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Host, Elena Melchert, talks with both Andy Wang and Russell Whitney about the large amounts of data coming from equipment on drilling rigs and using it to further improve drilling operations both surface equipment and downhole equipment by using Artificial Intelligence (AI). 

Episode Link

https://www.precisiondrilling.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-whitney-pmp

https://www.prescientdevices.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-wang-2005

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In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, talks with Simon Seaton, new CEO for Society of Petroleum Engineers.  Listen to Simon as he recounts his career experience, how he came to be the new CEO of SPE, and an overview of the ATCE Opening Panel session, and the future of SPE and the role of SPE in the energy landscape of the future, including new SPE initiatives and their new tag line “Solutions. People. Energy.” that oil, gas, and other subsurface resources are the realm of petroleum engineers, geoscientists, and all those who contribute to the energy landscape.

Episode Links 

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Host, Elena Melchert talks with Chris Martin, Sr. Vice President of Wings Travel Group, provides personalized custom travel for oil and gas personnel, from oversees air to transporting offshore crews destined for offshore; facilitating moving tools and equipment also including during time of war and COVID, and for oil and gas travelers with specific country requirements and quarantines. 

Episode Links 

https://www.wings.travel

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Elena Melchert talks with Travis Windholz, Managing Director of Conduit. Travis has 20+ years of experience in energy and power investing and leadership. Conduit was founded in 2022 as a total power solution, enabling E&P and midstream companies to utilize their own gas for power generation. Travis discussed the work Conduit does to provide natural gas and battery power plants for operators, which can be used as a primary baseload power source, as a supplement or a bridge to power supplied by the traditional grid, or as merchant power assets. 

Episode Links 

Company website: https://conduitpower.co/

LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/conduit-power/

Video for Conduit’s Edge product: https://conduitpower.co/edge

Public announcement for expansion of Riley Permian Partnership: https://conduitpower.co/riley-permian-02

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Elena Melchert talks with Jane Stricker about the Houston Energy Transition Initiave (HETI) which in an initiative of the Greater Houston Partnership. Ms. Stricker discusses how the business environment in Houston is a perfect place to handle all aspects of an Energy Transition because it has the science and  engineering talent as well as the industrial base needed to tackle an Energy Transition. There are currently several initiatives going on to develop solutions for the CO2 challenge between business, acedemia and government in Houston as well as community engagement in the Greater Houston area. 

Episode Links 

https://htxenergytransition.org

https://www.houston.org/energy-transition

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-stricker-29977b4

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Elena talks with Dana Otillio, SPE Vice President Marketing and Communication,  about the publishing and multimedia content now available through SPE available for SPE members and non-members on the  SPE website and its own streaming website for content. 

Episode Links 

SPE Energy Stream: https://streaming.spe.org/

The SPE Podcast: https://www.spe.org/en/podcasts/

SPE Website:  https://www.spe.org/en/ 

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Lee Hyson is Operations Petrophysical Consultant with Gaia Earth Group, a formation evaluation services company. Lee Hyson began his oil and gas career with Schlumberger as a field wireline operator. He moved to Gaia in 2011. Mr. Hyson presents wireline operations for the beginner and to a subject matter expert level including geothermal opportunities and CO2 storage.

https://www.gaiaearthgroup.com

https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaia-earth-sciences-limited/about

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehyson

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In this episode, Elena Melchert talks with George Koperna, VP of Advanced Resources International, about the status of CCUS. Mr. Koperna is a Petroleum Engineer who became familiar with CO2 injection in the 1990s as the method was being used in Enhanced Gas Recovery. He now works with government researchers and commercial entities to find best ways to capture and store CO2. In the podcast, he provides the history of CCUS, the current demand for CO2 storage and some challenges encountered in CO2 storage.

 Advanced Resources International, Inc.   https://www.adv-res.com/

George Koperna  linkedin.com/in/george-koperna-5b94ab4 

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Elena Melchert talks with Hani Al Khalifa about how produced water is being managed globally and in the Middle East. The Produced Water Society has grown from just a few hundred to over 8000 members in 2024. Produced Water comes from oil and gas reservoirs with the production.  With emerging technologies, new ways of managing Produced water are being developed. Produced water is often injected back into wells to aid in production and to increase production. Also, there are many critical minerals found in produced water and  there are new ways being developed to treat produced water for other uses. Hana Al Khalaifa has been in the oil and gas industry for over 26 years 

 Produced Water Society  https://producedwatersociety.com/

Hani Al-Khalifa  https://www.watermeetsmoney.com/speaker/hani-al-khalifa-2/

Produced Water Society Middle East : Qatar 2024, December 8th – 12th 2024

https://producedwatersociety.com/event-middle-eastern

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Curtis with EAG joins Mark to discuss the business impacts of cyber security to the oil and gas industry, remote work, zero trust, AI and ensuring that you are secure, even though you have a limited budget. Plus, for once Mark doesn’t make fun of the Army!

 In this episode, Elena Melchert talks with James Campos, Deputy Secretary of Commerce & Trade/Energy, Commonwealth of Virginia, about the potential use of hydrogen. He believes that hydrogen is part of the “all of the above” solution for future energy sources and that it has the potential to be an efficient and clean source of energy. However, some challenges exist due to the cost to develop and the building of infrastructure. He believes it will be commercially viable in another 15 years. 

Episode Links

James Campos   linkedin.com/in/james-e-c-4ba57226

Virginia Department of Commerce and Trade https://www.commerce.virginia.gov/

U.S Hydrogen Alliance https://www.ushydrogenalliance.org/

Prior interview with James Campos on OGGN “Oil and Gas Upstream” podcast 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-energy-with-james-campos/id1450833136?i=1000630913190

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