March-April 2023
Is Increased Diversity in the Energy Industry Accelerating Digitalization?
The past decade has been nothing short of transformational for the energy industry. Amid demands for aggressive sustainability progress, supply chain challenges and delays, and calls for ethical reform, industry innovators have risen to the challenge. The changes that ensued have reshaped the business and the industry has turned an...
In Conversation with Andy Taylor, Greentech
I was recently introduced to Andy Taylor by a mutual contact. Given our respective health challenges and mutual desire to make the world better, I interviewed Andy on a variety of topics. I am honored to have the opportunity to share some of his story here. Angela McKane: Hi Andy,...
The Potential for a Synergistic Relationship: How Oil and Gas Companies Can Leverage Bitcoin Mining
How does a geologist from Boulder, Colorado, find herself running an off-grid Bitcoin mine on the outskirts of Beeville, Texas? Like all great journeys, it started with a giant leap of faith. In 2021, I was approached with an offer from the owners of EnergyFunders, a digital platform that connects...
A New Way of Searching for a Job
Without a doubt, LinkedIn is a space for a job search. It is the largest professional network in the world: People describe their resumes, skills, and can strengthen their professional relationships. This network is the perfect ally to achieve your goal of finding a job. This is the case of...
In the January/February issue, we explored the perception that women do not support other women. We peeled back layers of misconceptions and uncovered underlying patterns and dynamics. Part II will equip you with ways to interrupt these patterns and be an agent for positive change, as an individual or a...
As someone who has been in the energy industry for 28 years, it has only been in the last decade that I have met women operators, drillers, frackers, the first woman to work offshore in the U.K. and a CEO of a utility company. In celebration of International Women’s Day...
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief (March-April 2023)
At OILWOMAN Magazine, it is our goal to highlight women and their achievements in the energy industry, and to make sure their voices are heard in what is still a male-dominated industry (defined as a sector where women make up less than 25 percent of the employees). As Paula Waggoner-Aguilar,...
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in the moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” ~ Dr Martin Luther King The same can be said of organizations. What they do in moments of challenge and controversy become the measure...
The Relentless Drive of Nooshin Behroyan
Speaking truth to power requires the courage of your convictions and, in Nooshin Behroyan’s case, she is speaking truth to power companies. Six and a half years ago, having successfully executed a number of engineering projects and advanced to a management role, she realized that many oil and gas operators...
Good ESG Practices Lead to Better Operational and Stock Performance
We encounter the effects of climate change more and more every day. For example, in Turkey, we experienced a winter without snow on New Year’s Eve. Despite this, people still do not think about the consequences of their actions. Because when people do not experience climate impacts in their own...
A Just Transition: Making Energy Poverty History
I wrote about the oil and gas gender gap in my last book, Billions at Play: The Future of African Energy and Doing Deals, but as we expand Africa’s energy mix, I feel the need to revisit this topic. We must put a stop to Africa’s energy industry gender disparity....
Petro and the End of Oil Exploitation in Colombia
On August 7, 2022, Colombia made a 180 degree turn in terms of managing its economic policy by electing the first president with a clear socialist vocation and tendency. One of the oldest democracies on the continent, with uninterrupted elections since 1830, saw an ex-combatant of a subversive group take...
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.
