Gas markets never sleep. While most people are starting their morning coffee, gas marketing professionals have already analyzed overnight price movements and planned their trading strategies…
As the planes whiz by in the background, I find myself firmly planted in the seat at the gate just before boarding, a routine familiar to…
Now in my 40th year of being a geologist, it seems a perfect time to reflect on a career that has navigated resource industry booms and…
I was the sole female in my industrial firefighter class for Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s Catlettsburg Refinery. When you’re the only woman, there’s always that extra self-imposed…
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“It was the perfect time to start my business,” Tracy Lenz says of the decision to go out on her own in 2020 after nearly 15…
4:45 a.m. Wake and shower, pack a lunch and drive out to location. Our rig typically moves every three to four days to a new well…
You never know what a day as a medic is going to look like. This is true wherever you work, but especially as a remote medic.…
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…
5:30 a.m. Josh Young, my co-owner and husband, and I load up our leak detection K9s in our transport vehicle and drive out to an area…
4:50 a.m. The Wakeup Process – For me, this is the most difficult part of the day. I turn off my alarm but continue to lie…
I’d like to preface this by stating my version of “A Day in the Life” is never a “day.” Working in the energy sector, it’s more…
Alan Alexeyev: Tell us a little bit about your current (or latest) position and what you do, as well as how you found a job. Ilyani…
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…
2:45 pm – It’s now mid-day in the Gulf of Mexico on an ultra-deepwater drillship. I’m on Day 14 of a 28-day hitch and am working…
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…
7:00 am: By the time I get online, our European engineering team is already up and working, and our early bird Houston teammates have begun sending…
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…
6:00 am – My alarm clock rings. I take 30 minutes to lie down, eyes closed, to pray and meditate on my blessings and be grateful…
6:30 am – I have been up for almost an hour. It’s the middle of fall in Houston and the mornings are as dark as night.…
Heading Offshore 14:30 hrs – “Fly In” day and we’re about to board the helicopter after undertaking drug and alcohol testing, thorough checks of the belongings…
As we came into our approach on the Deepwater Millennium, it felt like I’d never left home – we could still have been offshore from Western…
