Last Saturday SHP employees were busy dodging balls for charity as they participated in an industry dodgeball tournament hosted by The Young Professionals at the Petroleum Club (TYP).  Friends and family of SHP teammates came to cheer them on against there competitors which included Termo, Petroleum Solids Control, Summit ESP, and Norwest Engineering. All proceeds of the tournament were donated to the Boys and Girls Club of Carson, where the event was held. The competition was fierce, we played hard, and although we didn’t win the title we’re still proud to have been a part of a charitable cause and had a great time doing it.

Alex Rothwell, SHP community relations specialist, is also the government affairs representative for TYP, and was the M.C. for the dodgeball tournament.

SHP had family and friends come cheer them on.

The Young Professionals at the Petroleum Club (TYP) touring SHP’s gas plant.

Signal Hill Petroleum is always dedicated to the development of our future leaders in the oil industry. Last week SHP gave a tour of our operations to The Young Professionals at the Petroleum Club (TYP). TYP is a non-profit organization consisting of talented and active professionals in the beginning or middle of their careers. Their mission is to develop the executives of tomorrow in Southern California’s Oil and Gas industry.

We were delighted to share with the group SHP’s experience as urban oil operators in the Los Angeles basin. The tour began with a presentation from our community relations department on the history of oil in Signal Hill as well as explaining SHP’s approach to having a transparent business philosophy, concern for the environment, and always striving to be an excellent neighbor and community partner.

Following the presentation, TYP members grabbed their hard hats and loaded a bus to get a private tour of our gas plant operation by Sean McDaniel, Vice President of Oil Operations, and John Perry, Operations Supervisor. True to form, the tour ended on the top of the hill by the famous, “Tribute to the Roughneck” monument for a photo op. SHP always appreciates the opportunity to showcase and inform future leaders about our company and industry.

Panel guests speaking on energy in politics.

This past Wednesday, an organization called The Young Professionals at the Petroleum Club held a panel discussion regarding energy in politics. SHP employees had the opportunity to attend and hear from Sebastian Ridley-Thomas Assemblymember District 54, Chad Mayes Republican Leader of the State Assembly, Steve Layston President of E&B Natural Resources, and Mathew Klink partner in EK,Sunkin, Klink & Bai.

The Young Professionals is a unique networking organization consisting of talented and active professionals in the beginning of their careers. This group is specifically tailored towards the oil and gas industry. Members are able to benefit from networking opportunities with high profile executives in the California oil industry and with California’s political leaders.

Due to the results of the November election, there will be a lot of changes that will directly affect our industry such as who will have the power of policy making in the oil and gas sector.

With the wide variety of representatives on this panel such as republicans, democrats, and California business leaders, we were able to understand their different perspectives of what the future may look like and how it will affect the oil industry.

For more information about the Young Professionals at the Petroleum Club visit their website at http://www.typtpc.com/