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WOODGROUP PSN OPENS About Wood Group: Wood Group is an international energy services company with around $7bn sales, employing about 46,000 people worldwide and operating in 50 countries. The Group has three businesses –Wood Group Engineering, Wood Group PSN and Wood Group GTS –providing a range of engineering, production support, maintenance management and industrial gas turbine overhaul and repair services to the oil & gas, and power generation industries worldwide. www.woodgroup.com Wood Group PSN is a global provider of pre-operations, hook up & commissioning, operations & maintenance, engineering, construction, project management, training and decommissioning services to the energy industry.

Employing over 30,000 people in more than 35 countries, Wood Group PSN offers high integrity, brownfield services that support customers to optimise performance, maintain production, reduce operating costs and provide integrity assurance. www.woodgroup-psn.com

Wood Group has opened a 16,000 square foot training facility in Kenedy, Texas, where educational programs for Eagle Ford shale workers will focus on health, safety, and environment (HSE) and technical competency (see attached image). The center includes a 300-person capacity training room, an instrumentation and electrical (I&E) lab, a computer-based training (CBT) lab, and a board room. The facility also includes an outside pad with a tank battery and an area with buried pipe for pipeline finding; both will be instrumental for hands-on training.

The center is operated by Wood Group PSN, which provides highintegrity services to design and construct facilities, optimize performance, maintain production, reduce operating costs, ensure asset integrity, and extend the operating life of oil & gas fields. It is this knowledge and expertise that Wood Group PSN will provide via a combination of classroom, hands-on and API-certified computer-based training. .

“Wood Group is excited to provide this new service and facility in Kenedy,” said Mitch Fralick and John Glithero, co-presidents of Wood Group PSN Americas. “Through the use of dynamic curriculum and client-specific requests, Wood Group can help to ensure knowledgeable personnel and a safe environment for the region.”

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tract obligations for experienced lease operators. HSE-specific classes include SafeLand, Department of Transportation operator qualification (DOT OQ), (H2S) training and defensive driving. The combination of structured, industry-proven processes and a strong focus on safety and regulatory compliance serve as the foundation for developing safe, competent workers for the Eagle Ford region.

Class instructors are oil & gas industry veterans with a minimum of 20 years of experience onshore and offshore, in the US or international. They are experienced in operations, engineering and major project management.

Texas Oil & Gas Professionals Network Mission Statement: Texas Oil & Gas Professionals Network (TOGPN) promotes the advancement of professionals in public, corporate and civic life through education, personal, and professional development. Our goal is to build, connect, and support our members in the Oil & Gas Industry.

The training facility, which is available for use by clients and the local community, is located at: 3830 FM 2102 Kenedy, TX 78119 trainingcenter@woodgroup.com Also at this location is the Wood Group PSN Kenedy Lodge. The lodge has the capacity to house 200 employees, providing them a commissary, gym, common area and laundry facility.

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ATTORNEY GENERAL gR LEADER DEFENDER OF OIL AND GAS

REG ABBOTT: IN TEXAS

BY: jENNIFER lARIVEY

Texas State Attorney General Greg Abbott has made an impact as our 50th Attorney General. Secretary Evans describes Texas State Attorney General and states at the Permian Basin Petroleum Association in Sept 2013, “Greg Abbott, more than anybody I know, with character, with integrity, with honor, with duty, with commitment to public service, has been a tireless defender of the free enterprise system.”

When speaking to General Abbott we see a tireless leader and defender and an advocate for Oil & Gas. He has told TOGPN Founder, Jennifer Larivey, when speaking about the forces who have brought the Endangered Species allegations, Abbott said he will oppose them if he wins the governorship. “If they come to Texas and starting expanding the species they claim are endangered, whether it be the Sagebrush Lizard or Prairie Chicken, or whatever they come up with next, we will be prepared to file legal challenges to protect your ability produce energy,” Abbott said.

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Professional Women’s Corner

The BattleField I was always a big fan of Wonder Woman! Growing up, I would not miss a single episode! I truly believed I had Wonder Woman’s powers. Nothing was impossible for me. Heck, I was 5 years old...but what happens to us as adults?

We begin to doubt and lose our confidence in ourselves. Fear sets in...fear of rejection, fear of success, fear of failure, etc...But we have to remember that these are simply false beliefs! We must remember the battlefield is actually in your mind...it is not with those of this world...it begins in your Mindset. So then you have to change your mindset. Remove the Poison Ivy from your life...what does that poison look like? It can be simply described as anything that manifests itself into Fear! Remove yourself from all Negativity: relationships, work, past experiences, etc. How do we begin this process? The ABC’s of Entering the Battlefield: The First step is ADMISSION: Admitting that your life has some negativity, whether it be a poor relationship or past experience that you have allowed to manifest into a Fear. Admitting to yourself that you were created for more and too many times we become comfortable in just existing instead of living. The Second Step is BELIEVING: Believing in Yourself and Believing that you are in charge of your life. I know what you are thinking, “I have heard this so many times, Jennifer.” But remember that 5 year old little girl who knew she had the same Powers as Wonder Woman!

