2015 Gulf Coast Oil & Gas Awards Winners Yearbook by Marc Bridgen

3rd Annual

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Contents

Editorial

Guest of Honor

Judging panel

Congratulations to the 2015 Rocky Mountain Winners

Congratulations to the 2015 Northeast Winners

A-Z of finalists

Oil & Gas Awards Contacts

10 Regulation By Any Means Necessary

18 Water Responsibility

Winners’ pages Award for Drilling Excellence

Engineering Company of the Year

Award for Excellence in Well Completion

Industry Supplier of the Year

The Oil & Gas Financial Journal Transaction of the Year - Under $1bn

Oilfield Services Company of the Year

Manufacturer of the Year - Downhole Oil Tools

Bullhorn Recruitment Agency of the Year

General Industry Service Award

New Technology Development of the Year Award - Software 33 Application VZ Environmental Award for Excellence in Environmental Stewardship

Workforce Housing Provider of the Year

Award for Excellence in Health & Safety

Breitling Energy Future Industry Leader

Trucking Company of the Year – Presented by Kenworth

The Oil & Gas Financial Journal Transaction of the Year - Over $1bn

Consultancy of the Year

Water Management Company of the Year

New Technology Development of the Year – General/Products

Themark Corporation E&P Company of the Year

Industry Leader

Manufacturer of the Year

JC Fodale Award for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility

Protecting the Environment Profitably

36 Rolling with the Changes

44 Potential for Greatness

52 Safety Gains Traction

56 LNG on the Go

62 Proactive HSE Plans Pay Off

64 In Case of Emergency…

72 License to Drill 4

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Guest of Honor Editorial

Down, Not Out The U.S. oil industry may be stuck in a rut at the moment, but Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton knows the opportunity to grow is at hand.

Whenever an industry faces the bust part of its boom-andbust cycle, there is always someone with an entrepreneurial spirit who views the downturn as an opportunity rather than a hindrance. Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton is one of those spirits, and during his speech to kick off the awards gala, he ensured the oil and gas industry that their business will bounce back. “Yes, oil prices are down, and it is a challenging environment,” Sitton says. “But I can tell you with absolute certainty the long-term fundamentals in energy are outstanding. Because I can see a time in just a couple of years where oil prices are going to come back, and where anybody who’s got substantial capital to invest is going to say the United States is where it’s at.” Even with oil prices hovering above $40 as of March 2015 with OPEC showing no signs of ending its market manipulation, the future looks bright for the U.S. oil industry. Sitton said over the last 10 years alone, global oil demand has risen from 85 million barrels a day to about 92 million. With U.S. output growing by more than 6 million barrels a day, the domestic industry is in a great position to fill the void, according to Sitton.

“That is not just a legacy about earnings, and it’s not just about producing a lot of oil,” Sitton said. “My hope is that this time in history, when people look back and say, ‘How did we do as an industry?’ I hope they talk about this time as a revolutionary time in American history because of how we reshaped the global energy landscape.” One way to make this a reality is to spread the word of the benefits of a robust domestic oil and gas industry, according to Sitton. He challenged the audience to make a focused effort to celebrate industry successes outside of the Oil & Gas Awards galas. “As people around this state and around the country ask basic questions about, ‘How do we know what is going on is good?’ We’re going to have to go beyond what we’re doing at our jobs and what we’re doing here tonight.”

Considering Sitton’s belief that the Ghawar Field in Saudi Arabia has maxed out its production, the potential to increase oil production in the Middle Eastern nation will come from unconventional plays. That means it is no longer just innovative technologies that will make the United States competitive on the world market. Instead, it is the fact that in those types of developments, the United States and Texas is cost-competitive. “We have become the swing producer,” Sitton said. “If you look into the future, how will the rest of the world respond to increases in demand? The landscape has changed.” With three young children of his own, Sitton said he envisions a time when they can look back on this period in the oil and gas industry as a renaissance, not just an economic boon. History already has written plenty about the time the United States lost its role as the swing producer in the 1970s, but Sitton believes it will be the 2020s when the U.S. oil and gas industry is back on top of the world market.

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Industry Summit Editorial

Regulation By Any Means Necessary The oil and gas industry encounters new rules through a variety of sources – many of which may not be legal.

The oil and gas industry has no problems with regulations of its operations. Decision-makers realize the days of conducting business with limited for health, safety and environmental concerns is a thing of the past. However, industry leadership’s biggest gripe about regulations is that there is too much it is often duplicitous between state, federal and municipal agencies, and new rules come originate from a variety of sources, often with little time to ramp up operations to meet them. The latest issue the oil and gas industry is facing regarding regulations is the prevalence of “sue-and-settle” litigation being brought against a variety of federal regulatory industries. One of the most prominent are cases levied against the EPA and the Bureau of Land Management forcing decisions on hundreds of species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. As prevent as this specific instance may be, it certainly isn’t the only one. The upgraded ozone standard – which is set to take affect October 1, 2015 – has a deadline that is a result of a sueand-settle lawsuit. If the standard is changed to 65 parts per billion, as it currently stands, it is predicted to become the most expensive regulation in U.S. history. “EPA has been moving toward what they call ‘next generation compliance assistance,’ but what it really is is a mechanism to get more federal control over your operations, and looking more at fence-line monitoring and getting out beyond the fence line,” Paul Gutermann, Partner with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, said during the panel discussion entitled “The Unconstitutional Regulation of the Oil and Gas Industry – Lawmaking through Litigation.” “This really is the tip of the iceberg, and it’s coming at us.” Aside from adding many new, complex rules to the regulatory framework, the EPA also is stepping up its enforcement of the rules already on the books, even if the states have primacy. Eddie Lewis, U.S. Head of Environmental Law for Norton Rose Fulbright, used the example of flyovers performed in Texas by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the EPA, both of which search for potential emission points.

