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Host Scott Angelle sits down with Lee Iver, founder and president of PDI Solutions, a leading provider of deepwater production operations support, asset integrity, and inspection services in the Gulf of America. Lee founded PDI in 2011, sold the company in 2017, reacquired it in 2019, and expanded its capabilities in 2021 with the acquisition of Tejas Testing and Inspection. He’s also co-founder of Dream Adventures, a nonprofit giving terminally ill children and their families outdoor experiences.

In this conversation, Lee pulls back the curtain on what it actually takes to work offshore today: the technical training and certifications required before anyone steps onto a facility, control rooms that rival rocket-launch command centers, and a safety culture built around stop-work authority — where any worker, at any level, can halt a job with zero repercussions. Scott and Lee also talk through pay and scheduling (14-and-14 rotations), how AI and automation are reshaping offshore careers rather than eliminating them, and why the deepwater workforce remains essential to America’s energy security.

Topics covered:

Guest: Lee Iver, Founder & President, PDI Solutions Website: pdi-s.com
Host: Scott Angelle, Balancing the Three E’s Podcast usaenergyworkers.com

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In this episode, we dive into the power of storytelling in safety leadership with Paul Espenan, Senior Vice President EHS&R – Diversified Energy Company and author of The Heart and Soul of Safety. Paul shares his journey from oil and gas safety to writing a leadership book filled with impactful stories, emphasizing that genuine care drives safety culture.

Contact Paul Espenan via LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paul-espenan
https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Soul-Safety-Leading-Performance/

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In this episode recorded in person at the CCUS Conference 2026, Host, Elena Melchert talks with Ed Covington, Vice President of Strategy and Markets at Pelican Energy Consultants, who shares insights into the complex world of CO2 processing, pipeline transport, and the role of supercritical CO2 in CCS and EOR projects. Discover how decades of pipeline experience and innovative engineering are shaping the future of carbon capture and storage.
LINKS:
Pelican Energy Consultants | Explore Energy Solutions Today

CCUS | Explore CCUS Solutions Today — Pelican Energy Consultants

Pelican SOQ CCUS

Pelican CCUS Projects List

Contact | Get in Touch Today — Pelican Energy Consultants

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Global Energy Show Part 3 of 3
We close out our Global Energy Show 2026 series with the conversations that zoom out the furthest — the ones about where the whole industry is heading. Six interviews spanning AI strategy, AI literacy, methane abatement, carbon capture, seismic innovation, and the infrastructure of Canadian energy innovation itself.

Canada has quietly built something remarkable: 60 million tons of CO₂ stored underground, one company hitting one million tons of methane equivalent eliminated, a national AI institute training 5,000 energy workers for the jobs that are coming, and an innovation network connecting the people who are building the next generation of Canadian energy technology. This episode is the view from the front edge.

We speak with:
Robbie Butchart — Blackbook AI
Trevor Lamson — Key Account Manager, Energy, Amii (Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute)
George Varghese — Project Engineer
Jacqueline Peterson — Chief External Affairs Strategist, Kathairos Solutions
Breanne O’Reilly — Chief Operating Officer, International CCS Knowledge Center
Bryan Helfenbaum and Andrea Crook — Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN) / Optiseis

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Sponsored by ABB – Helping industries outrun leaner and cleaner.

Summary
In this episode, an expert from Akselos discusses innovative technologies for extending asset life, improving energy efficiency, and supporting the energy transition. We explore how real-time monitoring, AI, and new engineering methods can reduce costs, lower emissions, and enhance resilience in energy infrastructure.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Dr. Klaus Reimers and the Episode
00:59 The importance of extending asset life in energy
03:05 Challenges with static equipment and AI solutions
03:57 Real-time steel health monitoring and ‘letting the steel speak’
06:59 Impact of asset longevity on CO2 emissions and sustainability
07:57 Operational efficiency and avoiding incidents
10:10 Case studies: FPSO, pipelines, offshore structures
12:07 The importance of fast, scalable engineering tools
12:59 Future outlook: innovation, R&D, and the energy industry
14:04 Final thoughts and industry implications

Useful Links:
Akselos website: https://akselos.com/
Joe’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfbatir/

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In this episode, Mark LaCour and Matthew Bertram discuss essential sales fundamentals for enterprise deals in the oil and gas industry, addressing common pitfalls and practical strategies to accelerate deal closure.

Download the checklist mentioned here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MaZrX-fnuZoj1xfr_UFZk-axpl8pRnRx/view?usp=sharing

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Kailey Euceda joins OGGN founder Mark LaCour to launch The Energy Basket — a new show built on one idea: energy isn’t a transition with a winner and a loser, it’s “all of the above.”

