#oilstrike

As you know, Cadal doesn’t celebrate birthdays, but we do! One year ago today, Sumo Digital Academy released their oil rig management game, Oil Strike ‘75, into the world. Oil Strike ‘75 became a companion title for Still Wakes the Deep - have you tried it yet? You can do so here. Set before the events on the Beira D, and was secretly released just before the main game. Learn what it takes to be a rig manager like Davey Rennick as you drill deeper into the North Sea for oil and treasure.

The team over at Sumo Digital Academy released four Dev Diaries of how they brought the simulator to life. You can find part one and two here, and three and four here.

Oil Workers in U.S. on First Large-Scale Strike Since 1980

from Bloomberg

The United Steelworkers union, which represents employees at more than 200 U.S. oil refineries, terminals, pipelines and chemical plants, began a strike at nine sites on Sunday, the biggest walkout called since 1980.

The USW started the work stoppage after failing to reach agreement on a labor contract that expired Sunday, saying in a statement that it “had no choice.” The union…