Spotlight on Brazil with Ana Zambelli
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...
Oilwoman July-August 2021
The Blue Brigade
In December of 2020, I headed offshore as the wellsite geologist on an exploration drilling campaign in the Bay of Bengal. COVID-19 restrictions were in...
From Human Error to AI Perfection: Making Robotic Operating Rooms the Standard
Crux OCM, an innovative autonomous control room that works alongside humans to increase efficiency and safety, is the brainchild of CEO Vicki Knott and CTO...
Empowered to be Adventurous
I grew up asking questions and wanting to solve problems. My late father allowed me to get away with what most people thought was unacceptable...
America Needs Women in Energy
In 2007 I chaired four energy events for the centennial celebration of Oklahoma’s statehood. The events were a salute to the past, present, future, and...
A Day in the Life of… a Dynamic Positioning Operator
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...
Quotas: Tokenism or Diversity Drivers?
I wish I had been raised in Norway! Maria Moræus Hanssen tells me that Norway, her home country, and the other Scandinavian countries, are the...
Geophysicist Takes the Plunge into Second Career
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...