FALL 2018 | WINTER 2019

INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT & SERVICES ASSOCIATION STEM Innovators Advisory Board Meeting

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Summer Camp

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1 Petroleum academy juniors from Southwest High School visited the Waxahachie Civic Center to participate in the STEM Innovators-In-Training Experience in September. 2 The bi-annual IPAA/PESA Education Advisory Board meeting was held in in August. Education Board members and guests heard from five petroleum academy students representing the 2018 externship program. Pictured with IPAA President & CEO Barry Russell are Ahmad Elhajj, Westside High School and extern; Kiana Carrillo, Energy Institute High School and ExxonMobil extern; Diana Hernandez, Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy and Shell extern; Erick Morales, Westside High School and extern; Brandon Ordonez, Milby High School and extern. 3 3 Westside High School hosted their annual summer camp for incoming petroleum academy freshmen. 4 The University of Houston A Day of Science and Fun The IPAA/PESA Energy Education Energy hosted “A Day of Center is very appreciative of the Science and Fun” summer investment University of Houston camp specifically for IPAA/ PESA Petroleum Academy Energy made in creating this high school students in August experience. which included touring the drone and robotics labs and competing to design a multi- frack lateral well. Speakers included Dr. Aaron Becker, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer , Drone Robotics Lab; Laura Galloway, Assistant Professor, Admissions, Program Manager – Prospective and New Student Programs; Braden Bowie, Reservoir Engineer, Subsurface Engineering, Apache; U of H PhD Students under Dr. Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, Laboratory for Non-Invasive Brain- Machine Interfaces. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CpfsD8tdgwTYVguV4N8gbES3I8ZsOtH_/viewS3I8ZsOtH_/view 4 Watch video„

IPAA/PESA ENERGY EDUCATION CENTER | WWW.IPAA.ORG/EDUCATION 1 Guest Speaker Series

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ADDITIONAL GUEST SPEAKERS AT THE PETROLEUM ACADEMY AT SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL Chemistry Week

Ed Ireland from Bill Moulton of the Society Jim Wilkes and Kelly Blane Gamble and the Barnett Shale of Independent Professional Jordan from Texland Eloy Martinez from Energy Education Earth Scientists (SIPES) Petroleum presented Equitas Energy Council. discussed various rock types, on engineering and Partners’ presented brought samples, and donated . on careers as a maps for the classrooms. Landman.

Shell STEM Showdown

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Special thanks to sponsors University of Houston, youtu.be/mIyLw9-jsxs Gravity Oilfield Services, National Oilwell Varco, Schlumberger, TechnipFMC, Weir Oil & Gas, and the Switch Energy Alliance At the University of Houston Tech Challenge, who made this event possible. 100 students from the four Houston-based petroleum academies participated in an engaging STEM competition learning about electricity circuitry, underwater acoustic waves, Piezo electrics and energy harvesting.

2 ENHANCED STEM — AN INDUSTRY CHANGING PARTNERSHIP WITH EDUCATION 5 Tom Bates of Lime Rock Management presented to petroleum academy students at Southwest High School about supply and demand and the value chain. 6 Lockheed engineers Clay Wynn and Paul Witiak spoke to the Southwest High School petroleum academy seniors and conducted a hands-on wind energy activity. 7 IPAA/PESA Education Advisory Board member Jonathan Rhoads of Lowry Rhoads Associates shared valuable career guidance with students. 8 120 Houston petroleum academy students competed at the nationally acclaimed Shell STEM Showdown at the University of Houston. The event was generously powered by Shell Oil Company and developed by Great Minds in STEM. Each team worked alongside local college students and were mentored by Shell professionals.

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9 Petroleum academy engineering students at Southwest High School participated in special Chemistry Week activities at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History in October, visiting the Energy Blast exhibit and viewing the 4-D film, Journey to the Center of the Barnett Shale. 10 The IPAA/PESA Energy Education Center held our biggest event to date, an Oil & Gas Career Conference for over 650 students enrolled in the four Houston IPAA/ PESA Petroleum Academies. Students learned the basics of the oil & gas value chain, participated in a career panel Women’s Global Leadership Conference in Energy 11 and toured the University of Houston. Thank you to employees from ExxonMobil, Lowry Rhoads Associates, Occidental Petroleum, Oceaneering, Schlumberger, Leadership Camp Shell, and TechnipFMC for sharing STEM career advice.