They trace how the term emerged from a Fernando C. Hernandez patent and gained traction after OTC 2024, why profitability (not subsidy) is what actually drives clean-tech innovation, and how a woven basket — not a single strand, but the interconnected load-bearing structure — explains how the industry actually works.

Future episodes bring on founders and engineers to unpack the hardest problems in energy, one job-to-be-done at a time.

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Sponsored by NavVis – Laser Scanning Solutions & Digital Twin Technology

See a photo of Mark wearing the NavVis VLX LiDAR Scanner!

Oil prices slide as U.S. and Iran pause strikes to give ‘space’ for diplomacy
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/oil-prices-slide-us-iran-pause-strikes-trump-diplomacy-hormuz-red-sea-rcna589383

Baker Hughes flags lower spending by oil and gas producers in 2026
https://www.oilandgas360.com/baker-hughes-flags-lower-spending-by-oil-and-gas-producers-in-2026/

First jacket for BP’s $7 billion gas and CCUS project reaches its destination
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/first-jacket-for-bps-7-billion-gas-and-ccus-project-reaches-its-destination/

First condensate cargo from Australian project en route to South Korea
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/first-condensate-cargo-from-australian-project-en-route-to-south-korea/

Refiners seek court order forcing EPA to decide small refinery exemptions
https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/072726-refiners-seek-court-order-forcing-epa-to-decide-small-refinery-exemptions

Saudi Aramco Shuts 400,000-Bpd Refinery After Houthi Strike
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Saudi-Aramco-Shuts-400000-Bpd-Refinery-After-Houthi-Strike.html

Oil Prices Have Overshot To The Downside
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/ING-Oil-Prices-Have-Overshot-To-The-Downside.html

Japan Backs Overseas Oil Pipelines to Reduce Hormuz Dependence
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Japan-Backs-Overseas-Oil-Pipelines-to-Reduce-Hormuz-Dependence.html

Louisiana energy helps strengthen U.S. security
https://www.bicmagazine.com/industry/refining-petrochem/louisiana-energy-helps-strengthen-us-security/

Energy Department announces up to $65.5 million to advance domestic oil and natural gas production and delivery
https://www.bicmagazine.com/industry/powergen/energy-department-announces-up-to-65-5-million-to-advance-domestic-oil-and-natural-gas/

TotalEnergies initiates Pacific exports with first Mexican LNG cargo to Asia
https://www.bicmagazine.com/industry/natgas-lng/totalenergies-initiates-pacific-exports-with-first-mexican-lng-cargo-to-asia/

Australia plans first domestic oil refinery in 60 years to boost fuel security
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/australia-considers-first-domestic-oil-refinery-60-years-2026-07-27/

TotalEnergies takes action to give access to clean cooking to 100 million people in Africa and India
https://totalenergies.com/newsroom/totalenergies-takes-action-give-access-clean-cooking-100-million-people-africa/?lang=eng

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In this episode, host Joe Batir speaks with four different geothermal start ups while at the Geothermal Rising Geothermal Investment Forum. Listen in to understand who they area, what they are doing, and how to get a hold of them.

Useful Links:
Transitional Energy: https://www.gradientgeothermal.com/
Green Therma: https://greentherma.com/
GTW: https://www.geothermalwellsllc.com/
Terra Flux: https://www.terraflux.net/
Joe’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfbatir/

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We’re back on Day 2 at the Global Energy Show 2026 in Calgary, and the floor is just as packed as yesterday. Part 2 takes a different angle — this episode is about the tools, technologies, and solutions doing real work in the field right now.

Seven companies, seven different problems being solved: a digital platform tracking completions in real time, Starlink connectivity finally cracking the remote-site problem, downhole vibration sensors cutting drilling failures with AI-powered analysis, 3D laser scanning that lets crews virtually walk a turnaround before anyone sets foot on site, a corrosion-under-insulation solution that rethinks how pipelines breathe, an engineer who reprograms diesel engines so equipment can actually run on the fuel available in export markets, and a husband-and-wife team using radio frequency energy to unlock billions of barrels of heavy oil in Alberta that no SAGD plant will ever justify.

We speak with:
Jory Worobec — Director, Arbiter Completions
Colin Burger & Len Blelie — EnerStar Solutions
Jonathan Prill — President, Recon Intelligence Corporation
Lindsay Bil — Onsite3D Limited
Kyle Williams — Director of Operations, Integrity Products
Keith Kjenner — President, Export Diesel Tunes
Kate & Mike Tourigny — Accelerware

https://www.arbitercompletions.com
https://www.enerstarsolutions.com
https://www.reconintel.ca
https://www.onsite3d.ca
https://www.integrityproducts.com
https://www.accelerware.com

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