Most large oil companies require their employees to have yearly ethics training which is often broad and dry. Texas Board of Petroleum Geologists (TBPG) licensees are also required to have one hour of ethics training every year; this talk will fulfill that requirement for 2017. Although I do not have a degree in philosophy or jurisprudence, I have been an international explorationist for 35 years and am aware of many situations where individual or business ethics were tested. Last year's lecture introduced the theory of philosophical ethics and explored the difference between moral compass and ethics and how this relates to business ethics.

This year we will review this model and then apply it to our industry with LIVE feedback from the audience via polling technology. Please submit ethics examples you have encountered in your career to the HGS office by February 17th to be considered for use in the lecture. Examples will be anonymous as we discuss how to use the Business Ethics Model to make sound, consistent, ethical decisions and get immediate audience feedback. Come and join in an entertaining and spirited discussion about the “grey areas” and make sure to bring a phone that is capable of texting or a smart phone that has web access. Education certificates will be provided.