Rebecca Ponton is the magazine editor at Energies Media and author of Breaking the Gas Ceiling: Women in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry. She is the publisher of Books & Recovery digital magazine.
Mainstream elected officials can often be out of touch with the lives of everyday people but, when a constituent approaches Charlaine Tso, they know they will…
“I’m a method journalist so, before I do a story on skydiving, I’m going to go skydiving,” explains Jason Spiess, founder of The Crude Life podcast,…
As executive vice president of the oilfield services business at Baker Hughes, Maria Claudia Borras may be facing the biggest challenge of her career. Her company,…
We have a lot to celebrate this month! Not only is November Hispanic Heritage Month in the U.S. – and we have profiled some incredible Hispanic…
Rebecca Ponton: What is the broad, overarching theme of this year’s WE Connect conference and what is the main message you want to get out to…
Among the characteristics a company looks for in a CEO or board member, diplomacy would be somewhere at the top of the list. Gaurdie Banister, Jr.,…
In addition to a long career as a journalist, I became a petroleum landman (emphasis on “land” – feet firmly on the ground) 10 years ago.…
When she first started diving commercially [in 1996], one of the supervisors at the company she was diving for told her she was too pretty to…
When bp CEO Bernard Looney streamlined the corporate leadership structure in May 2020, it enabled Starlee Sykes, bp’s president of the Gulf of Mexico and Canada,…
For decades, Venezuela was the oil market in South America. With its vast reserves of over 300 billion barrels of proved crude oil (the largest of…
Who says the days of the larger-than-life oilman are over? Energy advisor and corporate development strategist, Mark A. Stansberry, has traveled the world, met heads of…
Chris Summers, owner Terrapin Wetsuits: I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Geophysics from Texas A&M University (TAMU) in 1977. I first went to work…
Forty years in a male-dominated, cyclical and volatile industry is quite an accomplishment for a female entrepreneur and, last year, Donna Fujimoto Cole, founder and CEO…
As the EIC of OILWOMAN Magazine, it is my honor and privilege to get to talk to some of the most incredible women in industry, and…
The Crude Life engages with industry experts and energy enthusiasts every day with interviews, radio programs, social media posts, print features, video content and podcasts. These…
Rebecca Ponton: What was the defining moment when you were so fed up with the lack of proper-fitting workwear that you decided to create your own?…
Long fuel trucks with Sun Coast Resources’ blue, yellow and white logo emblazoned on the sides are a familiar sight to those of us in Texas…
Angela Wilkinson, PhD, Secretary General & CEO, World Energy Council If Dr. Angela Wilkinson had her way, it is quite possible she would change the name…
Angela Wilkinson, PhD, Secretary General & CEO, World Energy Council If Dr. Angela Wilkinson had her way, it is quite possible she would change the name…
March is a month of observances and celebrations focusing on women, which is our mission at Oilwoman. It is Women’s History Month and, on March 8th,…
Oilwoman: You have been in the mining industry almost nine years, going back to your time as a mining engineer co-op intern in South Carolina. How…
The C-suite is ever-expanding with new titles being added as companies deem them crucial to their mission. A 2014 Forbes article referred to the Chief Sustainability…
The C-suite is ever-expanding with new titles being added as companies deem them crucial to their mission. A 2014 Forbes article referred to the Chief Sustainability…
Melissa Gaglione, president of Safety4Her, Inc.: My fiancé has owned several towing companies for over 22 years and, although I was working in real estate, I…
An arctic blast blew through Texas (and much of the country) in mid-February, knocking out electricity and, in some cases, water, just days after Killam Oil…
Happy new year! Those words have never sounded better or more full of possibility than they do in 2021. OILWOMAN Magazine’s mission with every issue is…
The five co-authors of The Energy Within Us share their experiences as Black women in different sectors across the spectrum of the energy industry and share…
Female mentors traditionally have been in short supply in male-dominated industries like oil and gas, but as the number of women in the industry increases, so…
It can be hard to pinpoint an exact figure when talking about the number of women in the energy industry. Percentages vary depending on the survey…
Paula McCann Harris, Former Global Director, Schlumberger Fresh off a trip from Egypt . . . Texas, that is . . . where she had been…
The Wall Street Journal recently said it is “one of the hottest jobs in America – and it has a revolving door.” These chief D&I officers…
For someone who had her head in the clouds for much of her college career – interning for NASA and SpaceX – Hahna Alexander now has…
Anastasia (Ana) Kraft, founder and CEO of Xena Workwear: I came up with the Xena name by throwing out a question to my friends: “What is…
In the September/October issue, we gave you a glimpse of things to come with a preview of OILWOMAN Magazine. Thanks to all of you who expressed…
The stars have aligned. Like Icarus of Greek mythology, Ann Davies has always wanted to get closer to the sun, the star nearest the earth, ever…
The stars have aligned. Like Icarus of Greek mythology, Ann Davies has always wanted to get closer to the sun, the star nearest the earth, ever…
“It’s a very different world out there, which we know nothing about onshore.” “I’ve been very fortunate throughout the years to get avenues and opportunities to…
Dan Dunn has made his living solely from his art since he was 19 years old. After many years as a caricaturist and illustrator, Dunn was…
I love math. It was always my favorite subject growing up. I was always interested in fashion, too, but I had parents that literally said, ‘You…
Welcome to the preview of OILWOMAN Magazine! One short year – and, yet, a lifetime – ago, after a mutual friend introduced us, I wrote my…
After more than five years at the helm of California-based Aera Energy, which is jointly owned by Shell Oil and ExxonMobil’s affiliates, outgoing President and CEO…
Abigail (Abby) Ross Hopper’s career has spanned the energy spectrum from wind to fossil fuels and now to solar, as president and CEO of the Solar…
One hundred years is a major milestone and the observance of a centennial usually calls for a celebration but, with the world in the midst of…
Keo Lukefahr is the head of derivatives trading for Motiva Enterprises. She has worked in the energy industry for more than two decades serving in senior…
