Former PDVSA leader offers insight on the fallen petrostate’s turbulent past and potential return to prosperity Life – and history – has come full circle from…
“Oh, yeah, we’re gonna be real good friends,” Andy Garcia says, slipping into his Landman character, Gallino, with such ease and guile that I don’t realize…
Falling into a mud pit as a child in Oklahoma didn’t deter Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr., from going into the oil and gas industry; in fact,…
Never underestimate the impact of an internship. Dr. Valeria Edmonds’ entire career trajectory was changed by an internship with Exxon in 1990. “It opened my mind…
Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris It’s mid-December and Billy Bob Thornton is back in his old stomping grounds in Austin, Texas. Since it’s not only…
At its centennial annual conference September 23-25 in New Orleans, the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) named Jennifer L. Miskimins, PhD, PE incoming president for 2026.…
Rick Muncrief, the CEO of Devon Energy, is no stranger to stock market pundit Jim Cramer’s CNBC show, Mad Money, having appeared numerous times to offer…
They say the backbone of the United States continues to be the birth and success of small businesses. When analyzing it from the oil and gas…
As the world progresses, software solutions have infiltrated all sectors and industries. The energy industry is no different, with its growing dependency on software to retrieve…
Before she was a surgeon, she was a volunteer firefighter. Her favorite song is “A Few More Rednecks” by the Charlie Daniels Band. She loves to…
Brothers David and Doug Lawler are not twins, but their careers have run on twin paths. With the technological developments in the energy industry, those may…
Say the name Billy Idol and what comes to mind? Punk icon. Spiked blond hair. Head-to-toe black leather – and you can’t forget that famous curled…
Twenty-five years ago, when Abilene, Texas, author Cole Thompson wrote his first novel, Chocolate Lizards – loosely based on some of his own experiences working in…
“We’ve been in the oil field in Pettus, Texas, a long time – over 45 years – so we’ve seen the ups and downs, that’s for…
“My dad had a well service and we drilled water wells all over West Texas and up into the San Antonio area. In 2010, I came…
When Abilene, Texas, author Cole Thompson wrote his debut novel, Chocolate Lizards (a reference to the dark brown lizard skinned boots his protagonist, Merle Luskey, a…
“I used to be in the oil business. I’ve been teaching college English now for about 20 years. I got lucky and got a full time…
With the recent release of the Martin Scorsese film, Killers of the Flower Moon (based on David Grann’s 2017 book of the same name), all eyes…
Ethics, morality, codes, mantras and a sense of responsibility often fail to attach themselves to successful business strategies, and the results leave behind negative impacts that…
When change surfaces, opposition typically erupts, fueled primarily by fear. Instead of embracing change as an avenue for possible improvement, people often attempt to combat it…
“I love history. I’m a history buff – and talk about a historic industry,” Anne Street says, referring to the oil and gas business. She doesn’t…
“We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.” – Marcel Proust…
Charting the course is a nautical term that mariners use when they are determining where they want to go. In order to do this, they need…
It’s the age-old question that women deal with: How do you manage work/life balance, or work/life integration, while trying to be great at both? How can…
Surveying the existing workforce might bring interesting inferences to light, and most candidates would likely share where they nailed down roots, although happy and content, differs…
Throughout her 30-plus year career in the oil and gas industry, which culminated as Executive President of Operations at the John Wood Group, plc (more commonly…
Like major league baseball and the Hall of Fame, the oil and gas industry houses its share of standouts. While some pursue a one-directional path, others…
Aura Cuellar is a woman of action. She speaks quickly – in a number of languages – and likes to act swiftly. She granted this interview…
Released as part of the 40th edition of The Griffith Review in April 2013, this was my first formally published piece of work. I wrote it…
NJ Ayuk is Africa’s renaissance man. Born in West Africa, (he calls himself “the luckiest kid born in Cameroon”), and raised by a single mother of…
“If you want to reach net zero, and you want to meet all these commitments, the most valuable barrels may be those that are left in…
Speaking truth to power requires the courage of your convictions and, in Nooshin Behroyan’s case, she is speaking truth to power companies. Six and a half…
The fossil fuel guilt trip laid upon the public leaves many feeling insecure and questioning their dependency on oil and gas. There seems to be no…
“I think back now and I must have been out of my mind, but I thought, ‘If the guys can do it, I can do it.…
Career paths take many shapes and sizes in a world that continues to evolve drastically. While some seem to fall into or happen upon a specific…
Reaching the young boy, who had been swept into the churning water from his perch on the rocky ledge of the cave he had been exploring,…
“The filmmakers said, ‘We need a straight man and we need a young rebel. Then, we need a conservative voice of an older generation, and let’s…
There’s nothing like a good movie recommendation from a friend to change the course of your life’s work. “We go way back,” Mehnert says of her…
Leading the charge in the race to find innovative solutions to the energy challenges the world faces is a heavy responsibility for any CEO or board…
Janeen Judah is driving down Interstate 55 on her way home to Houston from a conference in Indiana, and is “somewhere in Arkansas.” As she is…
If the past serves as an indicator, workplace safety has long been a focus in the oil and gas industry. Although some describe the quality of…
In searching for reasons to explain the low numbers of women in the energy industry (females make up 22 percent of the sector’s workforce), often an…
With the current state of the energy industry, a no-holds-barred strategy of diversification and adaptation is at the forefront of any good business plan. While political…
At a time of heightened debate over the role of renewables and fossil fuels in the future energy mix, bp sees both as critical to achieving…
When Ann Fox, president and CEO of Nine Energy Service (Nine), says, “There’s a lot of blood, sweat and tears that goes into some of the…
While names of organizations like Chevron and Shell command first recognition as service stations around the country, Danos, LLC, carries the same weight as the premier…
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…
“It was extremely humbling,” says Aleida Rios of being named an international fellow of the U.K. Royal Academy of Engineers in 2021. “I’ve always been an…
Mario Lugo, P.E., has a prediction to make: “The offshore industry as a whole will still be slow in 2022, but I believe there will be…
“It’s Not the Swan Song for Oil and Gas” Iman Hill says women don’t have to pressure themselves to be “superwomen” but, in her first year…
