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They are unsung heroes, the guys and gals who get in early, stay late, and are usually working odd hours on the weekends. They resolve issues before they arise, solve complex problems when they do pop up, and are always working the phones to get the next hot piece of intel. No, we’re not talking about the new cast from Season 2 of “Jack Ryan,” and no, it’s not the kids from “Stranger Things.” The keyboard warriors we’re referring to are crude oil schedulers. They’re at the forefront of the daily logistics taking place at truck injection points, gathering systems, and takeaway pipelines from Western Canada down to the Gulf Coast (and around the rest of the world as well). As more and more new pipelines get built out in places like West Texas, it’s important to revisit the basics of how crude oil moves and the role that crude schedulers play. Today, we bring it back to the roots of crude oil operations and shine some light on an underappreciated group of crude oil operators.

This week when nominations come to mind your thoughts naturally go to the political candidates in general, and the Tampa convention in particular.  But don't forget about that other kind of nomination - the most important step in the scheduling of NGLs and other hydrocarbon transportation.  Today we will continue our blog series on the Art of NGL Distribution by examining exactly how the nomination step takes place.  We’ll continue the scenario covered last week in Movin’ Down the Line – Conway Propane to Janesville, WI on MAPL.  That’s a nomination from Kansas, so we thought a politically themed title would be appropriate.