Barbara Canales This is Me

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1. 1. www.businesssouthtexas.com

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   Published on: 12/10/2007   Last Visited: 1/8/2008

   Barbara Canales President Canales Exploration, LLC Barbara Canales has conquered the engineering field, a business traditionally dominated by men. When she entered the College of Engineering at the University of Texas in Austin, Canales knew the odds would be stacked against her, especially as a Hispanic woman.
   
   But the odds didn't deter her, not even during the oil and gas recession of the mid-1980s. After graduation in 1989, she and her husband founded BNP Oil and Gas Exploration. Specializing in governmental affairs and special projects, Canales also spent much of the 1990s raising five children.
   
   By 2002, her marriage had ended and Canales found herself at a crossroads. "It was time to reinvent myself after a major life change," she recalled.
   
   And so Canales Exploration, LLC was born, utilizing her unique combination of strengths including a law degree and an extensive engineering background. The company leases land and assists developers in marketing prospects for natural gas. "I frequently meet with prospective business investors regarding land which has the potential to produce oil and gas throughout South Texas," she said.
   
   Changing public perception about female oil and gas executives has been an important goal for Canales. "There have been a few times executives have automatically assumed I was the assistant for the energy executive. I like to break down those barriers."
   
   Canales added she hopes to encourage minorities to go into the engineering field. "I'd like to see more minorities in the science world in general," she noted.

2. 2. Author Biography

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   Published on: 11/25/2007   Last Visited: 11/25/2007

   As a student at the University of Texas at Austin, Barbara Canales was not discouraged by the sudden decline of students in the engineering program. "I knew that the energy industry at some point would recover and there would be good jobs available," says Canales. Now a mother of five, minority activist and owner of Canales Exploration, she reflects on her experience as a Hispanic woman in the science industry.

3. 3. CorpusBeat

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   Published on: 9/27/2006   Last Visited: 11/29/2006

   As a student at the University of Texas at Austin, Barbara Canales was not discouraged by the sudden decline of students in the engineering program. "I knew that the energy industry at some point would recover and there would be good jobs available," says Canales. Now a mother of five, minority activist and owner of Canales Exploration, she reflects on her experience as a Hispanic woman in the science industry.