For most people, Belize conjures images of a tropical paradise. But since the 1930s, almost all of the big players in the industry – Exxon, Shell, Phillips, Chevron – have gone to the tiny Caribbean nation in the elusive search for oil. After drilling fifty wells, all of which were…
Maria Moræus Hanssen is a rarity. In the oil industry, where according to Catalyst, women account for a mere 1% of CEOs, she is a “serial CEO.” During a sixteen-year career at Statoil (now Equinor), she rose to senior vice-president. She then assumed her first CEO role of ENGIE’s Norwegian oil…
By Jessica Corso – Reporter, San Antonio Business Journal The midstream segment struggled the most at recruiting female employees, with only 14 percent of those working in pipelines and storage being women, a problem that San Antonio’s biggest midstream company, NuStar Energy LP, does not share. Read the entire article IN THIS…
From the North Sea to the boardroom at Mastercard Intl. Great interview with Ann Cairns, the first woman to work offshore in the UK, and now the Vice Chairperson of Mastercard Intl. I had the privilege of interviewing Ann for Breaking the GAS Ceiling. “As someone who was at the…
By Rebecca Ponton The oil and gas industry is entering a new, technologically advanced era defined by digital transformation. In order to meet the myriad challenges of this era, the industry must finally confront its longstanding lack of women’s representation. Boosting female participation in oil and gas workforces, where estimates…