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The difference in these investigations, according to Lewis, is staggering. Lewis said if TCEQ performs the investigation, a company typically receives a questionnaire to provide some information about the circumstances surrounding the asset in question, including estimates about emissions associated with the asset and what is being done about them. The EPA takes a much more aggressive stance, according to Lewis, but from a legal standpoint, Lewis said he isn’t sure that is part of the EPA’s jurisdiction. “At this point in time, you can question if they have the regulations in place to provide them much ability to do anything about that,” Lewis said. “But what they will do at an absolute minimum, you would be asked to go to Dallas, sit down and have a meeting, and in the phase for asking a lot of information about their operations.” Lewis advised that it is very important how oil and gas operators respond to such inquiries because of the precedent set when EPA pursued regulating the refining industry in this manner. Through these inquiries, Lewis said, the EPA developed a set of controls over the refining industry through consent decrees refiners were essentially forced to sign. These decrees basically created new regulations. “EPA found a few enforcement points and then would force companies into signing a consent decree that would allow regulation via consent decree of the refining industry,” Lewis said. “These days, as many requirements are in consent decrees, which are technically one off agreements with the EPA, and a lot of questions EPA is asking seemed directed in that direction. “It’s one thing to have your own internal practice that you use,” Lewis said. “Even having an inspection program so you do it on a regular basis is one thing. But it’s another thing to be a regulatory short of being regulations themselves.” As a result of these tactics, Lewis said operators in the oil and gas industry are ramping up their internal inspection and maintenance programs. For example, many companies are inspecting their sites using their own flare cameras, which helps operators determines points of emission that must be addressed. However, Lewis advised anyone who might do this to use the camera as a real-time tool only,

Moderator: R.T. Dukes, Senior Analyst, Wood Mackenzie Speakers: Chris Faulkner, President and CEO, Breitling Energy, Eddie Lewis, US Head of Environmental, Norton Rose Fulbright, Paul E. Gutermann, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

as anything recorded for this purpose could be used as evidence later on. Michael Callegari, Manager, Environmental Services Atlantic-Gulf Operating Area for The Williams Companies Incorporated, agreed with using a flare gas camera or any other method to monitor potential emission issues internally. What troubles him as a regulatory manager, however, is the fact the industry is being regulated through enforcement, which wouldn’t be necessary if there the regulatory framework in the United States was better organized. “If you had clear, concise regulation to say, ‘We need to develop a program, or this will be required,’ then go through the public comment process, I think that’s the way to go,” Callegari said. “What happens is, you have these enforcement actions taking place, and then instead of going to the regulation in your permit which allows you to operate this way, you are now struggling with the fact you have to keep track of all these enforcement actions as well as any litigation going on to make sure I’m up to speed. And that’s not really how it should operate.” The industry also takes issue with the drafters of the regulations, who often do not have a complete understanding of how regulations should work or which ones already are on the books, according to Callegari. Specifically, air regulations are developing at breakneck speed with climate change, hazardous air pollutants and ozone nonattainment as just a few of the issues being addressed. However, the rules are so complex, agencies aren’t up to speed on what their own regulations should be. “We’re at the point where we’re almost educating our own state because they’re putting requirements into our permit, and we’re saying we’re not applicable, but they’re saying, ‘oh, yes you are. The reg says that,’” Callegari said. “But the preamble says otherwise, and you need to go into the preamble. So these regulations are so complicated, the states are not as savvy. “If you don’t have the same interpretation at the federal state and local level, or the same policy, it is very difficult to operate your facilities and you have increased risks on construction side when you expand,” Callegari added.

One rule that has faced harsh criticism is President Obama’s EPA mandate to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. There’s a tension in the Clean Air Act, according to Gutermann, that created a potential trap for the EPA discovered by coal player Murray Energy. Murray Energy now has a case before the Court of Appeals for the District that, if successful, will potentially preclude the Obama administration from going any further with greenhouse gas emission regulations along the lines of the clean power plan that EPA has. The tension, according to Gutermann, is the act allows EPA to choose between national standards for hazardous air pollutants, or requiring the state by state plans their trying to do for greenhouse gases. When moderator R.T. Dukes, Senior Analyst for Wood Mackenzie, asked what the ramifications would be for a Murray Energy victory, Gutermann said it would knock out the greenhouse gas regulations for the entire energy sector and would set the EPA back in terms of trying to find another way to get at the greenhouse gasses other than legislation through Congress. While lawsuits may be the last – if not the most reliable – option for the oil and gas industry, Chris Faulkner, Founder, President and CEO of Breitling Energy Corporation, cautioned the audience about the costs associated with litigation. Legal fees can add up quickly, especially for smaller operators. “It’s really the wrong time to just have nascent regulations thrown at us,” Faulkner said. “The EPA throws out regulation, and the industry has to teach them that this is not proper, not right and doesn’t work.”

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Industry Summit Editorial

Water Responsibility In Texas, all stakeholders in the oil and gas industry are working together to come up with solutions to the potential freshwater oil shortage.

Rethinking conventional ways of using water for hydraulic fracturing operations is at the forefront of just about every oil and gas operator’s mind today. As water grows scarcer, especially in states with a booming population like Texas, new methods to conserve the precious resource are constantly in development, and the situation continues to improve. “I think the industry has really grown up,” Clay Maugans, Director of Water Technologies for Select Energy Services, said during a panel discussion entitled “Minimizing Environmental Impact through Innovative Water Management, Well Site Construction and Logistics. “I think we’ve matured to a much better way of handling [water] from just three years ago. Safety and environmental is something I think we can be proud of today.” Despite the panel’s title, the discussion focused on water for its duration. That isn’t too surprising considering Texas’ potentially looming water shortage, which has regulatory agencies and operators scrambling for solutions that keep the Lone Star State hydrated and without impact oil and gas production. “One of the things we do as part of our overall approach to the environment is to manage the risks that are associated with all these key challenges, and water has taken quite a bit of our attention,” said Edwin Mongan, Senior Manager, Environment and Regulatory for BHP Billiton Petroleum. “It really challenges us to find more effective and more productive ways of doing things, and to find more ways to save costs where we can.” The industry is working together on developing solutions through sponsorship of water-conservation initiatives at the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC). Richard Haut, Program Director, Energy Production, for HARC,

said the industry is relying on the three “Rs” – reduce, reuse and recycle. For reducing, Haut said some of HARC’s sponsors cover produced-water ponds and frack ponds to prevent evaporation from occurring. Sponsors look at reuse to determine how they can set up a water management company – Apache Corporation in the Permian Basin is has removed 80,000 trucks from the road through reuse management techniques, including pipelining water from different places. “We have a mobile analytical chemistry laboratory, and we’ve worked with some sponsors Apache and Pioneer out in the Permian, to understand what is that water source to begin with and see how they can be blended together,” Haut said. “How can you reduce that freshwater all the way down to zero? A lot of our sponsors in the Eagle For have done just that.” Along with recycling, companies aim to add a fourth “R” to the water management process – “restoration.” “What can you do in a cost-effective way to start with nonpotable water, use it throughout all oil and gas activities, and end up with something that is clean enough to release back into the environment?” Haut asked. “That is what we want to pursue in terms of our research needs.” When Mongan first arrived at BHP Billiton Petroleum, one of the first initiatives he launched was to develop a coordinated water management plan that would improve water management across the board. Mongan started with a steering team to get engagement from operations, which was necessary to catch the attention of the people actually using the water. BHP Billiton also brought in water experts

