Oil and Gas Upstream

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Future Energy Insights with Glen Davis at US Hydrogen Alliance
December 25, 2024

Host, Elena Melchert, talks with Glen Davis, current Director of Energy for the Virginia Departmet of Energy. Mr. Davis talks about the all of the above energy policy in Virginia and the fact that

Christmas Special 2024
December 24, 2024

In this festive OGGN Christmas Special, the hosts and co-hosts engage in a fun-filled quiz that tests their holiday knowledge. The conversation flows from introductions to a series of light-hearted tr

Carlos Torres: Founder of Royal Oaks Energy, SPE Coordinator | ATCE 2024
December 18, 2024

Host, Elena Melchert, talks with Carlos Torres at the SPE/ATCE 2024 conference in New Orleans about his 24-year career in oil and gas that includes experiences in Asia, Venezuela and the US with SLB b

Dr. Jeremy Boak: Geologist, Advisor, and Carbon Expert
December 11, 2024

Host, Elena Melchert, talks with Dr. Jeremy Boak about his over 40 years experience as a geologist in various roles from ARCO to the Department of Energy, the Colorado School of Mines, and currently

Dr. Hamed Soroush, Founder and CEO, Teverra  
December 04, 2024

Dr. Hamed Soroush talks with Host, Elena Melchert, about In this episode of Oil and Gas Upstream, host Elena Melchert speaks with Dr. Hamed Soroush, founder and CEO of Tavera, about the companys in

Derrick Whiting and Yani Araujo of Intertek Westport Technology Center discuss how Intertek is playing a role in CCUS methods and evaluations | Ep 277
November 27, 2024

In this episode, Elena Melchert talks with Derrick Whiting and Yani Araujo of Intertek at the CCUS conference in March 2024. They discuss how CO2 is effectively injected for storage and how Intertek e

Chris Wright, Founder and CEO, Liberty Energy, and Nominee for Secretary of Energy | Ep 276
November 20, 2024

Chris Wright talks with Host, Elena Melchert, about his career in energy, especially oil and gas, and an important timeline of industry contributions to making the USA a net exporter of energy. TheBe

Phil Cruver, Co-Founder and CEO and Bill Bartling, Co-Founder and Director of Regulatory Affairs at Geo2Watts | Ep 275
November 15, 2024

Host, Elena Melchert talks with Phil Cruver and Bill Bartling about the work they are doing at Geo2Watts to recycle idle or unplugged oil well bores to store thermal energy that can later be converted

Kevin Silla, Director, Pristine Energy talks about using hydrogen discoveries around the world as a potential energy source. Recorded at the USA Hydrogen Alliance Conference on May 29, 2024 | Ep 274
November 13, 2024

Host, Elena talks with Kevin Silla, Director, Pristine Energy, about exploring for geologic hydrogen. Kevin began his oil and gas career in coventional oil and gas as Petroleum Landman and learned ab

Andy Wang, Prescient Devices and Russell Whitney, Precision Drilling at the SPE/ATCE 2024 conference on drilling operations data and data management | Ep 273
October 30, 2024

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 surf