Top Journalists in Oilfield Services
Mikaila Adams Oil & Gas Journal
Managing Editor, News at Oil & Gas Journal; edits and writes daily upstream coverage with frequent focus on oilfield services companies and technology developments. Specialties: Breaking upstream/OFS news, service-company earnings, rig activity, technology coverage.
Kurt Abraham World Oil
Editor-in-Chief and Chief Forecaster at World Oil; long-time OFS-focused editor known for drilling and services market forecasting and coverage of contractors and equipment providers. Specialties: Global drilling and services trends, forecasts, OFS market outlook, policy impacts on contractors.
Jordan Blum Hart Energy
Editorial Director at Hart Energy; oversees news across Oil and Gas Investor and HartEnergy.com and frequently interviews OFS executives about strategy and market dynamics. Specialties: U.S. shale and services, OFS strategy and M&A, supply chain, conference programming.
Melisa Cavcic Offshore Energy
Senior Editor at Offshore Energy; regularly covers offshore rigs, drilling contracts, subsea services and the OFS supply chain in global offshore basins. Specialties: Offshore drilling and rigs, subsea services, CCS/CCUS projects, decarbonization tech.
Deon Daugherty Hart Energy / Oil and Gas Investor
Editor-in-Chief of Oil and Gas Investor (Hart Energy). Former Energy Intelligence Houston correspondent; leads coverage that frequently includes oilfield services strategy and consolidation. Specialties: Energy finance and A&D with strong OFS deal coverage; executive interviews; U.S. shale.
Scott DiSavino Reuters
Energy correspondent at Reuters; widely cited for weekly rig count coverage and U.S. upstream/OFS activity trends that inform service-sector outlooks. Specialties: Baker Hughes rig count, U.S. OFS activity indicators, gas/power markets.
Collin Eaton The Wall Street Journal
Energy reporter at The Wall Street Journal (Houston); covers U.S. oil companies and industry trends with frequent analysis of how spending cycles affect oilfield service providers. Specialties: U.S. oil majors and shale with an eye on OFS implications, corporate strategy and capex cycles.
Liz Hampton Reuters
Senior energy reporter at Reuters (Denver/Houston); long-time U.S. shale/OFS beat reporter tracking service pricing, frac activity and contractor performance. Specialties: U.S. shale and OFS, M&A, cost inflation/deflation in services, producer–service relationships.
Eric Haun Offshore Engineer (OEDigital)
Managing editor at Offshore Engineer/OEDigital; commissions and writes offshore services and technology coverage with focus on subsea and installation markets. Specialties: Subsea, offshore construction and services, technology features.
Amanda Hilow Argus Media
Deputy Editor (Americas crude) at Argus Media; veteran reporter/editor on U.S. upstream and crude markets, often covering indicators and trends relevant to oilfield services demand. Specialties: Americas crude and upstream activity, U.S. shale/OFS market signals, Gulf Coast operations.
Linda Hsieh Drilling Contractor (IADC)
Editor & Publisher of Drilling Contractor (IADC); leads editorial focused on drilling contractors and service technologies central to the oilfield services ecosystem. Specialties: Global drilling contractors, rigs and well construction technologies, HSE and performance.
Ariana Hurtado Offshore
Editor-in-Chief at Offshore magazine (Endeavor Business Media); oversees and contributes to coverage of offshore services, subsea, and technology developments. Specialties: Offshore services supply chain, subsea, drilling and global offshore project execution.
Chris Mathews Hart Energy / Oil and Gas Investor
Senior Editor, Shale and A&D at Hart Energy; covers transactions and strategies that shape drilling and completion activity for service providers. Specialties: Shale sector and A&D with cross-over into OFS demand cycles and service-provider deal flow.
Elaine Maslin Offshore Engineer (OEDigital)
Aberdeen-based correspondent for Offshore Engineer; prolific writer on offshore services technologies including subsea, intervention and integrity management. Specialties: North Sea/offshore upstream services, subsea robotics, well intervention and asset integrity.
Jennifer Presley Journal of Petroleum Technology (SPE)
Senior Technology Editor at the Journal of Petroleum Technology (SPE); reports on oilfield technologies and applications across drilling, completions and production. Specialties: Drilling/completions technology, production optimization, digital oilfield and CCUS.
Alex Procyk Oil & Gas Journal
Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal; edits and covers technology and field operations with direct relevance to oilfield services providers. Specialties: Upstream technology and operations coverage, including drilling/completions and services.
Kathrine Schmidt Energy Intelligence
Houston Bureau Chief and Premium Editor at Energy Intelligence; leads coverage of corporate and upstream developments, frequently engaging OFS trends across the Americas. Specialties: Americas upstream, Latin America, corporate strategy with regular OFS market intersections.
Arathy Somasekhar Reuters
U.S. energy reporter based in Houston for Reuters; writes on crude markets and upstream activity with implications for oilfield services companies. Specialties: U.S. crude markets and upstream, producer capex and activity that drive OFS demand.
Stephen Whitfield Drilling Contractor (IADC)
Senior Editor at Drilling Contractor (IADC); covers rig technology, well construction services and performance themes central to the OFS sector. Specialties: Drilling performance, rig technology, well construction services, contractor best practices.
David Wethe Bloomberg
Energy reporter at Bloomberg (Houston) known for deep coverage of oilfield service companies, rig/frac trends and service pricing across U.S. shale basins. Specialties: Oilfield services companies (SLB, Halliburton, Baker Hughes), U.S. shale activity and service pricing.
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