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In this episode of The Drill Down, Marty Stetzer sits down with EKT Interactive Associate Terry Gardner to discuss current topics and trends in the deepwater drilling segment of upstream oil and gas. Learn more about Offshore & Deepwater Drilling This particular podcast episode will be of interest to those folks in the oil and [...]

In this episode of The Drill Down, Marty Stetzer sits down with EKT Interactive Associate Joe Perino to discuss current topics and trends in the downstream and refining segments of the oil and gas industry. These topics will be of interest to everyone in the oil and gas industry, from new folks to seasoned professionals. [...]

Upstream vs Downstream The collapse of oil prices and subsequent layoffs in the Upstream oil and gas sector has led to an increase in people asking, ‘What is the difference between Upstream and Downstream?‘ We have received this question from our members of our learning community, seen the question raised Linkedin discussions, and you can [...]

Conventional vs Unconventional Resources In this episode of the Oil 101 podcast series, we will briefly discuss the key differences between conventional and unconventional resources as they pertain to oil and gas drilling and production. In this 3.5-minute podcast, we will discuss: Conventional oil and gas exploration Unconventional oil and gas exploration Examples of unconventional [...]

Oil 101 – What is Natural Gas? The first 10 episodes of the Oil 101 podcast have covered the ‘Microbes to Markets’ journey of getting hydrocarbons out of the ground, converting them to useful products, and bringing them to consumers. Now we turn to the ‘What is…?’ portion of Oil 101. We started with the [...]

Oil 101 – What is Crude Oil? The first 10 episodes of the Oil 101 podcast have covered the ‘Microbes to Markets’ journey of getting hydrocarbons out of the ground, converting them to useful products, and bringing them to consumers. Now we turn to the ‘What is…?’ portion of Oil 101, and we start with [...]

In this first podcast episode of The Drill Down with Marty Stetzer, I offer listeners the opportunity to hear my portion of the SPE Gulf Coast Chapter’s New Hire Orientation, a regular day-long training seminar offered by the SPE here in Houston. This presentation has become the most popular seminar offered by the SPEGCS over [...]

In this second podcast episode of The Drill Down with Marty Stetzer, listeners hear the second half of the SPE Gulf Coast Chapter’s New Hire Orientation, a regular day-long training seminar offered by the SPE here in Houston. This presentation has become the most popular seminar offered by the SPEGCS over the years. In this [...]

What is Downstream? In this episode of the Oil 101 podcast series, we will discuss the fundamentals of the Downstream segment of the oil and gas industry. Key Downstream business sectors include refining, supply and trading, and marketing. In this 8-minute podcast, we will discuss: What is Downstream? Characteristics of the Downstream segment of the [...]

What is Midstream? In this episode of the Oil 101 podcast series, we will discuss the fundamentals of the Midstream segment of the oil and gas industry. If Upstream is all about the wells, Midstream is all about processing, moving, and storing the produced oil and gas. In this 13-minute podcast, we will discuss: What [...]