Inside Oil & Gas 101: A Look at Last Year’s Seminar
09/24/2026
From exploration and drilling to midstream infrastructure, refining and emerging technologies, each part of the
Plug and abandonment is becoming one of the oil and gas industry’s most important operational challenges. Texas alone has more than 150,000 inactive wells. At
2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for SecureWell. Since our launch, the program has grown steadily, and we’re carrying that momentum forward
Last week, Energy Workforce President Tim Tarpley joined industry professionals at the 2025 UTA Oil & Gas Conference, held in collaboration with OSHA and EPA.
On Thursday of last week, the House passed H.R. 7176, “Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act” 224-200. This strong vote total is somewhat of a rarity in the closely divided partisan House. The yes votes included a number of Democrats who crossed party lines to support the legislation. Democratic members Caraveo, Cuellar, Costa, Golden, Gonzalez, Larsen, Peltola, Perez and Veasey all supported the measure. Democrats were not hesitant to express their support for the measure. “I’m for American energy, I’m for Texas, and I’m for my congressional district, as simple as that,” said Gonzalez. “Some people have really lost it on the idea of how we treat American energy in this country.”
Energy Workforce Member Vorenkamp Well Control Training has added November course dates to its schedule for the SecureWell: Well Control Certification Program. SecureWell is the
