Marni Zabarsky, First Female Saturation Diver, Gulf of Mexico
When she first started diving commercially [in 1996], one of the supervisors at the company she was diving for told her she was too pretty...
Oilwoman 2021 July-August
Why Women Are Key for Empowering Other Women
I was a child raised in a country ravaged by war. In instances when the world was bleak, I saw color in the skies, not...
Starlee Sykes: Riding the Waves of Success
When bp CEO Bernard Looney streamlined the corporate leadership structure in May 2020, it enabled Starlee Sykes, bp’s president of the Gulf of Mexico and...
Eliminating the Indecision of Exercising Stop Work Authority
As a safety professional, I find myself attempting to arm the workforce with weapons of safety assurance. They vary in coverage, but each plays an...
Spotlight on Brazil with Ana Zambelli
For decades, Venezuela was the oil market in South America. With its vast reserves of over 300 billion barrels of proved crude oil (the largest...
Augmented Reality is a Reality
Not so long ago, augmented reality (AR) seemed like a far-off dream for many industry applications, but the technology has advanced so quickly that it’s...
Young Professionals in the Oil & Gas Industry: Interview with Adedayo Iroko
Alan Alexeyev: Tell us a little bit about your current (or latest) position and what you do, as well as how you found a job....
The Blue Brigade
In December of 2020, I headed offshore as the wellsite geologist on an exploration drilling campaign in the Bay of Bengal. COVID-19 restrictions were in...
From Human Error to AI Perfection: Making Robotic Operating Rooms the Standard
Crux OCM, an innovative autonomous control room that works alongside humans to increase efficiency and safety, is the brainchild of CEO Vicki Knott and CTO...
Letter from the Publisher (July-August 2021)
The Biden administration proposed a $2 trillion infrastructure bill in April flush with items that in the past were not considered infrastructure. Typically, infrastructure consists...