Katie Mehnert Has A Story To Tell
There’s nothing like a good movie recommendation from a friend to change the course of your life’s work. “We go way back,” Mehnert says of...
Oilwoman November-December 2022
Jennifer Haley, CEO, Kern Energy
Rebecca Ponton: I found it so interesting that when you joined Kern you didn’t have energy industry experience. What attracted you to the refining industry,...
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief (November-December 2022)
I have the privilege of talking to women at the highest levels of the energy industry, and I learn something new with each interview –...
Helium: An “Escape Artist” on Earth
Helium (He) is the second lightest element in the universe and the second most abundant, and yet is incredibly rare here on earth. While the...
Avoiding the “Resource Curse”
Oil seekers hit gold – black gold, that is – when they found oil in the small South American nation of Guyana in 2015 which,...
The Oil and Gas Industry – A 40 Year Retrospective
When I retired from the American Petroleum Institute (API) in May of this year, I decided to write a retrospective, having worked in the oil...
Women and Children in the Dark Due to Energy Insecurity
As much of the world focuses on the energy transition and lessening its dependence on fossil fuels, while increasing the use of renewable forms of...
Four Ways to Acquire Renewable Energy Certificates
To reduce Scope 2 emissions (those associated with electricity use) and meet renewable energy targets, companies need to acquire, and retire, renewable energy certificates (RECs)....
No Limits: Why Diversity in Leadership Can Benefit the Oil and Gas Services Industry
Things are looking up for female business leaders across corporate America, and the entire U.S. workforce is the chief beneficiary. As industries become more competitive...