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youtu.be/P2Sfj5wEJIw 12 11 Female IPAA/PESA Petroleum Academy students from Energy Institute High School and the Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy attended the 16th annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference in Energy in Houston. Their attendance was generously sponsored by Gulf Energy Information who also hosted a silent auction fundraiser. Keynote speaker, PESA President Leslie Beyer, addressed visualizing opportunities for change. 12 Incoming petroleum academy freshmen at Southwest High School participated in a leadership camp.

IPAA/PESA ENERGY EDUCATION CENTER | WWW.IPAA.ORG/EDUCATION 3 IPAA/PESA 'Power Your Future' Middle School STEM Career Exploration Program August saw the launch of the new IPAA/PESA Middle School STEM Career Exploration initiative in the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico. This innovative, interactive digital and classroom discussion initiative helps young teenagers understand their individual talents and then explores 35 different STEM careers...what students can do now and what subjects they need to study in the future, different types of work and salaries. The goal is to exceed the initial target of 17 to 20 Permian middle schools in the first year with wider expansion and sponsorship of the program. This program is made possible through the generous support of the founding sponsor Occidental Petroleum with additional support from AAPL, , IPAA, and PESA.

USING EDUCATION TO FUND EDUCATION

Training Fundraisers and eLearning USING EDUCATION 2019 Industry Courses TO FUND EDUCATION We continue our partnership with Energy Training Resources, LLC to provide Oil & Gas Industry Overview Courses with the proceeds supporting the IPAA Educational Foundation. 2019’s public courses, sponsored by Core Laboratories, NAPE, Rigzone and Webb Mason, are Tuesday, February 12th at the George R. Brown Convention Center as part of the winter NAPE week; and Tuesday, August 20th at the George R. Brown Convention Center as part of the summer NAPE Oil & Gas Overview Oil & Gas Orientation Hosted by NAPE FOR NEWCOMERS TO THE INDUSTRY week. Valuable continuing education credits are available. Go to www.ipaa.org/education/wp- Partnered with Energy Training Resources, LLC Partnered with Energy Training Resources, LLC Recommended for oil and gas company employees, A well-organized, media-rich program suppliers, contractors, attorneys, accountants, that covers the basic industry structure, content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/192019EdCourses_Flyer.pdf for details. HR professionals, bankers, investors, traders, functions, and commercial terms insurers, regulators, etc. in just one day.  WHERE George R. Brown Convention Center  WHERE Wiess Energy Hall Houston, TX Houston Museum of Natural Science  WHEN February 12, 2019 | NAPE Summit Houston, TX August 20, 2019 | Summer NAPE  WHEN April 16, 2019 Oil & Gas Orientation for Newcomers to the Industry November 19, 2019  COST $299 Includes course materials, light breakfast, coffee, lunch and Wi-Fi  COST $299 Includes course materials, Qualifies for Continuing Education Units: light breakfast, coffee, lunch and IPAA’s Oil & Gas Orientation for Newcomers to the Industry was specifically designed for 7 CPD, 8 CPE, 7.5 RL, RPL, CPL and CPL Specialist access to Wiess Energy Hall employees in the industry who are looking to make themselves assets to their company by learning its core concepts. The course is conducted at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, where participants have access to the museum’s newly-renovated Wiess Energy Hall. As course topics are covered, participants are able to view the energy hall’s exhibits giving them a hands- VISIT US www.ipaa.org/education/courses CONTACT Nikki McDermott | [email protected]

on and memorable learning experience. 2019’s courses are Tuesday, April 16th and Tuesday, ENHANCED STEM–An Industry Changing Partnership with Education November 19th. Go to www.ipaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2019-IPAA-Education- Proceeds Benefit the IPAA Educational Foundation, a 501(c)(3) Organization Sponsorship-Opportunities.pdf for further information.

Summer Teacher Training The 2018-19 school year was kick-started with our annual training for educators, made possible through the generous support of:

LEFT: The Mobile Oilfield Learning Unit (MOLU) visited the Southwest High School academy and reinforced classroom engineering and science concepts. ABOVE: This past October the Consumer Energy Alliance and the Consumer Energy Education Foundation hosted their annual Energy Day in Houston, with 70 interactive demonstrations and exhibits. The IPAA/PESA Energy Education Center was proud to sponsor the science and engineering student competition.

„ FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact Anne Ford, Vice President, IPAA/PESA Energy Education Center | [email protected] | 281.798.2334

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