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Moderator: R.T. Dukes, Senior Analyst, Wood Mackenzie Speakers: Clay Maugans Ph.D., Director of Water Technology, Select Energy Services, Richard Haut Ph.D., Program Director, Energy Production, Houston Advanced Research Center, Edwin Mongan, Senior Manager, Environment and Regulatory, BHP Billiton Petroleum

to determine what was happening at the field in terms of amount of water, its source and through to disposal. “We had various metrics out there and we had meters, but we weren’t really capturing it in a systematic way,” Mongan said. “We were able to develop water balance across our operations, and that was a very key way to understand where the issues were.” For example, in the Eagle Ford shale, BHP Billiton was using about 120,000 barrels of water a day for fracking. However, what was going down the well was 80,000 barrels a day. “First thing we realized is we have a lot of losses from the well where we’re extracting the water and the well where we’re using the water for production,” Mongan said. “Turns out most of that was evaporation.” Mongan admitted BHP Billiton hasn’t developed a process to prevent evaporation, but now that the company is aware of the problem, it is working on a solution. This can help determine a variety of areas where water can be conserved. “It’s one thing to measure the water we’re using, but to capture all that in a database where we can really make sense of it and use it for strategic planning at all the key points in the water balance,” Mongan said. When it comes to the technological advances in water management, Maugans said instrumentation and telemetry plays a key role. Select Energy Services, for example, developed the standard on-pit monitoring with remote control boat mapping. The company now owns a fleet of 10 such boats. The other technological approach is through treatment and recycling. There are a variety of options currently available which lose and gain popularity over the years. For instance, Maugans said electrocoagulation was the popular option two years ago, but within the last 12 to 18 months, chlorine dioxide sterilization is more in demand. This process allows operators to pretreat frack water on the fly with a mobile platform for water sterilization that produces treated water free of bacteria, sulfides and particulates, according to Select Energy Services.

because it is affordable, easy to use and reacts quickly. “I don’t see technologies like chlorine dioxide or other rapid oxidation technologies going away,” Maugans said. With the oil prices still well below $50 in March 2015, panel moderator R.T. Dukes, Senior Analyst for Wood Mackenzie, asked who addresses these needs for new technologies. Maugans said it has to be a team effort between operators and specialty water firms. “The operating companies certainly want to control their destinies, but there’s also a lot specialty know-how, infrastructure and personnel that you need for this,” Maugans said. “The operators, especially in a climate like this, need to know if they want to build these programs internally or if they want to partner with somebody who is going to specialize on that.” Of course, what can help oil and gas operators improve their water management isn’t more regulation, but good regulation. Maugans offered praise for one Texas rule change from a couple years ago. The rule change took away the requirement of a permit as long as water is brought back to a high-quality standard so it can be reused for non human consumption irrigation type activities. “Basically, for things humans won’t be consuming, you can use that water for beneficial reuse for that type of activity,” Maugans said. “I think it’s a great change, and I hope a lot of other states adopt that same rule.” For water, however, Haut sees this type of collaboration between stakeholders happening more easily than for other hot-button environmental issues. It’s a positive step in the right direction for the oil and gas industry. “One of the great things I’ve seen with operating companies is how they’re engaging all stakeholders, including the public, in understanding the water issues,” Haut said. “They’re all educated, but how do you get them informed and involved in that discussion early and often? It’s a great thing that we’ve seen some in the industry taking the lead and stepping forward to engage those stakeholders.”

An advancement like chlorine dioxide sterilization should stay in the industry for quite some time, according to Maugans,

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Rolling with the Changes Operator comfort and environmentally friendly functionality are key drivers for innovation in the trucking industry.

There was a time when the commercial truck industry had a significantly longer development cycle than passenger cars, which meant technological advances were far slower to market. However, as Peter Arrigoni tells it, that is changing as customer requirements, legislation and technology bring new innovations in the trucking industry to consumers faster than ever. “Our product development lifecycles have been cut in half,” said Arrigoni, Vocational Fleet Sales Manager for Kenworth Trucks. “We’re rapidly catching up with the passenger car industry in terms of comfort, safety, emissions efficiency and, yes, even complexity.” In his spotlight presentation, “Innovation in the Trucking Industry to Reduce Emissions and Increase Safety,” Arrigoni focused on the comfort of drivers and the emission performance of Kenworth’s most recent product launches. Whether it is the size of the cabin or the interoperability of controls, driver comfort has a direct effect on safety, according to Arrigoni. That is why Kenworth Trucks performed a variety of experiments to determine how to best protect its customers right in the cockpit. “At the end of the day, it’s all about the driver,” Arrigoni said. “And a comfortable driver is likely to be a safer and more productive one.” One of the first areas Kenworth Trucks changed was the driver cockpit. Arrigoni said the company gathered a great deal of data to identify a number of key factors for driver comfort, including eye position, body position and pedal packages. Kenworth Trucks then used this data on its R&D to design five test configurations for its existing products, which were test by drivers ranging in gender and body shape. After redesigning the cockpit, Kenworth Trucks turned its attention to secondary interactions. Arrigoni said when Kenworth Trucks evaluated the 5th percentile of female drivers and 95th percentile of males, the clutch position and stroke was one of the key things these demographics agreed made the them more comfortable. “Because of this, we shortened the stroke on our clutch and we reduced the pedal effort to be able to engage the clutch,” Arrigoni said. “We reduced it down to about 33

