Oil and Gas Upstream

Latest Episodes
Innovative Insurance Solutions for the Energy Sector with Warren Spiwak, and Hilde Haviland, USI Insurance Services
In this episode of Oil and Gas Upstream, host Elena Melchert engages with guests Warren Spiwak and Hilde Haviland to discuss the complexities of energy risks and insurance and the intersection of ener
Dan Naatz, COO and Executive VP of IPAA at NAPE 2025 | Ep 292
In this conversation, Elena Melchert talks with Dan Naatz, Independent Petroleum Association (IPAA) about the partnership of IPAA with the North American Prospects Expo (NAPE) event, highlighting the
Landmen make the Upstream oil and gas sector possible with Landman Courtney Childress | Ep 291
In this episode, host Elena Melchert talks with Courtney Childress about what happens BEFORE drilling for oil. What is a Landman, and what does he or she do? If you own subsurface minerals such as oi
Engineered Salinity: Boosting Oil Production with Geoffrey Thyne | Ep 290
In this episode of Oil and Gas Upstream, host Elena Melchert interviews Jeffrey Thyne, an expert in oil recovery through water chemistry manipulation. They discussed Thynes extensive background in th
What you think you know about oil and gas with Sam Norwood, Student, Texas A&M | Ep 289
In this episode of Oil and Gas Upstream, host Elena Melchert engages with Sam Norwood, a petroleum engineering student at Texas A&M University. They discuss the evolving landscape of the oil and gas i
Dwayne Purvis, Purvis Energy Advisors | Ep 288
Host, Elena Melchert, talks with Dwayne Purvis, Founder and Principal Advisor, Purvis Energy Advisors about integrating petroleum engineering with sustainable energy. Recorded in person at the SPE 20
Navigating Carbon with Deb Ryan, Swan Mountain Advisory | Ep 287
In this episode of Oil and Gas Upstream, host Elena Melchert speaks with Deb Ryan, CEO and founder of Swan Mountain Advisory, about the evolving landscape of the oil and gas industry, particularly in
Pierre Emmanuel d’Huart, SAIPEM, on oil, gas & SPE in Europe | 286
Elena talks with Pierre dHuart at the SPE/ATCE 2024 conference in New Orleans about the oil and gas industry in Europe as well as SPE in Europe. Pierre is Director of Technology Development at SAIPEM
Strategy & Growth in Oil & Gas with Tracy Gray | Ep 285
Elena talks with Tracy Gray, Former Vice President of Strategy, Marketing and Product Commercialization in Oil and Gas Automation. Tracy is a 2024 awardee of the Houston Business Journals Women Who
Liquid Gold: NETL’s Research on Critical Minerals in Produced Water | Ep 284
Elena Melchert talks with geochemist Justin Mackey and Tom Tarka both at the at the U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) about Critical Minerals. Critical Minerals