Oilwoman 2022 January-February

Oilman Cartoon January/February 2022

Interview: Mark Hill, CEO, W Energy Software

Emmanuel Sullivan: Congratulations, I understand you are now CEO at W Energy Software. Will you be taking the company in any new directions? Mark Hill: First,…

Iman Hill Speaks Up

“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…

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief (January-February 2022)

Happy new year! We hope that everyone has come back from the holidays rested and refreshed. Here at OILWOMAN, we are still celebrating the success of…

Erika Symmonds and the Power of Encouragement

Encouragement changes lives. Erika Symmonds, vice president of Workforce Development and Service at GRID Alternatives, knows that for a fact. GRID Alternatives, founded in 2001, is…

Transferring Skills for a Sustainable Future

Engineer by Accident As a kid at school, I always enjoyed math and science, and at home I loved anything that involved problem solving and creativity.…

A Day in the Life… of a Field Engineer

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…

Carrie Colbert of Curate Capital: An Accidental Venture Capitalist

Rebecca Ponton: Please discuss what you feel is important for women to know either about founding a business or investing in another woman’s venture. Carrie Colbert:…

The Heat is On: How to Talk to Your Kids about Energy

What do you eat for breakfast to start your day? How many switches do you flip in your house? How many devices do you charge? We…

Ditch the Imposter Syndrome

“In the very first session of the Pinkcareers’ Incubator Leadership Development program, we discussed how women can overcome Imposter Syndrome,” I explained to Catherine Luelo, chief…

Virginia is for (Wind) Lovers

Standing more than 600 feet above the water line, 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, are two wind turbines, the first in Dominion…

Oilwoman Cartoon January/February 2022

A Strategic 50 Year Gender Blueprint

We live in a world today where discussions pertaining to gender as a prefix are almost immediately assumed to be about women’s welfare, participation and rights…

Canada to Host the 2023 Oil and Gas Olympics

As the world slowly tried to return to some semblance of normalcy late last year, including venturing back into international travel and in-person conferences, participants from…

The B Words: 13 Words Every Woman Must Navigate for Success

Chapter 10 – Bitches The woman who does not require validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet. –Mohadesea Najumi Bitch: Informal, often…

Women-Owned Kenzen: Wear Your Safety Device, Not Your Heart, on Your Sleeve

Whether it’s a Fortune 500 company or a privately owned business, companies share a common objective: Protecting their greatest assets. In doing so, they create profitability.…

Letter from the Publisher (January-February 2022)

As we start the new year in our resilient oil and gas industry, it’s a good idea to reflect on the past year. We’ve encountered supply…

J. David (Dave) Payne: Control Your Own Legacy

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…

Data Redundancy and Retrievability in an Oil and Gas Asset

Invaluable Data in an Oil and Gas Asset The oil and gas asset has five phases: exploration, appraisal, development, production and decommissioning. Invaluable data from its…

Accelerated Oil-Related Mergers and Acquisitions and Characteristics of an Attractive Oilfield Services Business

After experiencing a historic drop in demand during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. oil market has rebounded strongly due to a worldwide…

Forecasters Predict Increased Demand and Supplies of Oil in 2022

As 2021 came to a close, energy companies and organizations began looking at 2022 and started making plans based on supply and demand expectations. Three organizations…

Integrated Solutions Make Brownfield Intervention Operations More Cost-Effective

With the gradual recovery of oil prices and the market’s highly volatile nature following the 2015 downturn, oil and gas exploration companies are increasingly focused on…

Digital Transformation and the Importance of Change Management

As we begin the new year, we must reflect on the old. In August of 2020, the oil and gas industry hit the bottom of the…

Revolutionizing Remote Data Analyzation

In the world of instantaneous response where we reside, industry is forced to adopt the same mindset. Lag time is viewed as expensive and, as the…

Strategic Optimization 1440

Strategic Optimization 1440 (the number of minutes in a day) is an initiative that I have designed for companies in the process of corporate development. The…

How GNSS Speeds Up Pipeline Mapping

Every year, when thousands of new gas pipelines are installed, field engineers must record data on the pipeline components, including the pipe segments, connections, asset type,…

How Oil and Gas Companies Can Recruit, Train and Retain Top Talent

As millennials and Gen Z professionals begin climbing the ranks of corporate leadership, organizations are grappling with how to train and retain talent, while recruiting top…

Technology Continues to Win in Taylor Energy Spill Recovery

While technology and innovation have paved the way for improvement in the oil and gas industry, they have also responded to mistakes made along the way.…

Human Factors Ergonomics In Hydrocarbon Facilities

This article focuses on identifying the minimum requirements for integrating ergonomic principles into the selection of various devices or equipment by identifying the minimum requirements for…

SQS and Technology: Adapt or Perish!

For supplier quality surveillance (SQS), using shared folders and Microsoft (MS) Excel spreadsheets is tried and true (proven in the past to be effective and reliable).…

Innovative Sensor Technology from Korea

Safety is the most critical aspect of any business, no matter what industry you are in. In any workplace setting, employees should feel safe from hazards,…

A Day in the Life of… An Energy Entrepreneur

My career in the energy industry began when my partner and wife, Katherine (“Katie”) Lyssy Garza, and I started working in the Eagle Ford Shale helping…

23rd World Petroleum Congress

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