Features Oil & Gas Exploration/Distribution

There is a scene Josh Smith still pictures clearly: a living room, his grandparents beside him on the couch, and Ben Matlock on the television. The fictional Georgia attorney had a gift for cutting through noise and finding the truth in unexpected places, and something about that simplicity stuck with the boy watching. It was […]

Xavier Jordan’s journey to becoming deputy general counsel at Sensia is defined by curiosity, adaptability and a continuous quest for challenges. Originally from Cleveland, Jordan’s path started at the University of Notre Dame, where he studied biochemistry and Chinese with an initial eye on a career in science. He was captivated by the potential of […]

When large trucks sit idling at a well site, they not only guzzle diesel and money but dump pollutants into the air. Yet, due to regulations and the dangers at sites, the trucks couldn’t be turned off. This was an issue for companies like Trican Well Service Ltd. that wanted to slash emissions. As far […]

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, about 80 percent of the world’s oceans have yet to be explored. But Transocean is more familiar with the other 20 percent than most other companies around the world. So says Brady Long, the company’s executive vice president and general counsel. After all, it’s his job to […]

Underneath the arid, hot sands of the Salado River Valley in the Neuquén Basin of Argentina rests a geological formation that dates back to the late Jurassic, early Cretaceous period. Geologist Charles Edwin Weaves discovered it and published a paper on it in 1931. Trapped in the nearly 4,000-foot thick and 12,000-square-mile wide rock are […]

It’s a long way from Alberta’s oil sands-rich prairie to the Texas Gulf Coast refineries and terminals most capable of handling the heavy crude from the north. Pipelines and railroad are the primary connectors, but both entail risk. Pipelines can burst or spring leaks, and freight trains may derail. At least the risks are being […]

What’s an oil and gas production company to do when it can no longer drill for oil? That’s the crisis Zavanna was facing around 2013. Although headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Zavanna primarily operates in North Dakota’s Williston Basin. From 2007 to 2017, the company grew from the 100th largest producer of oil and natural gas […]