Every two years, the Women's Energy Network (WEN) Houston chapter hosts a charity luncheon focused on supporting STEM organizations in the Greater Houston area. WEN Houston selected Design Connect Create, Inc. (DCC) as the beneficiary of the WEN Houston's 2018 STEM Charity Luncheon, held on Thursday, April 12, 2018,...
Members of the South Texas Energy and Economic Roundtable (STEER) are working to help keep the roads of Karnes and DeWitt counties clean.
STEER members ConocoPhillips, EOG Resources, Marathon Oil and Pioneer Natural Resources have partnered on an initiative to remove trash from state highways and county roads throughout Karnes...
In November 2017, the Women’s Energy Network (WEN) opened its membership to men. WEN determined that allowing men to join the organization would not conflict with its mission of promoting, supporting and advocating for women in the energy industry. In fact, WEN hopes to encourage men who believe in...
In its Short-Term Energy Outlook for March, The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced that the domestic oil and gas industry in the United States had set a new record for overall natural gas production during 2017, and would set another new record in the same category this year.
This...
Anyone who lives and works in Louisiana is in Louisiana oil and natural gas. Someone close by, a relative or friend in any of the 64 parishes in the state, earns a living or enjoys retirement because of the opportunities offered by the industry. Decade after decade, billions in...
San Antonio Pipeliners Association (SAPA) and Women's Energy Network (WEN) South Texas hosted an April luncheon to discuss "Pipeline Permitting in a Post Dakota Access Climate" on April 17 in San Antonio. Featured speakers included Partners Alan Glen and Brook Wahlberg and Associate Sarah Wells of Nossaman LLP. SHALE...
The Desk and Derrick Club of Midland hosted its 67th annual Industry Appreciation Dinner on Friday, April 12, 2018, at the Richland Hills Golf Club in Midland, Texas. The dinner hosted club members, industry members and friends to celebrate the organization and the industry it supports. Featured as the...
Moving product can be a difficult feat. Large, long or awkward loads can present further challenges for companies. For many reasons, the safety and efficiency of transporting products should be of major concern for companies in a variety of industries. I had the pleasure of learning about a company...
Believe it or not, recessions in the developed world are rarely caused by shortages. By definition then, it follows that relative overproduction is the key culprit. Perhaps ironically, this problem is not limited to capitalist economies.
Industrial economies of many forms have tended to overproduce — whether they be capitalist,...
The focus of this issue is on women in the energy industry, so I thought I would do my part in this column. In one sense, it is natural, if not automatic, to associate women with the common definition of “energy.” We all have stories we can tell about...
