History and Pop Culture

In an industry that rarely slows down, memory can be a powerful engineering tool. Not in terms of nostalgia, but in perspective. Many of the activities that constituted daily operations have been so deeply transformed that new generations of engineers may never have experienced them before.

Part two of this three-part series explores the history of 10 years, 2005 to 2014, of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties.

Part one of this three-part series explores the history of the first 10 years of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties.

Venezuela shows that vast oil resources alone do not create value. Institutional and political constraints have driven production collapse, and recovery depends on governance reform, stability, and sustained investment.

Explore the life of John D. Rockefeller, American businessman, philanthropist, and founder of Standard Oil Company.

As video game technology has evolved, so have the ways in which this technology can be used in the oil and gas industry.

Plan a trip to the Drake Well Museum in Titusville, Pennsylvania, to visit the site of the first commercial oil well drilled by Edwin Drake in 1859.

Lithium-rush miners are flocking to Arkansas more than 100 years after an oil discovery in the Smackover Field.

This article examines the parallels of skills learned during a "Kitchen Nightmares" episode with beneficial skills for young engineers.

In Part 2 of this two-part series, the life of Howard Hughes Jr. is explored through his contributions to various industries.