Believe and Become her again! The Third Step is Challenge: Challenge yourself daily to remove the false beliefs and fears in your life. The reason we use “Challenge” is because this is the most Active and longest part of the Process!

It is a daily renewing of your mind which is a challenge. It is a Challenge because it isn’t Easy...If it were easy wouldn’t everyone be happy with their life and it would be easy making their dreams come true...life would be simple.

But it’s not! It’s Not Easy, It’s a Challenge! But remember you can Win these Challenges!! It is up to you!! So Take the reigns in your mind and daily make each of these steps a part of your life...Change the Battlefield into your Victory Dance! Raise your Flag and Good Luck!! --J.Larivey 32

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7 POWER FOOD FOR WOMEN!

Professional Women’s Corner

5. CHIA SEEDS These dark teeny seeds seem to have edged out flaxseed in popularity. They’re popping up everywhere 1. ALMOND MILK from puddings to gel-like drinks. Like flax, chia is a Almond milk has surged in popularity, in part because it’s low good source of ALA, a type of plant-based Omega-3 in calories and is seen as a good alternative to cow’s milk. Find fat thought to promote heart health. But the benefits one with no added sugar (the sweetened kinds add about 2 don’t stop there. Just 1 tablespoon of the seeds delivteaspoons of sugars per serving) and look for one that has cal- ers a whopping 5 grams of fiber (20 percent of the cium and vitamin D. Even fortified almond milks are very low amount women need each day). Try sprinkling them in protein, meaning they’re not a direct replacement for cow’s on yogurt or cereal. milk. Commercial almond milks also often contain additives.

6. QUINOA For a 100-percent-natural almond milk, try making it yourself These seedlike grains, which unfurl into a spiral by soaking raw almonds in water overnight, blending the mix- when cooked, are lauded as a high-protein, lowerture and straining through cheesecloth. carb whole grain. This ancient grain is native to the 2. WHEATGRASS Andes and has exploded in popularity in the United Even before the explosion of fresh juice stands and personal States in recent years. Quinoa has a unique nutrijuicers, little shots of bright green wheatgrass juice came into ent profile, delivering 4 grams of protein, 3 grams vogue. While wheatgrass does pack a lot of nutrition into those of fiber and a helping of many vitamins and minerlittle shots — it boasts vitamins A, C and E, plus calcium and als, such as folate, potassium and iron, in a half-cup magnesium — it doesn’t necessarily trump spinach or any serving. It also has some of the same omega-3 fatty other dark leafy green, which often offer more of these nutriacids that are found in walnuts and chia seeds. ents than wheatgrass. And as for other health claims, such as 7. ACAI lowering cancer risks or boosting immunity, none have been This small, dark-purple fruit is native to South proven.

America. Its deep hue indicates a high concentration 3. COCONUT OIL of anthocyanins — antioxidants that help promote Fat has traditionally been categorized into two groups: “good” heart health and lower cancer risk. A study pub(unsaturated) and “bad” (saturated). But coconut oil is turning lished in the journal Nutrition found that acai berry that paradigm on its head. Coconut oil is largely made up of pulp lowered total and LDL (“bad”) cholesterol medium-chain saturated fats, which have a number of health levels and modulated the spike in blood sugar after benefits, including heart health (they’re rapidly changed into consumption by a group of overweight individuals. energy in the body and don’t cause an increase in cholesterol, Larivey is a successful business owner, mother, and wife in San as other kinds of saturated fats do). Other research has shown Jennifer Antonio, Texas. She has a passion for helping others through motivation and that coconut oil, which has antioxidant effects, can help to empowerment. She is the Publisher of Texas Oil & Gas Magazine, Founder of Texas Oil & Gas Professionals Network and small business owner of San quell the inflammation that leads to heart disease.