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pounds, which is similar to what a European car is.” Along with operating the vehicles, Kenworth Trucks considered how drivers simply enter and exit the products. Arrigoni said this was important considering many drivers get in and out of their vehicles between 60 and 70 times a day. “Many of us take for granted what it takes to get in and out of the vehicle,” Arrigoni said. “The driver needs to be safe, and it needs to be easy for them to get in and out of the vehicle.” Kenworth Trucks has added a deeper offset, stairs, grab handles and LED courtesy lamps entering in and out of the vehicles. While an innovation in driver comfort mostly is driven by customer demand, advancement in emission control technology often is driven by government regulations. Since 2007, the EPA requirement stands at 0.1 grams particulate and 0.2 grams nitrous oxide per horsepower hour for exhaust. Kenworth Trucks turned its focus from the engine upgrades to developing post-combustion cleanup of the exhaust. “After treatment” technology involves that involve exhaust gas recirculation, diesel particulate filters, selective catalyst reduction and diesel exhaust fluid, among others, that combine to clean up exhaust gas to meet Clean Air Act emission standards. “To put this into perspective, a truck built in 1990 produced as much emissions as 60 trucks that are built today,” Arrigoni said. In 2013, the U.S. EPA required all trucks must be equipped with on-board diagnostics (OBD). These systems are designed to monitor the performance of some of an engine’s major components including those responsible for controlling emissions, according to the EPA. For a commercial vehicle, if its emission related, the truck will go into a “D” rate, which will limit the power down anywhere from 20 to 5 percent of max power, ultimately rendering the vehicle inoperable, Arrigoni said. He compared OBD to the “check engine” light on passenger vehicles that many drivers often ignore until necessary.

Speaker: Pete Arrigoni, Vocational Fleet Sales Manager, Kenworth Trucks

“Unfortunately, we can’t just ignore it in this case,” Arrigoni said. Kenworth Trucks isn’t ignoring alternate fuels, either. Natural gas is the leading candidate as a fuel source of for the commercial vehicle market, yet it only represents 3 to 5 percent of the overall market. However, in some applications including refuse, it has surpassed 50 percent of the take rate, according to Arrigoni. This is critical as fuel infrastructure continues to expand into utilities and public and private facilities alike. “Even with diesel prices where they’re at today, some of our key customers have been investing in the fueling infrastructure and have become comfortable with using natural gas trucks,” Arrigoni said. “They’re continuing to purchase these vehicles. There still is an ROI even with fuel prices where they are today.” As for its vehicles, Kenworth Trucks has made some enhancements to existing product lines to cater to the demand for natural gas options. Arrigoni said examples include the methane detection as well as a storage system and engine.

“The fuel storage system as well as the engine’s development is happening rapidly in both of those areas,” Arrigoni said. “We’re seeing lots of competition, so we expect the pricing of those come down.” As the demand for natural gas trucks grows, so grows the need for service. Kenworth Trucks already is outfitting services stations as well as its own dealerships with the capability to service these vehicles alongside their diesel counterparts. “We need to make sure that our dealerships as well as other industry professionals are ready and capable to service these vehicles just as they would a diesel-powered vehicle,” Arrigoni said.

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Proactive HSE Plans Pay Off Despite the decreased price of oil, oilfield operators remain dedicated to improving their HSE programs.

One might assume that in dire economic times that see drilling decrease with respect to the declining price of oil, there number of incidents would shrink, as well. Not necessarily, according to Peter Dawson, U.S. Sales Manager for Katch Kan USA. Considering employees are asked to do more with less at a faster rate as companies rely more on outsourced laborers vs. in-house veterans, there could be more risk factors. “Conventional wisdom would tell you that accidents in the oilfield and environmental remediation costs are most likely to be high when drilling activity is at peak levels,” Dawson said during his speech entitled “The Importance of Proactive HSE Risk Mitigation When Oil Prices Are Down.” “That would be a true statistic. However, I would say right now could be some of the most challenging times for HSE coordinators and supervisors for companies given the price concerns in the market.” Dawson said he believes oilfield operators should take the opportunity to beef up their HSE initiatives before oil prices bounce back. That’s because even though commodity prices are low, the cost of mitigating a problem on the job site is always more expensive. “It’s oftentimes much more expensive to go back and fix a problem after it has already occurred as opposed to preventing it in the first place,” Dawson said. Dawson cautioned that today’s operators should be careful when cutting costs in this low-price oil environment because of the increase pressures placed on employees with these directives. Between compressed schedules, skeleton crews, and entry-level workers replacing experienced veterans, conditions can be less than ideal, according to Dawson. “You’re seeing in some instances higher-paid, more experienced workers are unfortunately being laid off and new, less experienced, lower-wage workers are taking their place,” Dawson said. “These pressures really present HSE challenges. Bottom line, when it’s all about saving costs in every way possible, what better way for HSE programs to show their value?

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“In this environment, there are a lot of pressures that I see for an HSE program that really give credence to my concern that this is a vital time for HSE programs to really show their importance,” Dawson added. The signs have been prevalent since the price of oil took a tailspin in the fall of 2014. According to the Wall Street Journal, there had been at least 38 oilfield deaths from October 2014 through February 2015. Compared to 68 fatalities in all of 2013, Dawson agrees with some federal officials who suspect a correlation between declining oil price and the climbing number of deaths. “It is shifting a lot of the operational legwork to a lot of oilfield services companies, and with the drop in oil prices, companies may be looking to protect their profit margins by hiring contractors as opposed to more experienced fulltime employees,” Dawson said. Aside from the human cost of fatal and disabling accidents, there are hard costs companies can easily prevent. Dawson said the combined direct and indirect cost of a fatality in the oilfield could range between $5 million and $8 million. A disabling full-time incident can cost oilfield operators $1.6 million, according to Dawson. In situations like this direct costs can include increased worker compensation premiums as well as potential fines and penalties from various regulatory agencies, according to Dawson. Indirect costs stem from internal investigation of an accident, overtime for employees who have to mitigate the accident, hiring and training replacement workers, and the cost of repair damaged equipment or product. “In a low-cost environment with slim operating margins, it can take months to years for a drilling rig to earn back lost margins, not to mention the human cost,” Dawson said. Dawson said there are a number of soft costs to consider as a result of an accident. There is lost productivity, low staff morale, administrative costs, loss of good will and a hit to a company’s reputation. “You have a social license to operate, and it can definitely do some significant damage to that,” Dawson said.

