Oilwoman 2022 March-April

Oilman Cartoon March/April 2022

Aleida Rios: Transitioning From the Status Quo

“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…

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief (March-April 2022)

In February, Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath and Leigh-Ann Russell, FREng FEI, joined chief executive officer, Bernard Looney’s, leadership team, tipping the gender balance to six women and five…

Every Molecule Counts

It doesn’t matter where carbon dioxide originates or is sequestered. When it comes to reducing greenhouse gasses and slowing climate change, “Every molecule counts,” says Kristine…

Dynamic Trio of Gen Zers Sees A Future in Oil and Gas

The oil and gas industry is at risk of starving as meeting its basic needs is becoming more difficult. “Keep it in the Ground” activism limits…

Taking the High – and Environmentally Friendly – Road

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) are of critical importance to all stakeholders as we move forward with the energy transition and transformation. OILWOMAN asked women at…

Oilwoman Cartoon March/April 2022

Succeeding in the Production Era

Rebecca Ponton: What sparked the idea that started your company? Sealy Laidlaw, CEO, Zeno Technologies: The concept for Zeno originated with the Echo Energy team in…

How to Ask for Help and Actually Get It

I recently coached a woman who was new at her company. She had remote onboarding, and in her six months of working with the company, had…

Book Excerpt – Project Escape

Unlike men, women at retirement age today, in their late 50s and 60s, are reportedly less susceptible to a personal crisis or depression following retirement since…

A Day in the Life of . . . A Leak Detection Dog Trainer

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…

Mario R. Lugo: A Conservationist Takes A Philosophical View of Oil and Gas

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…

Letter from the Publisher (March-April 2022)

Despite political headwinds the past twelve months, and the pandemic slowdown, the U.S. oil and gas industry is resilient and continues to grow. The Texas Independent…

Reshaping Excellence with Digital Innovation

Leveraging the Technologies and Capabilities of Dynamic Risk Management to Transform Operational Safety and Performance Excellence Forrester has found that organizations within the heavy industry sector…

Approaches to Securing Oil and Gas Infrastructures in a Changing World

The energy sector is experiencing a massive digital transformation. This process is revolutionizing energy production, transmission, storage and consumption. Energy infrastructures are complex systems and, according…

ESG University: Water Conservation

I spent the majority of the holiday season talking to random people at holiday parties and discovered that the average person knows nothing about ESG –…

Choreographing the Big Transportation Dance for Energy Trading and Risk Management

U.S. energy markets continue to evolve, shaped by demand disruption on a global and local scale, price volatility, and increasing demand for specific commodities like natural…

LNG – Enabling Puerto Rico’s Access to the World

LNG producers are looking for markets, while Puerto Ricans need LNG to transition from crude oil and implement a truly diversified energy sector. As a U.S.…

Young Professionals in the Oil and Gas Industry: Interview with Denis Eremenko

Alan Alexeyev: Tell us a little bit about your current position and what you do, as well as how you found a job. Denis Eremenko: I…

Optimizing Business Performance Through Digital Innovation

Ten years ago, early adopters within the oil and gas industry began to address digital innovation as a method to optimize business performance. This commitment to…

Properly Handled, Microbes Can Cost-Effectively Treat Scale, Corrosion, Paraffin and the Environment

There’s no question that rising environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns on the part of investors, the public, and the oil and gas industry itself have…

Wearing Workplace Safety on the Sleeve and the Head

Technological advancements have significantly influenced workplace efficiency and productivity within the last decade. Automation enhancement and increased surveillance tactics have additionally served as proactive responses to…

Sherwood Forest 2.0

Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, strongly credited the American oil industry’s cooperation with the U.K. oil industry for victory in World War II. The oil industry is…

Loss Prevention in Hydrocarbon Facilities

Hazard assessments are carried out progressively during the execution of any hydrocarbon project. The establishment of the nature and realistic size of the possible hazardous events…