Oil and Gas Upstream

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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

Mr. Simon Seaton, CEO, Society of Petroleum Engineers recorded live at SPE 2024 ATCE, New Orleans | Ep 272
October 24, 2024

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,

Chris Martin, Global Business Development of Wings Travel Group:  oil and gas unique travel needs | Ep 271
October 17, 2024

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

Travis Windholz, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Conduit, a total power solution for E&P and midstream companies | Ep 270
October 03, 2024

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 s

Jane Stricker, Executive Director of Houston Energy Transition Inititiave. Recorded live at CERAWeek, March 2024 | Ep 269
September 27, 2024

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 environme

Dana Otillio, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Vice President of Marketing and Communication talks about all the communication tools SPE uses to broadcast content and information to both SPE members and non-members
September 19, 2024

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

Lee Hyson, with Gaia Earth Group, discusses wireline operations with Elena Melchert at the 2024 SPE/AAPG/SEG/CCUS conference | Ep 267
September 05, 2024

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.

George Koperna, V.P. Advanced Resources International talks at the CCUS conference in March 2024 about the current state of Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS).  Recorded live at the SPE/AAPG/SEG CCUS Conference March 2024. Ep 266
August 28, 2024

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

Hanai Al Khalaifa, Technical Advisor for Produced Water for Saudi Aramco and Produced Water Society President for Middle East Chapter talks with Elena Melchert at the Produced Water Society Annual Conference about current state of managing Produced
August 21, 2024

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 i

 James Campos, TRRC and Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Trade/Energy, Commonwealth of Virginia, discusses hydrogen as an energy source.  Recorded at the US Hydrogen Alliance Policy Leader Conference, March 2, 2024 | Ep 264
August 15, 2024

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 b