On a drilling rig in the North Sea, Rosie Hutchins stood in the derrick, a tower-like framework that supports the hoisting equipment that raises and lowers drill pipe. Hutchins was strapped into a harness on a platform in the derrick called the monkey board, a small area used for the…
Ally Cedeno is the founder and president of the Women Offshore Foundation, a 2008 graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and a 2020 graduate of Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business with a Master of Business Administration (MBA). She is licensed as a chief mate of unlimited tonnage vessels and has worked as a senior dynamic positioning operator. Cedeno’s experience on the water spans both the maritime and offshore energy industries over the last 13 years. At Transocean, she aspires to be in vessel management and is training as an assistant driller on a 7th-generation, ultra-deepwater drillship built in South Korea in 2016. Cedeno spent much of her career at sea as one of the only women in operations on the vessels she worked on, yet she is determined to change that with the Women Offshore Foundation, an online organization and resource center for a diverse workforce on the water. The organization’s mission is to propel women into meaningful careers through access to a worldwide community and professional development resources, while raising awareness among industry leaders and decision makers about issues affecting women on the water. www.womenoffshore.org
Oil and gas operations are commonly found in remote locations far from company headquarters. Now, it's possible to monitor pump operations, collate and analyze seismic data, and track employees around the world from almost anywhere. Whether employees are in the office or in the field, the internet and related applications enable a greater multidirectional flow of information – and control – than ever before.