Speaker: Peter Dawson, US Sales Manager, Katch Kan USA

The American Society of Safety Engineers published its 40 recommendations for proactive HSE programs, and Dawson endorsed a number of them. He touted the importance of job safety planning, briefings, incident reporting, lockout/tagout procedures and team safety discussions and vital to proactive HSE. Dawson encouraged the use of employee empowerment to report issues on safety at every level of an organization. Dawson also said training is key in this environment, even if it is in the form of a periodic refresher course on regulatory standards. Safety communications can be extended beyond their current reach. Dawson described the safety committee used at Katch Kan, which involves employees across departments from various levels from hourly to management.

“You’re seeing in some instances higher-paid, more experienced workers are unfortunately being laid off and new, less experienced, lower-wage workers are taking their place,” Dawson said. “These pressures really present HSE challenges. Bottom line, when it’s all about saving costs in every way possible, what better way for HSE programs to show their value?

“Everyone has an equal voice in this committee to work together to find ways that we can be safer,” Dawson said. “Employee involvement in these safety teams is crucial.” Eliminating safety hazards and maintaining a clean and orderly workplace is paramount, as well, according to Dawson. “This is a challenging time in this industry, but it’s also a time of great opportunity to think about what is the future going to hold for this industry,” Dawson said. “By protecting the most important asset that a company has, which is the human capital, should be the most important objective for the company.”

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In Case of Emergency… An effective crisis emergency plan can be the difference between maintaining a good reputation as a responsible corporate citizen or losing the social license to operate.

Crisis communications plans are an aspect on any oil and gas company’s business that must be meticulously developed and rehearsed with the hopes of never having to be used in real-life scenarios. Nevertheless, with the eyes of the world watching the U.S. energy industry due to the Shale Revolution and the inevitability of accidents in a dangerous industry, Chris Staffel, Vice President, Administration for PennTex Midstream Partners, urged her colleagues to show a united front on how to best address such incidents. Public opinion of the oil and gas industry is on the upswing, but not high enough in Staffel’s opinion. Citing a recent study addressing public trust in the oil and gas industry, Staffel said trust has increased from a low of 38.6 percent in 2006 to 48.5 percent. Any industry that has created 1.7 million jobs through the Shale Revolution and predicts 4 million jobs by 2020, according to Staffel, will definitely exist in a fishbowl, so a good reputation is paramount. “We have to create a foothold in the discussion now,” Staffel said during her speech entitled “Crisis Communication: A Case Study in Preparedness and Execution.” “We have to create a positive voice in the industry in order to provide credible information that refutes misinformation that’s out there.” Staffel admitted rigorous and comprehensive crisis communication plans have helped her navigate her

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various employers through a variety of incidents throughout her career. “Your crisis communication plan coupled with the comprehensive outreach plan will probably be the single most defining measure of as to how your company succeeds in the event of an emergency,” Staffel said. “It can make or break your involvement in an area, and it also can make or break the reputation of your company.” Staffel said the first step to take before even delving into a crisis communication plan is to identify key stakeholders, which typically includes local elected officials, emergency responders, landowners, community members, regulatory agents, investors, shareholders and customers. “It’s important to address anyone and everyone that would be impacted by the project and more importantly in the event of an emergency to be able to identify and prioritize the communications they’ll be needing from the company,” Staffel said. Step two involves making a practical assessment of available corporate resources. Staffel said this tells a company the people available to carry out this plan. For example, the HSE department is tasked with reaching out to regulatory agencies, and the commercial department will contact customers of any possible shutdowns.

Speaker: Chris Staffel, Vice President, Administration, PennTex Midstream Partners

“So by assessing all these corporate resources, you’re now able to start crafting together and assembling your corporate action team, or your crisis team,” Staffel said. “This should be including all these resources and also including specific senior management and supplemented by additional outsourced resources as needed.” With these steps in place, it is time to set up the plan itself. One essential element is to identify key summaries of issues the company expects to face presently as well as in the future. Once these issues have been identified, the crisis team can create scenario developments. Organizations should start with the issues that are most concerning and immediate to the company. Also, they should prepare a list of low probability items that could have a highly negative affect if they occurred. “Some of the most far-fetched scenarios that you could possibly dream up are not all that far-fetched,” Staffel said. “And even if they don’t happen, it’s better to prepare for the worst and be more prepared for a smaller incident.” From here, companies ought to create customized checklists and notification protocols to develop a clear process for communication flow throughout the plan. This should include traditional and social media to avoid the distribution of misinformation reporters often receive and redistribute during a crisis. Staffel also suggested performing a communication audit regularly to make sure the crisis communication plan is up to date and effective. This should involve interviewing employees ranging from executives to field laborers to determine what parts of the plan need upgrading. The audit interviews could be extended to community members like local politicians to discover better ways to interact with locals in the event of a crisis. Once a plan has been established, it is time to educate the team about it. Staffel said conducting tabletop exercises with employees, crisis teams and various departments helps individuals become versed in the plan. Media training is another major aspect of an overall crisis communications plan. Staffel said everyone including key

executives, project manager and various teams of operation people in the field should be able to speak with the media. “When your communications teams can’t get out there in a time of crisis, you have to have someone who’s ready and able to deal with the media,” Staffel said. “It truly is an art form. It’s a skill that must be rehearsed and trained for – preferably when nothing’s on fire.” All employees should know what to say and what not to say, as well, so Staffel said employee communications is critical, as well. This includes rehearsing corporate talking points instead of ordering employees to stay quiet. “I think there are so many times when we just tell employees, ‘No, no, no, don’t say anything, the crisis communications team will handle it,’” Staffel said. “And I actually don’t think that’s the right method.” The way Staffel described the assembly of a crisis communication plan, no stone should be left unturned as an organization comes together for the initiative. She reminded the audience to have the plan accessible in paper form in the event of an IT breakdown; have all materials updated and polished; prepare website provisions to have a blackout page ready to publish instantly; and stay armed with user friendly “backgrounders” as digestible summaries for highly technical information. One of the most important aspects of any crisis communication plan will be how quickly an organization can respond with to the event to keep all stakeholders informed. With the world’s eyes on the U.S. oil and gas industry, there is little room for error in the event of a crisis. “Just as we don’t want to be meeting our stakeholders out during the time of a crisis, we cannot wait until there is a crisis to enter into the broader industry conversation,” Staffel said. “The world is watching. Let’s effectively turn the tide.”

