Women in Maritime Happy Hour with guest speaker Barbara Pickering, President, Chevron Shipping Company

We are excited to announce our upcoming Women in Maritime Happy Hour event on February 18, 4:30 – 6:30 PM at the East River Studios.  We know how valuable this event is for women in the industry and we are delighted to support it once again. The Houston Ship Channel has more than 272 public and private facilities, housing chemical plants, refineries, petroleum storage facilities, container facilities, and other industrial facilities. It is also a vital economic engine bringing $439 billion in economic value to the state of Texas and $906 billion in U.S. economic impact nationwide. 

Women in Maritime Happy Hour Guest speaker: 

Barbara Pickering
President, Chevron Shipping Company

Barbara Pickering is the President for Chevron Shipping Company, a position she has held since February 2024. Previously, she served as Vice President of Chevron Shipping Operations.  She is the first female President of Chevron Shipping Company in its 130-year history.

Chevron Shipping is the global marine transportation subsidiary of Chevron Corporation and has approximately 2,000 employees worldwide. Chevron Shipping operates a fleet of tankers and liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers and charters additional vessels that transport crude oil, LNG, LPG, refined petroleum products and chemicals in support of the corporation’s upstream and downstream business segments.

We encourage women to attend and bring early and mid-career women from their organization as their guests. This is a free event and includes food and drink. Please be respectful if you can not attend after making a reservation, please notify: alavorgna@txgulf.org as there may be a waiting list for women who do want to attend.

If you are interested in joining in as a sponsor, please contact Andrea LaVorgna at: alavorgna@txgulf.org or (713) 678-4300 x409. All sponsor logos will appear on all promotional event materials.