In the episode of This Week In Energy for April 20, 2024:
On April 4, residents in and around Sulphur, Louisiana, were asked to shelter in place after the Denbury carbon pipeline leaked nearby.
According to the release, there was a leak in a high-pressure carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline owned by Denbury Inc. and ExxonMobil, in Sulphur, Louisiana. Pipeline operator representatives arrived at the scene almost two hours after Calcasieu Parish’s Ward 6 Fire Department.
This pipeline is just one of a multitude of proposed CO2 pipelines that are encroaching Louisiana communities as part of a rapid build-out of the carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry.
Carbon dioxide displaces oxygen and can cause asphyxiation in high concentrations, yet sufficient safety and emergency preparedness plans are not in place in communities that are located near dangerous pipelines. CO2 is odorless and colorless, it is heavier than air and displaces oxygen.
Matt Rota, Healthy Gulf, discusses the leak and how their organization is involved.
According to Rota, Healthy Gulf’s purpose is to collaborate with and serve communities who love the Gulf of Mexico by providing the research, communications, and coalition-building tools needed to reverse the long pattern of over exploitation of the Gulf’s natural resources.
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Jared Walker discusses carbon storage and management. Walker is the Director of Project Development for Carbonvert.
Walker has 20+ years of experience in CCUS as well as in the oilfield, including the Barrow Island project in Australia. The Gorgon Joint Venture was with Chevron Australia, ExxonMobil, Shell, Tokyo Gas, Osaka Gas and Chubu Electric.
Jared previously worked as director of carbon removal for Marquis Energy, as commercial project development manager at Battelle, and as project manager and service delivery manager with Schlumberger Carbon Services.
Walker has operations and business management experience in multiple industrial and research sectors related to CO2 and oil and gas. His background includes experience in the full lifecycle of CCUS projects, from initial study to close out, and experience in international exploration, geosciences, well design, drilling, monitoring, permitting, outreach, capture, and transport.
Walker earned his degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Utah State University.
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Warren Martin, executive director, Kansas Strong, joins the program with an update on the Jayhawk State.
Martin has been very active educating and promoting the benefits of oil and gas, including tax revenues, community development projects and everyday uses for petroleum products.
"Informing the public about the many ways the Kansas oil and natural gas industry contributes to our state and our nation is an important part of our mission," Martin said. "Kansas Strong has implemented a multi-platform campaign to reach Kansans with our message. See how Kansas Strong is helping educate and inform Kansans about the critical role our industry plays."
Martin provides periodic messages dedicated to topics related to the oil & natural gas industry and how they impact our lives. He has appeared at over 200 events in the past year.
"So Kansas is a unique oil and gas producing state. We're 11th leading producing state in the nation. Yet we do not have big oil here in Kansas. We don't we do not have any of the major oil companies here. Only one that it could even slightly be considered a major oil producing company that actually does production here in the state," Martin said. "We have a lot of pipeline companies. We have a lot of refining companies. But oil and gas production is predominantly done by local, independent oil and gas producers across the state. We are almost exclusively a marginal well state."
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Joe Sinnott, Witting Partners and the host of The Energy Detox Podcast joins This Week In Energy to discuss how the season of change can impact your bottom line and workplace culture.
“As the energy sector continues to evolve with mergers, acquisitions, and expansions into new territories, professionals in the industry are faced with the constant need to adapt and reinvent themselves“ Sinnott said.
The interview centered around the themes of sports with Major League Baseball’s Spring Training and Opening Day fresh in the minds and American lexi-culture. The upcoming NFL Draft and change in direction of NBA Playoffs too.
“Key to getting ready for any new season is de-cluttering and getting rid of crap you don't need, which is easier said than done in life and business… let alone the NFL,” Sinnott said.
Robert Bryce is in Colorado discussing how the once Purple State is now a Blue Battleground in Energy.
Bryce is an author, filmmaker, and public speaker who has been reporting on the energy sector for more than 30 years.
Bryce has written six books, including his latest, A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations. He’s the host of the Power Hungry Podcast and the executive producer of the feature-length documentary, Juice: How Electricity Explains the World.
Along with his colleague, Tyson Culver, Bryce is also the producer of a terrific new five-part docuseries, Juice: Power, Politics, and the Grid, that’s available for free on YouTube.
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National Energy Talk host Mark Stansberry is This Week In Energy’s Podcaster Profile.
Mark A. Stansberry is a corporate leader with extensive experience in the energy industry. He is currently a strategic energy strategist, international negotiator, and corporate advisor to boards and c-suites.
Stansberry has served as Chairman/CEO of The GTD Group, and CEO/President of The Oklahoma Royalty Company. An award-winning film and music producer, columnist, radio talk show host and writer, Mark is the author of five energy-related books.
Stansberry was inducted into the Western Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2009. Mark is a frequent speaker in the oil & gas space – focusing on business development, strategic planning, new technologies, digital transformation, and operational excellence within the entire energy sector.
Stansberry was also inducted into the 2022 Oklahoma Movie Hall of Fame. Mark co-founded GrayMark Productions with Academy Award winning producer Gray Frederickson in 2001. GrayMark went on to win an Emmy for a documentary and produced five featured films. Mark and Gray are currently producing a DocuFilm, Sherwood Forest.
Stansberry has testified before the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and other entities. Internationally, he has worked on projects in other countries, including Brazil, Bulgaria, PR China, Czech Republic, Japan, Mexico, and Russia.
Domestically, he has led energy projects in over twenty states and in several energy sectors, including upstream, midstream, and downstream of the oil and gas energy sector. Stansberry has been a member of several energy associations including Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, Professional Petroleum Data Management Association, and Independent Petroleum Association of America.
Peter Kearl, inventor and managing member, Qmast, Grand Junction, Colorado Explains how his microwave oil production can be used to replace fracking in some shale plays.
The process would send the microwave equipment down a well to heat the hydrocarbon-bearing rock to the point that it would release crude oil that then could be collected by conventional drilling, he said.
The technology could tap shale on steep slopes from the side, allowing the oil to simply flow out.
The patented microwave technology he's considering wouldn't require a large electricity supply, he said, because the process also would produce natural gas, which could be used to fire the generators for the microwave equipment.
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Other highlighted energy interviews:
Clint Kling of Shepherd VR discusses on how Toyota and several police departments are integrating VR Training into their HR, safety and overall culture. Click here for interview.
Kunal Patel, Dallas Federal Reserve, breaks down the recent Energy Survey. This quarter’s survey also includes for the first time a set of questions regarding price expectations for oil and natural gas over six-month, one-year, two-year and five-year horizons. Click here for interview.
Barry Smitherman is the Chairman, President, and co-founder of the Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance (TxGEA), an organization dedicated to education, public awareness, and advocacy on behalf of the Texas geothermal industry. He shares how the oil and gas industry is working with geothermal energy. Click here for interview.
Plus much much more on This Week In Energy.
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This Week In Energy for April 20, 2024