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ABUTEC Industries, Inc. ABUTEC, an acronym for Advanced Burner Technologies, is a manufacturer of environmentally friendly combustion solutions. ABUTEC specializes in offering high-efficiency, low-emission burners and flares to the upstream and midstream oil & gas segments. ABUTEC manufactures burners, enclosed combustors/ flares, vapor combustors, incinerators and thermal oxidizers, all aimed at reducing emissions and increasing efficiency.

Austin Exploration Austin Exploration engages in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of onshore oil and gas in the United States. Austin is the first Company to drill and produce from the Niobrara shale in this part of Colorado which came on to production at 403BOEPD. Austin has an interest in 5,000 acres in Eagle Ford Shale in Texas as well as producing oil and gas properties in Kentucky, Mississippi and Texas.

Baker Hughes

Baytex Energy Corp.

Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) provides technology and services that enable oil and gas companies to deliver safe, affordable energy to the world. The company has been in business for more than a century and employs approximately 61,000 people in more than 80 countries.

Baytex Energy Corp. is a dividendpaying oil and gas corporation based in Calgary, Alberta. The company is engaged in the acquisition, development and production of crude oil and natural gas in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and in the Eagle Ford in the United States.

Judge’s comments

Products approved by the EPA. A fine manufacturer of burner systems that are Quad O Qualified. The flexibility of the HP/LP system provides a versatile solution for multi-pad wells and leverages expertise across a range of products enabling delivery of a fully customizable solution.

With a wide variety of burners, combustors and thermal oxidizers contributing to the reduction of emissions and increasing efficiencies for operators available, Abutec’s growth across North America is good for the industry and the environment.

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This is a certain future winner. Their mission statement and corporate values hit all the components of an award winner.

Impressed with the huge success made in uncovering an enormous potential in the Niobrara in the Canon City Embayment and the “0” loss time accident record.

Impressive story of growth and success from a startup E&P company.

Their technology continues to set the market in drilling excellence. Baker demonstrated a willingness to give back to the industry they serve.

Baytex have acquired an attractive asset base in the liquids rich Eagle Ford, in one of the highest rate of return projects in the US.

Baker Hughes’ entry described a significant technical innovation, the hybrid drill bit, which combines the advantages of poly-crystalline diamond bits and roller cone technologies in a single bit. Their case studies demonstrate they achieved significant cost savings for their customers using the new bit at extreme depths by improving rate of penetration and eliminating additional trips in inter-bedded formations.

These assets provide material production, longterm growth and high quality reserves with upside potential for further growth opportunities.

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BHP Billiton BHP Billiton is a leading global resources company, with mining and oil and gas operations worldwide. Our Petroleum Business includes exploration, development, production and marketing activities in more than a dozen countries around the world, including the onshore U.S., the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Pakistan.

Blackhawk Specialty Tools Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC is a leading supplier of engineered cementing solutions providing premium automated top drive cement heads and related equipment, cementation products and top-quality service to the oil and gas industry. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Houston, Blackhawk operates in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, onshore U.S. and select international locations.

Bluetick Inc. Bluetick Inc. provides innovative practical solutions that deliver measurable value and return on investment. We employ the most talented engineers and software developers to architect, build and support dependable systems. Our flagship applications include the Remote Monitoring and Control (RMC) system and the Land Management System (LMS).

Breitburn Energy Partners LP Breitburn Energy Partners LP is a publicly traded independent oil and gas master limited partnership focused on the acquisition, development, and production of oil and gas properties throughout the United States. Breitburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crude oil and natural gas reserves are located in the following seven producing areas: the Permian Basin, Michigan/ Indiana/Kentucky, ArkLa-Tex, the Mid-continent, the Rockies, Florida, and California.

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A superb presentation that hit all the key points related to operational excellence, staff development and all aspects of safety, environmental protection and community outreach.

Long term strategy to take advantage of the unconventional market. Significant acreage holding, and a good commitment to the values of the awards initiative profile a responsible operator committed to responsible development of the industry.

Blackhawk provide many engineered cementing products which include centralizers, Packers caps and many more. There presence on and off shore is well documented and they have been working for many of the major operators nationally and internationally.

This company spends a lot of time and dedicates much resource to the R&D of complimentary technologies typified by the development of the electronic tattle tale.

Having real time data is a must for our industry. Monitoring remote locations for system failures is a must, not only from an economic standpoint but from a safety standpoint. Bluetick has been able to incorporate remote data gathering into a real time user-friendly system that can be customized to your individual needs.

Great deal making, Breitburn. One of the largest oil-weighted MLP with access to a number of premier oilfields across the US.

Excellent efficiencies. Breitburn will be able to eliminate duplicate costs since its already involved in many of the same fields.

The Bluetick Remote Monitoring system appears to be one of the more comprehensive systems for capturing, analyzing, and reporting key field data, including customized alarms. There are other systems available from other vendors that provide a similar service, however it seems that the Bluetick system may provide more options and a bit better integration of both lease level and central facility data.

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Breitling Energy Corporation Breitling Energy Corporation is a growing U.S. energy company based in Dallas, engaged in exploration and development of high-probability, lower risk onshore oil and gas properties. The Company’s strategy relies on leveraging management’s expertise to grow through the drill-bit, while growing its base of non-operating working interests and royalty interests.

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. is a Houston-based energy company actively engaged in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas from resource plays located in the United States. Our current operations are principally focused in proven, producing oil and gas shales primarily in the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, the Utica Shale in Ohio, the Niobrara Formation in Colorado, and the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania.

CDM Resource Management LLC CDM Resource Management LLC provides contract natural gas compression and production services with 98% runtime guaranteed per month on all contracts, including first-call response, preventative maintenance and pre-emissions testing, all with no hidden charges. Our Cat® Gas Engine /Ariel Compressor fleet exceeds 1.2 million horsepower, and our gas treating fleet utilizes our patented MQC® design technology.

