--- title: Infinity Energy | Blog | Infinity Energy (2) description: Infinity Energy Solutions provides safe, sustainable chemistry programs and services to the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry, refineries and petrochemical operations. Through onsite problem solving and the application of innovative technologies, we maximize production, optimize water use, and reduces operating costs. (2) --- [![Infinity Logo PNG-2](https://www.infinitysol.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Infinity%20Logo%20PNG-2.png?width=247&name=Infinity%20Logo%20PNG-2.png)](https://www.infinitysol.net) # **Infinity Energy | Blog** ## Infinity Energy ### Recent Posts ## [Big Oil Is Raking in Cash So Investors are Asking: Now What?](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/big-oil-is-raking-in-cash-so-investors-are-asking-now-what) Posted by [Infinity Energy](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/author/infinity-energy) on Aug 7, 2018 12:45:26 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Weathering-the-Oil-and-Gas-Storm](https://www.infinitysol.net/hubfs/Weathering-the-Oil-and-Gas-Storm.jpg) ](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/big-oil-is-raking-in-cash-so-investors-are-asking-now-what) The dark storm clouds that have been hanging over the [oil industry](https://info.stonewallco.com/stonewall-horizontal-well-stimulation) during the crude-price slump have suddenly started raining cash. [Read More](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/big-oil-is-raking-in-cash-so-investors-are-asking-now-what) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/big-oil-is-raking-in-cash-so-investors-are-asking-now-what#comments-listing) Topics: [Oil and Gas Industry News](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/tag/oil-and-gas-industry-news) ## [America's Oil  Boom Is Spreading Across The Country](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/americas-oil-boom-is-spreading-across-the-country) Posted by [Infinity Energy](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/author/infinity-energy) on Jul 23, 2018 7:36:19 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![permian oil boom-1](https://www.infinitysol.net/hubfs/permian%20oil%20boom-1.jpg) ](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/americas-oil-boom-is-spreading-across-the-country) The [Permian Basin](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/midland-is-out-of-workers-and-dangling-100-pay-hikes), home to more than 40 percent of all [active U.S. drilling rigs](https://info.stonewallco.com/blog/deep-water-drilling-is-back), continues to receive most of the credit for the rapid growth of [U.S. oil production](https://blog.thimmeschkastner.com/louisiana-insurance-report/150-oil-and-the-rise-of-deep-water-companies); meanwhile, the Marcellus Shale receives the lion’s share of credit for ongoing record-setting levels of domestic natural gas production.  But a series of recent information releases demonstrate that [the oil and gas boom](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/oil-and-gas-ma-to-surge-in-late-2018) is spreading into other plays across the nation. [Read More](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/americas-oil-boom-is-spreading-across-the-country) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/americas-oil-boom-is-spreading-across-the-country#comments-listing) Topics: [Oil and Gas Industry News](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/tag/oil-and-gas-industry-news) ## [Oil and Gas M&A To Surge In Late 2018](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/oil-and-gas-ma-to-surge-in-late-2018) Posted by [Infinity Energy](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/author/infinity-energy) on Jul 16, 2018 5:51:51 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Mergers-And-Acquisitions-In-The-Oil-And-Gas-Industry](https://www.infinitysol.net/hubfs/Mergers-And-Acquisitions-In-The-Oil-And-Gas-Industry.jpg) ](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/oil-and-gas-ma-to-surge-in-late-2018) Oil and gas mergers and acquisitions are expected to surge with upwards of $50 billion in new U.S. deals for the rest of the year following a spring lull, according to a new report. [Read More](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/oil-and-gas-ma-to-surge-in-late-2018) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/oil-and-gas-ma-to-surge-in-late-2018#comments-listing) Topics: [Oil and Gas Industry News](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/tag/oil-and-gas-industry-news) ## [Oil is sowing the seeds for a 'super-spike' in crude prices above $150](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/oil-is-sowing-the-seeds-for-a-super-spike-in-crude-prices-above-150) Posted by [Infinity Energy](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/author/infinity-energy) on Jul 8, 2018 8:28:01 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![drilling2-369984-edited](https://www.infinitysol.net/hubfs/drilling2-369984-edited.jpg) ](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/oil-is-sowing-the-seeds-for-a-super-spike-in-crude-prices-above-150) Oil prices could top all-time highs near $150 a barrel because [energy companies are investing](https://www.bizfinancialservices.com/) too little money in new production, Bernstein Research said Friday. [Read More](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/oil-is-sowing-the-seeds-for-a-super-spike-in-crude-prices-above-150) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/oil-is-sowing-the-seeds-for-a-super-spike-in-crude-prices-above-150#comments-listing) Topics: [Oil and Gas Industry News](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/tag/oil-and-gas-industry-news) ## [Trump Pressures Saudi Arabia to Increase Oil Production](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/trump-pressures-saudi-arabia-to-increase-oil-production) Posted by [Infinity Energy](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/author/infinity-energy) on Jun 30, 2018 1:25:31 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![180420104702-oil-prices-trump-1024x576](https://www.infinitysol.net/hubfs/180420104702-oil-prices-trump-1024x576.jpg) ](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/trump-pressures-saudi-arabia-to-increase-oil-production) President Trump said on Saturday that King Salman of Saudi Arabia has agreed to up its [oil production](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/oil-prices-could-soon-spike-toward-100-a-barrel) by as much as “2,000,000 barrels” to help bring down prices after instability in Iran and Venezuela. [Read