It’s dangerous work. Those who choose this profession are bold, risking their own safety to fuel the world. Their tireless pursuit energizes homes and businesses, keeps trucks delivering goods across the country, and provides a wide variety of products. This month we salute those in search of black gold.
Jamie Vazquez, Pedernales EC: “The sunset on a few jack-up rigs waiting for work in Galveston.”
Gary Baker, MidSouth EC: “Looking for Texas tea in the moonlight.”
Daffana Gray, Pedernales EC: “My youngest brother, Eric Gray, operations supervisor for a major oil and gas operations company.”
Johnathan Kana, Bluebonnet EC: “The golden-hour profile of this large pump jack and equipment just outside of Giddings is glorious.”
Deborah Howell, Upshur Rural EC: “The oil rig my grandson, Keegan Sprouse, worked on in West Texas.”
Emilie Griffith, Lyntegar EC: “The daily views enjoyed by the Sundown Roughneck cross country team during after-school practice.”
Don Bickham, Bandera EC: “What an offshore oil rig looks like from underneath.”
Steve Benson, Lyntegar EC: “Pump jack in the sunset near Sundown.”
Don Bickham, Bandera EC: “Scuba diving on the oil platforms offshore from South Padre Island.”
Michel Curry, Pedernales EC: “Drilling rig at night on the golf course at Midland Country Club, taken 15 or 20 years ago.”
Marion Wejko, San Patricio EC: “Black gold, Texas tea.”
Michelle Graham, Central Texas EC: “Sunrise in Odessa near a refinery.”
Michel Curry, Pedernales EC: “Pump jacks and high lines on a backdrop of a cloudless sunset in the Permian Basin.”
Monte Sullivan, Lamb County EC: “Working after sunset in West Texas.”