Antonio Fabulous & Younique You! She has had 15 years of experience in 4. KALE Healthcare as a Certified Wellness Coach & Holistic Practioner, covering a of challenges from weight-loss, women’s issues, senior-living, canOf all the leafy greens, none has achieved star status quite like wide-variety cer patient care, palliative & end-of-life care. Growing up in an oilfield family kale has. Add it to a meal or a smoothie and you’re surrounded and in a home where her mother was the sole care-giver for her 3 grandparents, she understands the family dynamics of both entities. Her compassion for by a beatific glow. It’s a member of the Brassica genus (along others shows clearly how much she cares for people’s well-being in all areas of with broccoli and Brussels sprouts), a category of plant foods life. “Life is like a wheel, if one area is out of balance then you create a flat tire your wheel will not roll.” The Oil & Gas industry has become her second that are linked to a lower risk of certain cancers. Not only that, and family. Being involved with many oilfield families and providing support to but kale is high in nutrients you need for bone health — vioilfield wives has been a clear reason why she feels the call to be a beacon of light to help when she can. She has spoken for many groups in many areas tamins A and K and calcium — plus it delivers almost a day’s of her expertise, from women’s issues to the Prosperity of Texas Oil & Gas. worth of vitamin C. While kale has much to offer, don’t neglect Please contact her for speaking engagements, coaching, or if you need help developing your business. Jennifer has a background in industrial engineerother leafy greens, like collards and mustard greens, which ing, a business degree with specialization in Marketing & Information Systems provide as much nutrition as kale. from the University of Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas.

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We’ll Need to Coax It a Little –

By Bruce A. Stanfill, Aquila Analytics, LLC.

Brute force. We’ve all used it. Nothing like a bit

of ‘mechanical agitation’ to get things moving again - except when it doesn’t. I have yet to see a frozen computer screen get un-stuck by smacking the monitor. But perhaps someday it will work, so we do it anyway. If nothing else, it makes us feel better when we don’t know what else to do.

However, there’s always that guy who gets things going with just the right amount of finesse – and we hate him for it. So rather than asking for him to show us how to do it, we go on picking up the sledgehammer or smacking the monitor.

When starting up a business, the brute force method works well: 20 hour days schmoozing potential customers, planning the job, fixing the problems, and delivering on the commitments no matter what. That is known as Dedication and Determination. When things get really busy, it’s also known as Desperation!

It happens all the time – as human beings, we are comfortable doing things the same way every time until something forces us to change. But the successful leader anticipates the need to change. Is it time for you to change the tools you use to manage and lead your business?

Same Old Management B.S. Most small and mid-sized businesses who have taken the step to implement a business management system, and even some large companies, suffer from the same old Management B.S.: Management By Spreadsheet.

It used to be that business owners did all the number crunching in their head or on a scratchpad. But since the 1990s, it has been a MUST to use a computer with spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel.

The problem is that a lot of managers who learned the trade many years ago use spreadsheets like they would a piece of paper: they enter numbers in cells, and have the spreadsheet multiply quantity times unit price, total up the columns, add in sales tax, and display a total. Eventually, they hire someone to enter the numbers for them, pretty-up the printout, and “Oh by the way, copy the information from each job into a spreadsheet so I can see how much we did last month to plan for next month.” Most businesses pay people 34

to copy and paste numbers from workbook to workbook because they don’t know how to do it otherwise.

That’s the start of Management BS. “Every business I have been in communicates by spreadsheets,” says Dan Harrier, a consultant with Aquila Analytics. “Yet few people are proficient in fully utilizing spreadsheets. Employees can spend their entire day refreshing the data, processing it, and formatting it. Forget analysis, there is no time left for that. However, I am able to code many repetitive Excel importing and processing steps into macros, and reduce that daily ordeal to about 1-5 minutes.

The benefit is a reproducible, error-free report, done quickly so that there is time to focus on the meaning of the information. Recently, I was able to save a company 400 hours a year doing just that.” Why wouldn’t every business want to do this? Most companies can’t justify hiring a full time employee to automate their processes, and those that can have difficulty in finding the right people. Look for talent on a temporary basis, as needed.

Assuming you have the time, how do you get meaning out of spreadsheet reports? Looking over tables of numbers is a waste of time because people aren’t wired to easily compare lists of numbers to each other, and especially not to the numbers they saw yesterday. Instead, I use charts. I’ve always said: “A picture is worth a thousand words, and a chart is worth a thousand numbers.” So putting the business results into charts is a step in the right direction.

The real value in using a spreadsheet is to produce single page Dashboard Reports to identify trends and outliers, drill down to causes by interconnecting data from different sources, and to perform other analysis of the information to learn something new about the business. Steve Schmidt, one of the driving forces for Six Sigma implementation in Motorola and GE, and a resident of the San Antonio area, in his book Knowledge Based Management, asks the question: “One year from now what evidence will you have to show that you made a difference? If we don’t have a plan to measure our impact on the company’s bottom line, our apathy projects a ‘will to lose’ which will be

Give Me That Sledgehammer! a self-fulfilling prophecy. …our job security is in our own hands.”