More](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/trump-pressures-saudi-arabia-to-increase-oil-production) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/trump-pressures-saudi-arabia-to-increase-oil-production#comments-listing) Topics: [Oil and Gas Industry News](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/tag/oil-and-gas-industry-news) ## [Corrosion Control: Big Challenge In The Oil Industry](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/corrosion-control-big-challenge-in-the-oil-industry) Posted by [Infinity Energy](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/author/infinity-energy) on Jun 26, 2018 11:09:06 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Oil-and-Gas-chemical-and-corrosion-control](https://www.infinitysol.net/hubfs/Oil-and-Gas-chemical-and-corrosion-control.jpg) ](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/corrosion-control-big-challenge-in-the-oil-industry) [Controlling corrosion](https://www.infinitysol.net/corrosio-inhibitors-oil-and-gas) is a big challenge in the [oil industry](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/oil-prices-could-soon-spike-toward-100-a-barrel). Easily accessible oil reserves have been depleted resulting in an ever increasing requirement to explore more isolated locations, under harsher conditions. Production in these demanding locations requires continued innovation to provide [new solutions for corrosion inhibition](https://www.infinitysol.net/corrosio-inhibitors-oil-and-gas) within the oil industry. We supply a range of products that are suitable for use in [corrosion inhibitor formulations](https://www.infinitysol.net/corrosio-inhibitors-oil-and-gas). [Read More](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/corrosion-control-big-challenge-in-the-oil-industry) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/corrosion-control-big-challenge-in-the-oil-industry#comments-listing) Topics: [Products](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/tag/products) ## [Paraffin Inhibitor Testing Techniques](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/paraffin-inhibitor-testing-techniques) Posted by [Infinity Energy](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/author/infinity-energy) on Jun 25, 2018 2:02:04 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![deepwater_paraffin_inhibitor](https://www.infinitysol.net/hubfs/deepwater_paraffin_inhibitor.jpg) ](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/paraffin-inhibitor-testing-techniques) A [paraffin inhibitor](https://www.infinitysol.net/paraffin-inhibitors) (PI) is often necessary for operators looking to manage wax deposition risk in their assets, but screening for an effective PI can be a challenge. There is no standard PI testing protocol, and sometimes different laboratories see different results when running the same evaluations on PI performance.    [Read More](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/paraffin-inhibitor-testing-techniques) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/paraffin-inhibitor-testing-techniques#comments-listing) Topics: [Products](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/tag/products) ## [Midland Is Out of Workers and Dangling 100% Pay Hikes](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/midland-is-out-of-workers-and-dangling-100-pay-hikes) Posted by [Infinity Energy](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/author/infinity-energy) on Jun 11, 2018 7:36:18 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![oil boom, chemicals](https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1496456339-oil-iStock-163344694.png?auto=format%2Cenhance&crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&q=40&or=0&w=1024&h=543) ](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/midland-is-out-of-workers-and-dangling-100-pay-hikes) Jerry Morales, the mayor of Midland, Texas, and a local restaurateur, is being whipsawed by the latest [Permian Basin shale-oil boom](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/oil-prices-could-soon-spike-toward-100-a-barrel). [Read More](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/midland-is-out-of-workers-and-dangling-100-pay-hikes) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/midland-is-out-of-workers-and-dangling-100-pay-hikes#comments-listing) Topics: [Oil and Gas Industry News](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/tag/oil-and-gas-industry-news) ## [Why You Should Be Outsourcing Your Chemical Manufacturing](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/why-your-company-should-be-outsourcing-its-chemical-production) Posted by [Infinity Energy](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/author/infinity-energy) on Jun 7, 2018 2:56:36 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![industry-2732942_1920](https://www.infinitysol.net/hubfs/industry-2732942_1920.jpg) ](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/why-your-company-should-be-outsourcing-its-chemical-production) ## Why Your Company Should Be Outsourcing Its Chemical Manufacturing You don’t have to do it all. In fact, when chemicals are involved, sometimes it pays to partner with a vendor. [Chemical outsourcing](https://www.infinitysol.net/) could be one of the smartest ways for you to take your business to the next level — and you wouldn’t be alone. Here are three key reasons that companies across the spectrum rely on [chemical manufacturing companies](https://www.infinitysol.net/) for basic and complex [chemical blending services](https://www.infinitysol.net/services). [Read More](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/why-your-company-should-be-outsourcing-its-chemical-production) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/why-your-company-should-be-outsourcing-its-chemical-production#comments-listing) ## [Oil prices Could Soon 'spike' Toward $100 a Barrel](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/oil-prices-could-soon-spike-toward-100-a-barrel) Posted by [Infinity Energy](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/author/infinity-energy) on May 28, 2018 7:54:21 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Chemical blending](https://www.infinitysol.net/hubfs/Chemical%20blending.jpg) ](https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/oil-prices-could-soon-spike-toward-100-a-barrel) OPEC kingpin [Saudi Arabia is determined](https://info.stonewallco.com/blog/the-aramco-effect-local-global-geopolitical) to keep [oil prices](https://info.stonewallco.com/blog/oil-prices-could-hit-100-a-barrel-next-year-bank-of-america-says) trading around current levels, one strategist told CNBC Monday, but a total shutdown in Venezuelan production could soon prompt crude futures to skyrocket toward $100 a barrel. 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