Robert Brelsford joined Oil & Gas Journal in October 2013 as downstream technology editor after 8 years as a crude oil price and news reporter on spot crude transactions at the US Gulf Coast, West Coast, Canadian, and Latin American markets. In 2022, he received the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) prestigious Timothy White Award for Editorial Integrity, which honors exemplary leadership and extraordinary editorial courage, integrity, and passion in covering crucial industry topics. He holds a BA (2000) in English from Rice University and an MS (2003) in education and social policy from Northwestern University.