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In 1985, Annie Lennox and Aretha Franklin belted out the anthem, “Sisters are Doin’ it for Themselves,” celebrating the power ...

“The way you get to really good solutions is to have a lot of people thinking differently about the same ...

The Wall Street Journal recently said it is “one of the hottest jobs in America – and it has a ...

For someone who had her head in the clouds for much of her college career – interning for NASA and ...

Anastasia (Ana) Kraft, founder and CEO of Xena Workwear: I came up with the Xena name by throwing out a ...

This past year was challenging for many of us, having to deal with the disruptions from COVID-19 in virtually every ...

Many oil and gas companies have sought debt reduction through bankruptcy protection or debt restructuring in response to financial difficulty ...

Each year, an array of industry analysts makes its predictions on the specific directions the oil and gas industry could ...

While the pace of oil and gas mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal-making declined throughout 2020 in both value and number ...

Corrosion can be defined as the deterioration that a metal suffers from being under exposure to electrochemical molecules that are ...

Weight of Hydraulic Fracturing in the Industry Hydraulic stimulations in the oil and gas industry are positioned as one of ...

The beginnings of the digital transformation effort of the oil and gas industry can be traced back at least a ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed our entire lives, from work to education, recreation and more. What started out as ...

Eric Eissler: My grandfather used to tell me that there is nothing more constant in life than change. He is ...

Whether it makes the front-page news with names you know or it’s happening behind the scenes, oil and gas assets ...

Eric Eissler: What accounting and financial reporting methods can oil and gas companies apply to help manage future business decisions? ...

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

COVID-19 has been a global disaster, the likes of which haven’t been seen since World War II in terms of ...

The year 2020 was truly a time of uncertainty and challenges, to say the least. The future of regulations, executive ...

The oil and gas industry experienced significant changes throughout 2020, from digital transformation to cloud migration. The industry has also ...

A Troubled Year To date, 2020 was one of the most challenging years for a majority of businesses, and the ...

On November 4, 2020, Shell Oil Company announced the closure of its refinery in Convent, Louisiana, a situation that is ...

For those who reside along the Gulf Coast of the United States, hurricane preparedness is a term that yields anxiety ...

It is a well-known fact that drilling oil and gas wells is fraught with risks. Several disastrous accidents have taken ...

The job of an oilman is generally quite difficult and is associated with working in harsh environments for long periods ...

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

To understand and perhaps guide the purpose of our economy, economists and scientists think about future energy-economic options by mixing ...

In the September/October issue, we gave you a glimpse of things to come with a preview of OILWOMAN Magazine. Thanks ...

The stars have aligned. Like Icarus of Greek mythology, Ann Davies has always wanted to get closer to the sun, ...

Having celebrated the one-year anniversary of their podcast, Flipping the Barrel, co-hosts Massiel Diez Melo, business development manager at Extreme/SLB, ...

With data from a recent Rystad Energy impact analysis showing more than one million oilfield service jobs set to be ...

“ created a deep and lasting impression on me,” Dany St. Pierre says, as she recalls seeing her first offshore ...

“It’s a very different world out there, which we know nothing about onshore.” “I’ve been very fortunate throughout the years ...

Dan Dunn has made his living solely from his art since he was 19 years old. After many years as ...

I’ve worked in the energy sector for 15 years and, until recently, my managers have always been men who are ...

“I never got anything I didn’t ask for and I asked for a lot of stuff I didn’t get,” says ...

I never advise women to lie. Women have lived their lives as lies for so many years. We lie about ...

Hilda Pinnix-Ragland’s retirement isn’t your typical day at the golf course. When she’s not serving as a board member for ...

Hilda Pinnix-Ragland thinks if young girls are exposed to STEM subjects early on, they will get hooked. “We lose young ...

Action Steps for Everyone We can all take action and get involved in leveraging the urgency and outrage about both ...

As a black man and a white woman, we’ve experienced both similar and unique diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) challenges ...

In my 30 years in the oil and gas business, I have been a supporter of the development and growth ...

Heading Offshore 14:30 hrs – “Fly In” day and we’re about to board the helicopter after undertaking drug and alcohol ...

As we came into our approach on the Deepwater Millennium, it felt like I’d never left home – we could ...

I love math. It was always my favorite subject growing up. I was always interested in fashion, too, but I ...

Over the last several years there has been a digital transition taking place in industries across the board. The oil ...

Amazing that we are near the end of the year and our November/December issue is already here. This year went ...

Eric Eissler: Can you give a brief overview of your measurement pedigree and role in building the next generation of ...

It is no secret to those of us embedded in the oil and gas industry that 2020 has been a ...