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Chemplex From its meager four person start-up staff, through dedication to customer satisfaction, innovative product solutions and lots of elbow grease, Chemplex has prospered as a driving force in the oil & gas industry.

Judge’s comments

Their enviro-frac is cutting edge and shows considerable promise relative to fuelling public concerns about toxins in frac water.

Green fracking may turn out to be the biggest environmental ‘win’ for the oil and gas industry, as an environmental step forward, as well as a great example for the community at large of the industry’s adaptability.

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Adds 6,820 acres to their existing 81,000 net acres and drilling inventory by 93 wells to 915 net locations in total.

Controlling emissions from engines and compressors has become a critical issue for the industry. Looks like “nobody does it better” than CDM.

CDM described their comprehensive approach to employee safety for themselves and their customers. They cited several examples including their New Hire Safety Orientation with 5 days of training, their one-day advanced driver-training program and their use of ISNetworld to monitor and manage contractor safety performance. They also highlighted examples of new safety initiatives in the past year such as cellcontrol chips in employee vehicles and a supervisorin-training program.

17 years of growth and success providing the oilfield with superior chemicals and solutions.

Chemplex provides a complete solution for their superior chemicals allowing for efficient and economic operations.

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Clariant Oil Services Clariant Oil Services is a world leader in the development, manufacture, application and supply of specialty chemicals and services to the oil and gas industry. Our custom chemical products and services are designed to deliver the highest value at every stage of the oil and gas lifecycle.

Concentric Pipe and Tool Rental Concentric Pipe and Tool Rentals, a Superior Energy Services company, is a leading provider of rental services for the critical completion phase of conventional and horizontal wells. Concentric offers support for completions, workover, coil tubing, snubbing and well servicing while upholding a commitment to improving quality of services and products.

Cotton Logistics Cotton Logistics provides worldwide operational support and infrastructure for the shortages of resources and workforce housing associated with complex and ever-changing work environments. The in-house team of executive management, construction managers, operations coordinators, hospitality directors and culinary artists can deliver tailored solutions for even the most challenging of scenarios.

Croft Production Systems, Inc. Croft Production Systems is a turnkey natural gas production equipment company that engineers, manufactures and operates in-house; specializing in Natural Gas Dehydration, FuelGas Conditioning, H2S & CO2 Removal, and NGL Recovery. CROFT places a strong emphasis on being eco-friendly and engineering units that do not require air permits.

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With innovation that helps to reduce cost and increase productivity for the completion of new oil and gas wells, Clariant Oil Services seem to be developing additives that contribute to the overall performance of their clients.

The Veritrax system helps oil and gas operators obtain a variety of diagnostic information that contributes to the overall performance of operation. Information about chemical usage and tank levels offers higher visibility and accuracy of data use.

An interesting development for a wellknown problem that is cost efficient and should provide a long-term alternative to the sledge hammer in time. More data on the product would have provided further insight since its introduction.

The Superior Safety Wrench System is an innovative solution to a recurring problem of onthe-job injuries. It seems the systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efficiencies effectively reduce rig up times which delivers significant revenue savings for their clients, not to mention the number of reduced hammer related injuries. Good use of client case study.

Modular workforce housing solution enables rapid expansion or reduction of facilities. Also allows for quick mobilization to relocate if required. Good testimonial.

Broad range of services provided by this company. The turnkey nature of the services they offer shows a real understanding of their clients needs; but more importantly the workforce residing with them.

Croft is able to provide specific equipment tailored to a companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specific requirements. This is an excellent service as each property has unique characteristics that require specific machinery.

CROFT showed a commitment to their clients through their training programs and dedication to the development of personnel internally and externally. Wide range of unique and effective systems available on lease contracts. I like the way their product minimizes environmental impacts and most do not even require air permits.

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“PROCESS WATER SPECIALISTS”

Encana Encana is a leading North American energy producer that is focused on growing its strong portfolio of diverse resource plays producing natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids. By partnering with employees, community organizations and other businesses, Encana contributes to the strength and sustainability of the communities where it operates.

Enviro-Tech Systems As an experienced fullservice produced water treatment company, Enviro-Tech Systems utilizes knowledge and expertise to deliver innovative solutions geared towards the betterment of the produced water process. Enlisting globally certified personnel, Enviro-Tech Systems is accomplished in equipment manufacture, design, repair, refurbishment and the improvement of all produced water equipment brands.

EOG Resources, Inc.

Fairmount Santrol

EOG Resources, Inc. is one of the largest independent crude oil and natural gas companies in the United States with proved reserves in the U.S., Canada, Trinidad, the United Kingdom, China and Argentina. The U.S.-focused company is a technological leader in horizontal drilling to produce hydrocarbons from shale.

Fairmount Santrol is one of the world’s largest suppliers of proppants, which maximize fracture surface area in oil and gas wells. The company offers the broadest range of proppants— including high-quality Northern White sand and resin-coated sand that exceed American Petroleum Institute (API) specifications—in addition to proppant transport technology.

Judge’s comments

The transaction has allowed Encana to take a step forward in their strategy to focus on nongas liquids.

With at least another 400 well locations already identified, this will provide a long-term opportunity for Encana to develop in the Eagle Ford.

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Sounds like a good program/products. Strong emphasis on preventative maintenance.

EOG demonstrated a willingness to give back to the communities where they work and live.

A full service process water company offering field services as well as process water treatment solutions. Enviro-Tech systems manufactures and services their products for their clients. I would have liked to find out more about their full suite of water process solutions but their latest development suggests it is an effective treatment solution.

EOG have clearly taken their commitments to operational excellence and community engagement to the next level. The detail provided on their best practices is remarkable. Regular participation in regional NPC councils of excellence and as a founding member of the MSC, EOG’s commitment to showcasing best practice is unparalleled. They don’t just talk the talk, they walk it.

With the introduction of the Propel SSP proppant technology, the case study shows a significant reduction in pumping times and a significant decrease in water consumption. An impressive development for the industry.

Significant player in proppants with a product suite addressing the majority of the market. Their strategically placed terminals enable rapid and timely services to their clients. The proppant transport technology reduces the necessity for frac fluid additives and offers significant reduction in residue build up improving the performance of hydrocarbon flow.

