The San Antonio Pipeliners Association (SAPA) hosted its monthly luncheon at NuStar Energy’s headquarters in February. Chris Smith, Managing Editor at Oil & Gas Journal, presented the “2018 Worldwide Pipeline Outlook” to the attendees, which included SAPA members and guests, NuStar employees and students, including SAPA’s annual scholarship recipients....
The Dallas Society of Women Engineers’ 12th Design Your World STEM Conference for girls was held on November 11, 2017, at Legacy Prep Academy in Plano, Texas. By the numbers, 120 girls (6th through 8th grades), 25 parents and educators, and 128 volunteers made this an educational and fun...
For the first time in over five decades, natural gas has surpassed coal as the United States’ leading fuel source for electricity generation. Much like the shale gas revolution that prompted it, this historical change has not happened overnight. This momentous turning point has also led to a massive...
Americans are finally getting a glimpse of the economic impact from passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) made a substantial last-minute “manager’s amendment” to the Senate plan, reducing the publicly traded partnerships’ tax cut from 35 percent to 21 percent, which...
I love the creativity and empowerment that makeup gives women. As I get dressed for the day, I look at my cosmetics in the morning as an arsenal filled with “weapons of mass beautification.” I can be anyone I want to be in 15 minutes.
When I think about business...
Picture a woman driving down the road without a care in the world. She’s secure in the fact that the oil and gas industry will keep her running on a full tank of gas. She’s always been able to rely on this and is imbued with the assumption that...
A Night In Old San Antonio® (NIOSA®): A Celebration of San Antonio Culture
San Antonio, Texas, has a plethora of attractions that keeps the city unique: the Alamo, the San Antonio Spurs (and Coach Gregg Popovich) and the Riverwalk, to name a few. Top on the list of unique events...
We watched in horror this month as a modern-day Valentine’s Day massacre occurred at a Florida high school in Parkland, Fla. As is always the case in hindsight, many signs that might have prevented this tragedy seem to have been missed. And as always, the news programs display messages...
Bakken Shale – North Dakota/Montana
Production continues to increase from the Bakken Shale play, even though the rig count has remained essentially unchanged since July 2017. This increase in production can largely be attributed to the opening of the Dakota Access Pipeline during the third quarter of 2017, which allows...
In early January, the Department of the Interior released the National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS Program) for 2019-2024. The draft National OCS Program proposes to make more than 90 percent of the OCS acreage available for consideration for future exploration and development....
