Engineers design and build things, and they are driven to make them better. Dave Payne can speak in very complex, technical terms about the engineering side…
When I was asked about providing an article for Oilwoman Magazine, I contemplated which direction to take to inform readers about the Osage and their oil…
“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,…
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.,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Paula McCann Harris, Former Global Director, Schlumberger Fresh off a trip from Egypt . . . Texas, that is . . . where she had been…
Whether it makes the front-page news with names you know or it’s happening behind the scenes, oil and gas assets are always being bought and sold.…
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…
Over the last several years there has been a digital transition taking place in industries across the board. The oil industry was no exception. It realized…
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…
For the past year, the energy world has eagerly followed a historic event in the oil and gas industry involving the first coalescence of all three…
There’s often a misconception that regulation is a purely federal affair. However, the heart of regulation is local. State governments, not the federal government, have significant…
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Pushing Boundaries in Offshore O&G To say times were different when the first Gulf oil well went into service is a bit…
Few industries are as accustomed to change as oil and gas. From the rapid emergence of new technologies to dramatic ups and downs in the market,…
The oil industry has always had a stunning fascination with numbers. To the casual observer, it may at times seem that the oil and gas industry’s…
Oil is a closely watched commodity, and when its price moves, whole industries and whole economies can be shaped and defined. With the price of oil’s…
