Oilwoman May-June 2024

The Case for Compassion

I watched my boss hurriedly hit the mute button. We were onboard a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO), floating in the Atlantic Ocean, and dialed…

Chapter 2 – Arlene Chow, Dig Deeper: My Leadership Journey

During my years in BP Alaska, I had three different jobs. I went in as Infrastructure Manager, and almost immediately faced my first challenge. There was…

The Rise in Gray Market Oil

A new, four billion dollar a week gray market is casting a shadow across energy desks around the globe. The sanction-skirting gray market trading for crude,…

Alexis Gutierrez, Production Operator, Cheniere Energy

 Coming out of high school, Alexis Gutierrez was accepted at four of Texas’ major universities. She had plans to begin her studies to become a pharmacist…

In Conversation With Dec McLaughlin, Founder At Auzi

In conversation with Dec McLaughlin, Founder at Auzi (fashionable hearing aids) and Co-Founder at Foras (showcasing Scottish startups to the world). Angela McKane: Dec, hi! Thank…

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief (May-June 2024)

Women in male-dominated industries, such as energy, face myriad challenges, some of which are internal, such as our inner critics, possibly telling us we can’t do…

Ninth-Generation Texan Leads The General Land Office

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…

Come With Me Offshore… As An Assistant Driller

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…

Noela Oliveira Garza Surveys the Landscape

As a landman, I have always given the Reader’s Digest version of what I do as “part genealogist and part detective,” so it resonated with me…

Finding The Purple Unicorn: Boardroom Myths, Half-Truths and Cold Hard Facts

In my 40-year career in energy and heavy industry, I rarely had contact with the board directors who could block our investment projects or dismiss our…

Latin America’s Energy Miracle

Recent oil discoveries in Guyana, considered one of the most impoverished countries in South America, position this small territory as one of the world’s leading producers…

Q&A With Suseela Veerappan, Senior Business Systems Analyst

Rebecca Ponton: Please tell us about your current role and what you do. Suseela Veerappan: I hold a pivotal role as a senior business systems analyst…

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