From the firing line to the land of the pipeline, the wireline, and the never-ending deadline, a huge number of military veterans have found their way into the Oil Patch. In this month of celebrating Independence Day, our dependence on the military and the oil business are more apparent than ever. It’s not surprising that […]
Bonuses and Pay Raises: What Employers Should Consider
For the summer, I am changing things up. We all need a change of pace. DEAR HR LADY: I am uncertain whether a bonus will allow me to keep my good hourly/non-exempt employees. Will it motivate my employees to work harder and smarter as well? What legal hurdles do I need to be aware of […]
Cyber’s New Era
Friday, May 7, 2021, may have been the wakeup call for any corporation thinking it was immune to cyberattacks of any sort, including ransomware. Alarms certainly went off in Alpharetta, Ga., then, at the home of Colonial Pipeline, the U.S.’s largest pipeline system for refined petroleum products. After a few days and a $4.4-$5 million […]
The Life of a Safety Man
Back in 1971, I started working in the oilfield. It was in the summer after graduation from high school that I started as a roughneck. Yep, I worked lead tongs on a “triple.” It had 3 (quiet…sarcasm) Waukesha engines powering that rig. It was a deep hole triple (3 joints of pipe in a stand), […]
Looking to the Future
The start of June marks the end of the 87th Regular Session in the Lone Star State and Representatives and Senators from across the state are returning to their communities to share the results of a legislative session that began with pandemic, met the challenges of an unexpected winter storm, and continued to persevere with […]
Recognizing Someone Special
If a tree falls in the forest, but there is no one there to hear it, does it make a sound? If a trade association has members, but those members can’t be in the same room with each other, can you have a member event? On April 1, 2021, PBPA held its first in-person event […]
Pigging Comes of Age
The lowly and usually invisible pipeline pig is not just an oilfield tool. Any industry that uses a pipeline to transfer liquid from place to place uses pigs to clean the insides and to check structural integrity. Food, industrial chemicals, water, and other fluids can flow a few feet across a plant or thousands of […]
Handling Conflict at Work
Building a better team by utilizing your employees’ modes of conflict. What? In May, I wrote about successful and efficient meeting leading. This month let us review building successful teams. First, you must hire a good team. Then you need to know how each new hire gets their job done while interacting with your internal […]
The NGL Factor
In Memphis, Elvis is The King. In the Permian Basin, Oil is The King. Oil’s had a long string of hits in West Texas, dating back more than 100 years. Its backup singers, natural gas and natural gas liquids, have their place, but they’ll never be the star of the show. In fact, NGLs are […]
Safety Man Puts out Fire; News at 10!
As I was leaving my office that was downtown, and going to an adjacent building, I looked over by the smoking area outside, and there was a medium-sized fire! Being the safety professional I am, I assessed the situation. It appeared to be a fire in the plastic 5 gallon bucket used for cigarette butts. […]
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