In a special 13th issue of the 2023 production celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hart Energy, Oil and Gas Investor presents it's inaugural Hall of Fame, celebrating the icons of the industry—fifty of the most impactful and influential people in the oil and gas industry, as well as 19 Agents of Change in Energy (ACEs), people who are paving the way for the future of the industry.

Oil and Gas Investor - Hart Energy's Hall of Fame 2023

In a special 13th issue of the 2023 production celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hart Energy, Oil and Gas Investor presents its inaugural Hall of Fame, celebrating the icons of the industry—fifty of the most impactful and influential people in the oil and gas industry, as well as 19 Agents of Change in Energy (ACEs), people who are paving the way for the future of the industry.

Bit by Bit, Drilling Tech Has Evolved

The future of drilling tech is faster and more efficient, experts say.

Blockbuster Bonanza

A half-century of massive deals, eye-popping purchase prices and larger-than-life characters have reshaped the global energy landscape as we know it.

Carbon Tax, Swinging Gasoline Prices, EV Push. What’s Next for US Energy Policy?

The future of domestic energy policy hangs on the balance of the Inflation Reduction Act's efficacy, a carbon tax adoption and consumers embracing electric vehicles. 

Column: All the Pretty Oil & Gas

The beauty of the oil and gas field is well known by more than a century of wildcatters and oilfield-service professionals. Hart Energy shared it with the world, beginning in 1981.

Deep Dive: The Evolution of Offshore Development

Deepwater development and installation technology has come a long way since its start. 

Energy Transition Slowly Rolls Out as Demand Continues to Grow

While a supply crisis drove shifts in energy and policy during the 1970s, innovation and economics have driven other transitions, such as the moves from firewood to coal to oil and natural gas. Renewable energy and low-carbon energy resources have taken center stage.

Finance Evolution: Of Price and Oilmen

Financing the energy industry continues to evolve with market growth and transformation, resource development and innovation.

Hart Energy at 50: How We’ve Grown

Founded in 1973 with a Rockies-focused magazine and a directory, Hart Energy today is the go-to source of internationally recognized print, digital, in-person conference, mapping and databases of market intelligence for U.S. and global energy leaders.

Letter From the Editorial Director: 50 Years of Telling Your Story

For Hart Energy's 50 anniversary, Oil and Gas Investor traces the history of the energy industry since 1973, examining the key events, trends, mergers and technological advancements that paved the way to today.

Looking Back at the Frac

It took a lot of trial and error over the decades to make hydraulic fracturing an overnight success.

Price Volatility? You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet

The past is prologue: From Rockefeller to the RRC to OPEC, there have been endless efforts to control the price of oil. They haven’t worked. And they won’t.

Production Technology: All’s Well That Ends Well

The industry has continually raised the bar for semisubmersibles, well intervention and artificial lift.

Safer Than Ever, But Room for Improvement

Advanced technology and social changes have made the oil patch less dangerous for U.S. workers, but industry insiders say there is always room for improvement.

Seismic Evolution: Making Waves

More and better data, coupled with ever-increasing computing power, have revolutionized seismic processing.

US LNG: A Growing Market Presence

Rising hydrocarbon production has allowed the U.S. to join the world’s leading energy exporters. Robust natural gas production will allow it to stay there.