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U.S. Energy Media Staff

March-April 2024

How Women Pioneered Alaska’s Oil And Gas Industry

“It was an opportunity women my age could have only in Alaska,” Joey Roth, a veteran drilling engineer for Shell, says of working on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline (TAPS) in 1976. “They didn’t care if you were a woman or black or green; they just needed people to do the job.”...

Justin Cohen, Birdie, and Jeana Cohen.

In Conversation With Justin Cohen, Founder Of Bionic Colabs

Angela McKane: Justin, hi! It is so lovely to speak together today. Justin Cohen: Hello! Yes, lovely to speak, and to speak with you here from Chicago! AM: Ah, Chicago is close to my heart. I used to spend a lot of time there (well, in Naperville) in my bp...

Rodriquez, Environmental Multimedia Advisor ExxonMobil Gulf Coast Growth Ventures Manufacturing Facility, Gregory, Texas

Sandy Rodriquez, Environmental Multimedia Advisor ExxonMobil Gulf Coast Growth Ventures Manufacturing Facility, Gregory, Texas

Sandy Rodriguez originally went to college thinking marine biology would be a good fit for her since she liked science and animals. While she did well in her classes, it wasn’t as much fun as she thought that it would be, and she began losing interest. In college, she was...

This One’s for the Gals

This One’s for the Gals

I grew up in a small town in Texas where pretty much everyone knew your name. My graduating class had 62 people and I had this idea in my head that if I wanted to be successful, I had to move to a big city like Houston. Looking back, I...

Rebecca Ponton, AnnaClare Hicks, and Shannon West.

…On The Set Of Accidental Texan

  Photos courtesy of Marc Morrison Photography

AnnaClare Hicks

Texas Actress AnnaClare Hicks Strikes Oil

Twenty-five years ago, when Abilene, Texas, author Cole Thompson wrote his first novel, Chocolate Lizards – loosely based on some of his own experiences working in the oilfield – he, admittedly, was in his “good ol’ boy” period. Not only could he not have envisioned that a quarter of a...

OILWOMAN Cartoon (March-April 2024)

Oilwoman Cartoon March/April 2024

Interview with Brandy Miles, INTE’ Measurement Consulting, LLC

Interview with Brandy Miles, INTE’ Measurement Consulting, LLC

Rebecca Ponton: Tell us a little bit about your current position and what you do. Brandy Miles: Having earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and accumulating over two decades of immersion in the oil and gas sector, I have cultivated a deep expertise in gas measurement and midstream...

De-bottlenecking The Energy Supply Chain

De-bottlenecking The Energy Supply Chain

Let’s discuss de-bottlenecking in each segment of our industry down to each operational unit within each segment. For instance, we might target bottlenecks in a refinery and then zoom in on specific units like a distillation column in the refinery. However, if the next unit in the process flow lacks...

Photo courtesy of Jody Christopherson.

From Corporate to Startup: Melanie Adams’ Journey in Revolutionizing Women’s Workwear

Imagine standing in the middle of your favorite gas plant in picturesque Moab, Utah, its colossal engines humming with power. And you’ve just completed an environmental, health and safety (EH&S) audit, surrounded by a fractionation unit, sulfur recovery unit, helium processing plant, incinerator and flare. This was my reality, delving...

The Curiosity Superpower

The Curiosity Superpower

When asked what my greatest strength is, I can answer quickly. It’s curiosity. This is also one of the core values I hold dear to my heart. As a child, my curiosity was a double-edged sword. I took apart things that couldn’t be put back together again. I found myself...

Photos courtesy of Juno Jones.

Juno Jones Work Boots: Empowering Women

As women increasingly enter trades, especially industries such as oil and gas where physical demands and safety are paramount, the quest for the perfect pair of work boots can rival the challenges of the job itself. Securing functional, safe footwear designed specifically for women’s feet, capable of enduring long hours...

Photo courtesy of Terri Fensel.

Bonnie Maillet: “Always Love Monday Mornings

Despite the influence she has had on women from as far afield as Lafayette, Louisiana, to Saudi Arabia, Bonnie Maillet has always been more comfortable promoting other women and their achievements than she is talking about her own. I have known Maillet for nearly a decade and it’s taken that...

Oilwoman Magazine

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief (March-April 2024)

We joke at the (virtual) U.S. Energy Media offices that we’ve “gone Hollywood.” It all started when actor and environmental activist Jeff Bridges graciously agreed to appear on the cover of the Winter 2022 edition of ENERGIES Magazine. That was followed by an inside feature in the Winter 2023 edition...

3 Ways Technology is Going to Shape the Oil and Gas Industry Free to Download Today

Oil and gas operations are commonly found in remote locations far from company headquarters. Now, it's possible to monitor pump operations, collate and analyze seismic data, and track employees around the world from almost anywhere. Whether employees are in the office or in the field, the internet and related applications enable a greater multidirectional flow of information – and control – than ever before.