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  • Improving Capital Efficiency

    Welcome back to The Next Imperative! Our host Geoff Angulo is joined by Reyad Nasser - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal, Ben Jackson - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy, and Alan Pender - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy. In today’s episode, join these gentlemen as they discuss the new corporate metric put onto the drilling sites, and how you can reach this capital efficiency. Dive into the different pros and cons that come from IOCS vs. independents and how these two could take the best of each other to change the game in the oil & gas industry. Don’t miss out on this informational episode and tune in now!

    To learn more about Alvarez & Marsal click here: https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/industries/energy

    Host:

    Geoff Angulo, Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy

    Guests:

    Reyad Nasser - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal
    Ben Jackson - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy
    Alan Pender - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy

    Time Stamps:

    • (00:00 - 01:10) Introductions
    • (01:11 - 04:23) Defining Capital Efficiency
    • (04:24 - 06:44) Delivering the Corporate Metric
    • (06:45 - 09:11) Historical Context
    • (09:12 - 14:22) Getting an Even Recovery
    • (14:23 - 17:30) Trends Today
    • (17:31 - 19:50) The Now What
    • (19:51 - 27:42) Trial & Error vs. Modeling
    • (27:43 - 31:16) Differentiating Between IOCs and Independents
    • (31:17 - 36:56) Levers of Succes for IOCs
    • (36:57 - 40:36) Key Takeaways
    • (40:37 - 40:56) Closing
    • 41 min
    • Optimizing Base Production Management: Part 2

      Welcome back to The Next Imperative! Our host Geoff Angulo is joined by Reyad Nasser - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal, Jay Campbell - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy, and Alan Pender - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy. In today’s episode, hear how Alvarez and Marsal use data to help their clients get a holistic view of their sites. Tune in near the end to hear how the oil and gas industry is dealing with emission regulation and the future that may come from electronification. Don’t miss out on this informational episode and tune in now!

      To learn more about Alvarez & Marsal click here: https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/industries/energy

      Host:

      Geoff Angulo, Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy

      Guests:

      Reyad Nasser - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal
      Jay Campbell - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy
      Alan Pender - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy

      Time Stamps:

      • (00:00 - 00:23) Intro
      • (00:24 - 01:41) The Risk of Tolerance
      • (01:42 - 09:10) Two-Pronged Approach
      • (09:11 - 14:40) Utilizing Data to Improve
      • (14:41 - 21:07) Focus Beyond Costs and Key Takeaways
      • (21:08 - 22:56) Culture Matters
      • (22:57 - 31:27) Role of Emissions
      • (31:28 - 31:48) Closing
      • 32 min
      • Optimizing Base Production Management: Part 1

        Welcome back to The Next Imperative! Our host Geoff Angulo is joined by Reyad Nasser - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal, Jay Campbell - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy, and Alan Pender - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy. Listen to a conversation about managing base production and the opportunity for improvement at the drilling site. Learn how to optimize your capital and workforce to make your well the most profitable it can be! Don’t miss out on this informational episode and tune in now!

        To learn more about Alvarez & Marsal click here: https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/industries/energy

        Host:

        Geoff Angulo, Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy

        Guests:

        Reyad Nasser - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal
        Jay Campbell - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy
        Alan Pender - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy

        Time Stamps:

        • (00:00 - 01:00) Introductions
        • (01:01 - 10:03) Managing Base Production
        • (10:04 - 12:49) What Does Good Look Like?
        • (12:50 - 16:11) Allocating Capital
        • (16:12 - 20:34) Finding Marginal Wells
        • (20:35 - 22:02) The Benefit of Scale
        • (22:03 - 26:55) Optimizing Lease Operators
        • (26:56 - 27:17) Closing
        • 28 min
        • Business Unit Optimization: What can an IOC learn from an Independent?

          Welcome back to The Next Imperative! Our host Geoff Angulo is joined by Nick Carnrite, Reyad Nasser, and Renee Klimczak, all Managing Directors with Alvarez & Marsal. They discuss the change in using portfolios in today's climate, IOC optimization, learning from independent players, and so much more. You will not want to miss out on this insightful episode.

          38 min
        • Shifts in the Energy Landscape

          Welcome back to The Next Imperative! Our host Geoff Angulo is joined by Managing Director AI Carnrite and Senior Advisor Jay Johnson.

           

          In today’s episode, join these gentlemen as they discuss the constant change in the oil and gas industries, and current innovations that are leading to great solutions. Learn how Integrated Oil companies are planning towards success in this constant evolving economy. They also bring up how exploration in these industries is having a comeback due to high demand of resources. Don’t miss out on this informational episode and tune in now!

           

          To learn more about Alvarez & Marsal: https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/shifts-energy-landscape

           

          Host:

          Geoff Angulo, Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy

           

          Guests:

          AI Carnrite - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal

          Jay Johnson - Senior Advisor with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy

           

          Time Stamps:

          (00:00 - 01:10) Introductions

          (01:11 - 03:11) New Changes in the Oil Field

          (03:12 - 06:16) Natural Gas as an Ideal Fuel

          (06:17 - 08:40) Integrated Oil Companies

          (08:41 - 11:40) Developing Solutions for Constant Changes

          (11:41 - 13:13) Relentlessly Pursuing Objectives Towards Success

          (13:14 - 17:15) IOC Energy Transition

          (17:16 - 19:55) Independent Cash Flows

          (19:56 - 23:37) Comeback of Exploration

          (23:38 - 28:33) Future of HydroCarbons

          (28:34 - 32:15) Opportunity to Grow People

          (32:16 - 32:56) Closing

          33 min
        • Driving Returns Through Real-time P&L

          Welcome back to The Next Imperative! Out host Geoff Angulo is joined by Rogers Herndon and a special guest Ryan Phillips the CEO of Axis Energy Services. Ryan tells us how he started in the oil industry and started working with Rogers, a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal. We then get into how Ryan runs Axis Energy Services differently by doing a P&L with every rig every day, and how he accomplished this with the help of A&M. Follow the discussion as we dive into subjects like giving ownership to your employees, saving profit with change, moving rigs, and so much more. Don’t miss out on this informational episode and tune in now!

