GCI is proud to offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for our courses through the Center for Continuing Education at Texas A&M University – Kingsville. Continuing Education Units represent a partnership between the sponsoring educational institution and the business community, professional organizations, conferences, seminars, and workshops. Texas A&M University sets the requirements, including how CEU credit […]
It was a busy year at GCI! For most of 2022, we were back to “normal” (or as close to the old normal as we are likely to get) and we want to thank all our customers for helping make that possible. It was good to get back to in-person training and meetings again, and […]
In conjunction with Texas A&M University, GCI now offers CEUs for all in-person and online instructor-led courses. For over 20 years, GCI has added value to the Oil & Gas industry by offering an unparalleled selection of training and certification courses. Our courses are led by instructors that are literally writing the industry standards, through […]
The 2023 GCI measurement and SCADA training course schedule has been released. Let’s get you set with oil and gas measurement training classes that fit your needs. Seating for both in-person and instructor-led online courses is limited. Our last two-week gas certification course for 2022 is already sold out! Now is the time to discuss […]
During this current period of change driven by ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) initiatives, hydrogen blending continues to be a major topic of discussion amongst gas pipeline operators. Specific to our customers, we have to ask the question: how will measurement be affected by the push for hydrogen blends flowing through pipelines? To find the […]
Gas Certification Institute (GCI) is committed to helping gas pipeline operators and gas utility companies streamline measurement operations and improve information flow. For some companies, the challenge is improving gas measurement in the field. For others, it’s elevating measurement capabilities in the back office. But in almost all cases, optimizing communications and data transfer between […]
Quality measurement training for oil and gas back-office employees has historically been difficult to find and even more difficult to get funding for. Analysts and settlement accountants are responsible for reviewing and validating data representing tens of millions of dollars in product each month, yet they may have little or no knowledge of the measurement […]
The hydrogen economy is coming for gas pipelines. The question is how will operators develop and implement measurement standard operating procedures (SOPs) for hydrogen blended gas? During the 2022 AGA Operations Conference & Spring Committee Meetings on May 5 in New Orleans, GCI General Manager Weldon Wright presented on the topic of natural gas measurement […]
Another month goes by trying to solve the problem of lost and unaccounted for natural gas. Everyone is searching for the elusive answer – the “One Issue” that explains the losses and allows a quick fix. Unfortunately, the root cause remains a mystery, despite untold hours of searching in the field. Then, another month goes […]
Has the effort to maintain multiple systems and processes for pipeline data become unmanageable and unreliable? Are audits stressing you out? Are you incurring unnecessary costs trying to keep up with the shift to digital recordkeeping? Perhaps the industry’s digital transformation and the concept of the online oil field is bogging down your personnel with […]