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In my 40-year career in energy and heavy industry, I rarely had contact with the board directors who could block ...

As a landman, I have always given the Reader’s Digest version of what I do as “part genealogist and part ...

Recent oil discoveries in Guyana, considered one of the most impoverished countries in South America, position this small territory as ...

Rebecca Ponton: Please tell us about your current role and what you do. Suseela Veerappan: I hold a pivotal role ...

I was nine years old when the Terminator series hit the big screen and, while I do not recall my ...

In today’s rapidly evolving world, every industry is constantly seeking innovative ways to improve performance and drive efficiency. The oil ...

Tales of the entrepreneurial spirit secure a sizable portion of space in the history books and continue to shock and ...

There are 7 Essential Skills for Effective Principled Independent Contractors. We call them The 7 E.P.I.C. Skills and they’ll give ...

While the federal government continues to wage its war on oil and gas, many entities and communities throughout the United ...

While the thought of a career change often elicits excitement, pinpointing that next opportunity can be daunting. The pains and ...

The Petroverse is showing wrinkles crow’s feet around its eyes furrows on its forehead and fine lines on its face ...

Brothers David and Doug Lawler are not twins, but their careers have run on twin paths. With the technological developments ...

Kansas, often recognized for its expansive plains and agricultural prowess, boasts a lesser-known yet significant history in the realm of ...

For 125 years, Phillips 66’s San Francisco refinery in Rodeo, California, processed only crude oil. But that changed this spring, ...

The global energy landscape is undergoing a transformative change, with technological advancements at the forefront of this evolution. Particularly, innovative ...

The landscape of energy production is witnessing a transformative change, with oil refineries at the forefront of adopting modern approaches. ...

The oil and gas industry stands at a pivotal juncture where a surge in sustainable practices redefines traditional energy production ...

As the world factbook pages turn, a new chapter emerges in the global energy saga. With countries' export ambitions evolving, ...

As 2024 unfolds, the upstream oil and gas sector is witnessing transformative growth and new opportunities. Technological innovations, increased investments, ...

As the energy industry evolves, securing qualified talent to maintain efficient operations despite structural-demographic issues continues to be a challenge ...

At some point, those who have traversed the rough waters of career longevity have experienced layoffs and cutbacks. Suddenly, being ...

Say the name Billy Idol and what comes to mind? Punk icon. Spiked blond hair. Head-to-toe black leather – and ...

At the risk of repeating myself, as I said in the EIC letter published in the March/April edition of OILWOMAN ...

The Inflation Reduction Act has grid-scale energy storage adoption underway. Industry experts and stakeholders in the sector know significant changes ...

Real-time work collaboration is nothing new for office workers and white-collar professionals. From chat programs to interactive document sharing to ...

In January, OpenAI’s Sam Altman took the 2024 World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, by storm. He’s bullish in the ...

Chapter 30: America’s Worst Hurricane Boosts Houston The city of Houston, Texas, with 2.3 million residents, is the fourth most ...

The water/energy nexus is a powerful commodity and never is it more evident than in California and in disaster relief ...

Critical infrastructure sectors are becoming increasingly complex and interdependent and so, too, are the physical and socioeconomic landscapes in which ...

The world is at a critical juncture, as Robert Frost eloquently wrote about “two roads diverging in a yellow wood.” ...

Will turning off fossil fuels and replacing with renewables solve all of this? Unfortunately, not quite. Industry uses up about ...

The global shift to cleaner energy, net zero carbon emission pledges, and increased extreme weather events are shaping the energy ...

The decarbonization of the planet is one of the goals that countries around the world have set for themselves by ...

Twenty-five years ago, when Abilene, Texas, author Cole Thompson wrote his first novel, Chocolate Lizards – loosely based on some ...

We joke at the (virtual) U.S. Energy Media offices that we’ve “gone Hollywood.” It all started when actor and environmental ...

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“It was an opportunity women my age could have only in Alaska,” Joey Roth, a veteran drilling engineer for Shell, ...

“We’ve been in the oil field in Pettus, Texas, a long time – over 45 years – so we’ve seen ...

“My dad had a well service and we drilled water wells all over West Texas and up into the San ...

When Abilene, Texas, author Cole Thompson wrote his debut novel, Chocolate Lizards (a reference to the dark brown lizard skinned ...

“I used to be in the oil business. I’ve been teaching college English now for about 20 years. I got ...

Let’s discuss de-bottlenecking in each segment of our industry down to each operational unit within each segment. For instance, we ...

As women increasingly enter trades, especially industries such as oil and gas where physical demands and safety are paramount, the ...

When asked what my greatest strength is, I can answer quickly. It’s curiosity. This is also one of the core ...

I grew up in a small town in Texas where pretty much everyone knew your name. My graduating class had ...

Sandy Rodriguez originally went to college thinking marine biology would be a good fit for her since she liked science ...