From the Spindletop to the shale revolution, the major historical accomplishments of our industry are well known. And while oil and gas currently lags behind in hiring and promoting women in oild and gas — who are only 15% of the workforce — there are several little-known women who...
The world’s population, fast approaching the ten billion mark, is a milestone to be reached around 2050, so increasing global agricultural output by mid-century should be a priority if everyone on Earth is to be fed. Strangling the supply of natural gas and ammonia — and consequently the amount of fertilizer produced...
Fields in the Permian Basin flow with more oil and natural gas than anywhere else in the world, yet the employees working in them live in a child care desert. Four major competitors — Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Chevron U.S.A., EOG Resources and Occidental Petroleum — recognized this issue and recently...
SHALE Magazine attended the Women Supporting Women event co-hosted by Women’s Energy Network South Texas and Women Empowered, an internal CPS Energy organization. The event featured a chat with Paula Gold-Williams, CEO of CPS Energy and Felecia Etheridge, Chief Customer Engagement Officer of CPS Energy. A panel followed the...
Overview of the 2019 Operational Excellence in Oil & Gas Summit
The 2019 Operational Excellence in Oil & Gas Summit, hosted by IQPC in Houston, brought together over 300 senior industry leaders to discuss how to develop the culture, systems, and processes of the world's highest reliability organizations.
Key Highlights from...
The University of Texas was host to possibly the most ironic and ill-conceived protest in history in late October. As reported by the Daily Texan student newspaper: “The UT Center for Enterprise and Policy Analytics at the McCombs School of Business hosted the lecture in the Cockerell School of...
Over 28,000 people visited Energy Day at Sam Houston Park on Saturday, Oct.19. CEEF and Energy Day provided bus grants to 67 Houston-area school groups and students and teachers from 13 Houston-area school districts enjoyed the fun. The organization gave away nearly $23,000 in awards to more than 200...
The EPA came out with an online report titled simply “Our Nation’s Air.” It should make all environmentalists smile. It won’t, of course. Too many of the more extreme members of that group today want issues more than they desire real progress. Yet, the data is undeniable; clean air...
Texas has the most wind capacity of any state, generating about 16% of its electricity from wind. In August, as temperatures rose to over 100 degrees and consumers increased their use of air conditioning, Texas’ grid operators struggled to meet the record demand for electricity. Many of the wind...
Gift-giving can be rewarding, but it can also be stressful. No one wants to make the faux pa of giving an insensitive, unwanted or lame gift to a friend or loved one. However, trying to find a gift within a budget, sending a positive message, and providing usefulness to...
