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Cyberattacks against companies in every industry are growing more frequent and costly. The oil industry is no exception to that ...

I grew up asking questions and wanting to solve problems. My late father allowed me to get away with what ...

In 2007 I chaired four energy events for the centennial celebration of Oklahoma’s statehood. The events were a salute to ...

I wish I had been raised in Norway! Maria Moræus Hanssen tells me that Norway, her home country, and the ...

2:45 pm – It’s now mid-day in the Gulf of Mexico on an ultra-deepwater drillship. I’m on Day 14 of ...

Chris Summers, owner Terrapin Wetsuits: I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Geophysics from Texas A&M University (TAMU) in ...

OILMAN Magazine recently interviewed Michael Ferrante, W Energy Software’s VP of Transportation, to learn how the Tulsa-based software developer is ...

Amid all the competitive and political uncertainty generated by the Biden Administration’s plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions and formally ...

On May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline was hacked. The pipeline immediately shut down and backed up crude oil and refined ...

When COVID-19 hit, the energy industry, like most businesses, had to adapt to remote operations and in-person dealings on a ...

One of the bright spots in 2020 – Cole Chemical celebrated 40 years in business. Forty years in a male-dominated, ...

As the EIC of OILWOMAN Magazine, it is my honor and privilege to get to talk to some of the ...

There are many facets that go into making the oil and gas industry thrive. Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms ...

As we collectively adapt to our brave new world in 2021, recent hiring trends have surfaced that pose new, unexpected ...

“Perception is reality.” This was the very first career pep talk I heard, as a freshly minted petroleum engineer graduate ...

What if there was a holistic model, one that had unity at its core, its premise being that at the ...

7:00 am: By the time I get online, our European engineering team is already up and working, and our early ...

People are often surprised to learn, number one, that I work in the oil and gas industry and, number two, ...

We enjoy such great social diversity, strength and potential in the oil and gas industry and wherever we embrace our ...

While most of us are eager to put the pandemic behind us and return to “normal,” we know that the ...

As a toddler, my parents knew I was good at math and science. I had a passion for counting and ...

Even a pandemic is not enough to stop the American entrepreneurial dream. According to U.S. Business Formation Statistics, 4.35 million ...

“Change is coming so very fast in the energy sector,” Lorraine Akiba says. “For those at the edge, innovation technology ...

It was a shock to the University of British Columbia (UBC) Engineering Undergraduate Society that the first-year class of 1974 ...

Treat Yourself with Self-Compassion “You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love ...

Headlines over the past few years have shown that we are far behind when it comes to taking definitive action ...

The Crude Life engages with industry experts and energy enthusiasts every day with interviews, radio programs, social media posts, print ...

After her decades-long career in finance, Vanessa C.L. Chang now sits on the boards of two electric utilities, Edison International ...

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Rebecca Ponton: What was the defining moment when you were so fed up with the lack of proper-fitting workwear that ...

Long fuel trucks with Sun Coast Resources’ blue, yellow and white logo emblazoned on the sides are a familiar sight ...

Texas and 20 states filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration in March for canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline. The ...

Oil and gas producers may not have control over the direction of their commodity prices, but lifting cost is a ...

While graduating from Texas A&M with a mechanical engineering degree, Dillon Bloodworth never expected that he would later be paving ...

For Connor Albrecht, landing a job in the vice-grip tight oil and gas labor market came down to simple doggedness ...

While there are some who may still wax poetic about the days of cassette tapes, CD players and boomboxes, reports ...

It is no secret that the upstream oil and gas industry has been under increased scrutiny from environmental, social and ...

Headversity is a workplace mental health support service that helps employees talk and deal with their mental health, often a ...

In the oil and gas industry, the complex design and engineering of Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) wells, which may have ...

Despite the advances that renewable sources of energy can provide, the use of fossil fuels is not dead nor is ...

Alan Alexeyev: Tell us a little bit about your current (or most recent) position and what you do, as well ...

“Creating Together the People’s Energy Plan” was the sub-theme of my book entitled, America Needs America’s Energy. A dependable energy ...

One industry that will be worth about 1.4 trillion dollars by 2050, and which as of today has reached the ...

Achieving the “buy in” mentality of a successful safety culture is a daunting task of epic proportions. It involves persevering ...

“The electric frac is a fantastic step forward. I don’t think it’ll displace the industry overnight but slowly but surely. ...

Angela Wilkinson, PhD, Secretary General & CEO, World Energy Council If Dr. Angela Wilkinson had her way, it is quite ...

March is a month of observances and celebrations focusing on women, which is our mission at Oilwoman. It is Women’s ...

What Drives You? As a coach who professionally explores purpose and intentions, I felt a sense of glee over Oilwoman’s ...

Since its discovery, oil and gas has been a major force in our world. We rely on oil to fuel ...