth as a writer and appreciates a colleague for their writing suggestions.

The two discuss the increased opportunities to write for various magazines and blogs related to the oil industry.

Vaccaro said he is excited about writing a safety blog for an oil company's website and mentions the improved quality of their articles and the interesting people they have met. He writes an energy blog focusing on current events like solar power generation in space and discuss a hybrid semi-truck using both gas and battery power.

Despite a roadblock, they are shifting focus towards agriculture and discussing how this technology could revolutionize the trucking industry.

Vaccaro also mentions upcoming topics for a holiday issue, including interviews on KBC software and webinars on Blockchain in the energy sector.

The two discuss the efficiency of Blockchain and its difference from Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency, while also mentioning a failed attempt to create a Cryptocurrency backed by oil barrels.

Nick Vaccaro is a freelance writer and photographer. In addition to providing technical writing services, he is an HSE consultant in the oil and gas industry with eight years of experience.

Vaccaro also contributes to regional oil & gas and sports magazines and follows and photographs American Kennel Club field and herding trials. He has a BA in photojournalism from Loyola University.

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