Leadership EXCEL-ence Being a leader in your company implies that you are out in front of your business. The brute force method is to go with your experience or gut, and then bust your assets to make it happen: “This type of job usually takes 2-4 days, so I’ll bid it at 3 and tell the supervisor to make it happen.” But with the power of Excel, you can know exactly how much time, materials, and effort the job should take based on many different factors. Excel can do a lot more than the average person or even the average company knows how to use. I’m not an IT guy; I’m just a practical get-it-done guy who tries to use the tools at hand with a little finesse. Consider this possible approach:

The KEY to Leadership EXCEL-ence is automatically storing the key details of each job to the Job History Workbook. This gives you the power to analyze the past for money saving opportunities and to more accurately predict the future when estimating jobs.

And if you have multiple sites, this is how you get immediate visibility to how the whole business is doing with automated customized dashboards. You let the reports identify the differences so your teams push each other rather than you pushing them.

But Shouldn’t I Invest in a ‘Cloud’ System?

Business growth is a progression: there is no One-SizeFits-All business solution for the entire spectrum. For the start-up, the pen and paper and brute force method can work. For a giant, a customized cloud-based system is probably not only a good idea, but essential. But in-between, Excel can give the best bang for the buck for two reasons: 1) Excel allows you to be flexible while you grow.

Simple spreadsheets can be easily modified by properly trained users, or locked-down with passwords and macros to provide consistency and reliability once you are comfortable with your level of information.

2) Cloud solutions usually involve a tedious and expensive initial setup if you want any customization at all, and the learning curve can be steep if you buy a standard package and have to do it their way.

And one more: 3) Export to Excel. When you want to look at all your Cloud data in a new way, dumping the data to Excel is the typical solution the Cloud guys will offer. Either that, or you pay them the big bucks to crunch the data for you, or better yet, subscribe to the Premium package and be inundated with reports that you don’t need to get the ones you do.

For most of us, if we ask one of the gurus to bring the Cloud down to our level, we just end up lost in the Fog. Here is how I see the value attainable by the three levels of sophistication discussed so far:

Where to start?

First, consider how much time your people spend pushing paper and copying numbers between spreadsheets.

How often do they make annoying little mistakes? What would you do now if you had that information which will take all day for someone to work up for you?

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Texas & Baker Hughes Eagle Ford Shale Drilling by Count CountyPrevious WeekCurrent WeekCountyPrevious WeekCurrent Week KARNES3434FAYETTE54 MCMULLEN2930WILSON34 DIMMIT2728GRIMES33 LA SALLE2625COLORADO11 WEBB2124LEE11 DE WITT2222WASHINGTON11 ATASCOSA1515AUSTIN00 LIVE OAK1615BEE00 LAVACA912DUVAL00 GONZALES1111GOLIAD00 BURLESON99LEON00 MADISON89MAVERICK00 ZAVALA88MILAM00 FRIO77ROBERTSON00 BRAZOS55BASTROP00 Eagle Ford Operated Rig Count By Company SmithBits no longer reports its operated rig count, but we’ll have updated number for you from a new source soon. Until then, you can reference our numbers from mid-April. There has not been a significant change in the overall rig count since this date: Operator NameApr-13 BHP (Petrohawk)28 EOG Resources25 Marathon Oil18 Chesapeake16 ConocoPhillips10 Pioneer Natural10 Anadarko9 Lewis Petroleum8 Murphy Oil7 Plains Exploration7 Talisman Energy (Statoil)7 EP Energy6 Halcon Resources6 Hunt Oil6 Swift Energy6 Rosetta Resources6 Cabot Oil & Gas5 SM Energy5 Shell4 Carrizo Oil & Gas3 All Others50+ What is the Rig Count?

The Eagle Ford Shale Rig Count is an index of the total number of oil & gas drilling rigs running across a 30 county area in South Texas. The South Texas rigs referred to in this article are for ALL drilling reported by Baker Hughes and not solely wells targeting the Eagle Ford formation. All land rigs and onshore rig data shown here are based upon industry estimates provided by the Baker Hughes Rig Count and/or Smith Service Co’s (Schlumberger) Smith Rig Count.

There were 2521 producing oil leases on schedule in 2013; 1262 producing oil leases on schedule in 2012; 368 producing oil leases on schedule in 2011; 72 producing oil leases in 2010; and 40 producing oil leases in 2009. There were 2418 producing gas well on schedule in 2013; 875 producing gas well on schedule in 2012; 550 producing gas wells in 2011; 158 producing gas wells in 2010; and 67 producing gas wells in 2009.

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The Official Magazine of Texas Oil & Gas Professionals Network

Texas Oil & Gas Professionals News: TOGPN Advisory Board & New Members Where to Stay in EFS: Sendero Ranch

“Our oil and gas industry in Texas is key to American energy independence.”

Greg Abbott, Attorney General for State of Texas

• PAOLA RIOS • RAMSEY GARZA • FRANCISCO “QUICO” CANSECO

WoodGroup Opens New 16,000 sq. foot Training Facility in Kenedy, TX