          Host:

          • Geoff Angulo, Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy
          • Guests:

            •  Rogers Herndon - Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal
            •  Ryan Phillips - Axis Energy Services CEO
            • Time Stamps:

              • (00:00 - 00:51) Introductions
              • (00:52 - 10:45) Background on our Guest
              • (10:46 - 12:35) Meeting Rogers
              • (12:36 - 20:52) Dayliy P&L
              • (20:53 - 30:30) Saving A Month & Improving Rigs
              • (30:31 - 39:35) Giving a Sense of Ownership
              • (39:36 - 40:43) Closing Thoughts
              • 41 min
              • Supply Chain Success in Today’s Oilfield Services Industry

                Welcome back! In this episode, we discuss the changing landscape of the supply chain industry and how you can take control of your supply chain department with Sean Laffere and Jacques Deplantis. We dig deep into the supply chain processes and how essential a trustworthy system is to creating forecasts and maximizing efficiency in your supply chain. If you are a business-minded individual looking for a trustworthy source of information, you have come to the right place, don’t miss this episode!

                To learn more about Alvarez & Marsal click here: Energy | Alvarez & Marsal | Management Consulting | Professional Services (alvarezandmarsal.com)

                Host:
                Geoff Angulo, Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy

                Guests:
                Sean Laffere, Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal
                Jacques Deplantis, Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal - Energy

                Time Stamps:

                • (00:00 - 01:01) Introductions
                • (01:02 - 03:24) Supply chain steps into the spotlight
                • (03:25 - 06:56) Supply chain changes affecting OFS
                • (06:57 - 08:53) Steps to improve your supply chain department
                • (08:54 - 10:00) Capitalizing on processes, people, and technologies
                • (10:01 - 11:16) Trusting in the plans and systems
                • (11:17 - 12:18) Analyzing revenue, costs, and efficiency in supply chains
                • (12:19 - 14:26) Where to begin with improving supply chains
                • (14:27 - 17:10) Additional challenges to developing SIOP systems
                • (17:11 - 18:53) Big takeaways
                • (18:54 - 19:34) Closing
                • 20 min
                • Synergy Capture in a Consolidating Oilfield Services Industry

                  Description:

                  Welcome back! In this episode, we discuss mergers and acquisitions in the oilfield sector with our guests Jacques Duplantis, and Mark Clevenger. We go in depth on transactions, client relationships, navigating culture and much more, if you are in the oil investment industry this is a must watch episode, as it is full of business-altering information, don’t miss out and watch now! 

                  Host:
                  Geoff Angulo, Senior Director

                  Guests:
                  Jacques Duplantis - Managing Director
                  Mark Clevenger - Managing Director

                  Time Stamps:

                  • (00:00 - 00:42) Introduction
                  • (00:43 - 02:29) Slow down on transactions
                  • (02:30 - 04:15) Drivers in the oilfield sector today
                  • (04:16 - 09:19) How to build a good investment strategy for clients
                  • (09:20 - 12:00) The best way to advise clients and stay away of traps
                  • (12:01 - 15:14) Looking at the future of transactions in the industry
                  • (15:15 - 17:36) Investment advice for oilfield executives
                  • (17:37 - 18:11) Closing
                  • 19 min
                  • The IRA - One Year Later: Early Learnings from Battery Energy Storage Incentives

                    As we approach the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act, join us and a panel of industry experts to share front-line learnings related to one of the key frontier areas of the IRA:  the extension of tax incentives to stand-alone battery energy storage.

                    Join Kevin M. Jacobs, Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal Tax, Rogers Herndon, Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Performance Improvement, Christopher Scott, Renewable Energy Investments at Google, Chris Taylor, CEO at GridStor, Jamie Stahle, President/COO at CCA Group, Sharriff Barakat, Partner at Akin Gump.

                     Topics that will be covered include:

                    • Tax Equity Partnerships vs. Transferability – pros and cons
                    • Diligence and structuring – early learnings
                    • Tax credit recapture risk and related insurance requirements
                    • Domestic content guidance
                    • Alta Wind – US federal Court Claims Case fallout
                    • Pricing and market participation   
                    • 57 min
                    • Talent Management and Retention within OFSE

                      In this episode, host Geoff Angulo, Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Energy, sits down with two other Senior Directors of Alvarez & Marsal Energy, Gillian Tilbury and Jeff Cass. The three discuss talent management and retention within an OFSE company. Tune in to learn more about challenges affecting retention, KPI’s, turnovers, enhancing margins, and more! 

                      Host:
                      Geoff Angulo, Senior Director

                      Guests:
                      Gillian Tilbury, Senior Director
                      Jeff Cass, Senior Director

                      Time Stamps:

                      • (00:00 - 00:51) Introduction
                      • (00:52  - 04:07) New Challenges Affecting Retention
                      • (04:08 - 07:06) Advising Clients
                      • (07:08 - 19:13) Enhancing Margins and Company Culture
                      • (19:14 - 20:59) Key Pieces of Advice
                      • (21:00 - 26:05) Initial Approaches for CHRO/COO
                      • (26:06 - 26:42) Outro
                      • 27 min

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