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FourWinds Logistics

GARP Services LLC

FourWinds Logistics offers high quality, competitively priced Frac Sand to the oil and gas industry. FourWinds Logistics is a privately held, veteran owned business that was founded on the principles of integrity, community, and Texas Pride.

GARP Services, LLC is the exclusive marketer and installer of the GARP® technology and is a subsidiary of Evolution Petroleum Corporation, a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. The GARP® technology increases production and reserves over conventional artificial lift technology in horizontal, deviated and certain vertical wells.

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Global Edge Consultants

Green Energy Oilfield Services, LLC

The Global Edge Consultants is a fullservice firm specializing in the recruitment of technical and project personnel for industries such as government, oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, engineering, power, nuclear and manufacturing.

Green Energy Oilfield Services, LLC, is a private equity backed oilfield service company which began operation in 2012. The company has all new equipment, fueled exclusively by LNG and has yards and fueling stations in Fairfield and Marquez south of Dallas and most recently Gonzales, Three Rivers and Asherton in South Texas.

Judge’s comments

FourWinds Logistics deliver frac sand and are veteran owned. Their charitable contributions are notable.

Good entry with a unique approach to growing the business. The development of silos to store frac sand shows the company’s future plans for growth.

Innovative artificial lift system for horizontal wells.

The GARP system increases production by removing wellbore liquids that would otherwise remain with conventional artificial lift methods.

An incredible number of resounding testimonials from significant players in the market make The Global Edge stand out in the case for Recruitment Firm of the year.

The President’s past and future vision provided a fantastic insight into how the organization came to be such a success in a relatively short space of time.

This company should be applauded for it success in converting and operating a fleet of LNG vehicles. A strong potential future winner.

Green Energy Oilfield Services has an interesting concept for powering a fleet. The LNG truck model is something that could set a viable example for the rest of the industry.

A relatively new company whose rapid growth speaks highly to the quality of its people.

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Gulf South Risk Services

Gulfport Energy Corporation

Since 1985, Gulf South Risk Services has been a third party administrator providing quality claims management and benefits administration services in the oil and gas industry. Combining our experience with the latest technology, we work with each client to provide a customertailored claims management solution to suit their individual needs.

Our Company is a value-driven, growth oriented oil and gas exploration and production company.Our corporate strategy is to internally identify prospects, acquire lands encompassing those prospects and evaluate those prospects using subsurface geology and geophysical data and exploratory drilling. Using this strategy, we have developed an oil and natural gas portfolio of proved reserves, as well as development and exploratory drilling opportunities on high potential conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas prospects.

Halker Consulting

Halliburton

Halker Consulting is a nationwide provider of fit-for-purpose, multidisciplined engineering, design and field services for the oil and gas and other energy industry sectors. The firm is headquartered in Englewood, Colo. with field operations in Midland, Texas; Greeley, Colo.; Durango, Colo.; and Dickinson, N.D.

Halliburton provides products and services to the energy industry. It serves the upstream oil and gas industry throughout the lifecycle of the reservoir - from locating hydrocarbons and managing geological data, to drilling and formation evaluation, well construction and completion, and optimizing production through the life of the field.

Judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comments

A valuable provider of claims management services, tailoring solutions for individual clients needs.

The use of technology to speed up workflow and see claims resolved seamlessly is important within the industry.

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Good output of BOEPD in Southern Louisiana throughout first quarter of 2014. Decent acreage holding and strategic plan to maximize capital from production in the region.

Strong legacy assets in the Gulf Coast provide funds for redeployment in alternative resource plays and support aggressive plans for growth. Use of advanced technologies continues to drive developments in the region.

Proven success in partnering with clients to find comprehensive solutions to producer and midstream challenges.

Good charitable giving and support of local communities. Impressed with the development of the ap. and their approach to overcoming client challenges with the design of a central processing facility - reducing production emissions and maximizing profit at each well-site.

Of the multiple completion technologies presented by Halliburton, the Access Frac Stimulation Service serves to optimize proppant distribution and stands out to potentially maximize long-term production.

Halliburton once again provide an impressive and comprehensive overall view of a variety of completion technologies. This information is supported by strong corporate giving across the US. There is a clear roadmap of information relating to the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journey to Zero. Excellent submission.

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HB Rentals

Hearn Trucking

HB Rentals provides custom-tailored packages specifically designed to cover the end-to-end personnel management needs of your particular site, crew and project. Reliable Equipment, Crews and Processes We run our business in a way that focuses on ensuring consistent quality of equipment, people and service experiences.

Hearn Trucking LLC is a commercial trucking enterprise servicing the oil and gas field industry. Service offerings include hauling bulk sand, bulk cement, oil field equipment, well site sand coordination, and sand removal from well site. Hearn Trucking LLC continues to enjoy steady growth sustained through dedication to our customers.

IFS North America IFS meets the needs of the oil and gas industry by delivering a powerful, project-driven asset lifecycle management solution. IFS is #1 in EAM software to the oil & gas industry per ARC Advisory Group. IFS is a globally recognized leader in developing and delivering business software for enterprise asset management (EAM), enterprise service management (ESM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP). IFS supports 2,200+ customers from offices in more than 60 countries. IFS, a public company (OMX STO: IFS) was founded in 1983.

JC Fodale Energy Services The JC Fodale Energy Services Group of Companies is a WBE (Women Business Enterprise) which began operations in 2010 and has grown to be a dynamic leader in the Energy Services space. Our Executives, Management and Service Line Talent live our business slogan everyday; “Service is our Business, Safety is our Culture!”

Judge’s comments

Thorough evaluation of their services and their commitment to the industry, their entry meets all key points in the criteria. Extensive detail in case studies sets HB apart.

Hearn Trucking has endeavored to provide a personal service to their clients, going above and beyond their duty, to ensure their stringent deadlines are met.

Good commitment to the core values of the initiative and a breadth of options tailored for client requirements on and off-shore. The Eagle ford case study and detail on how HSE was showing a negative trend before certain measures where put in place to temper this and reverse its trajectory are honest and commendable. Excellent submission.

To be complimented with the best CSA scores of all their clients service providers, Hearn trucking have shown an ongoing commitment to the delivery of their services and their clients products.

I particularly liked the customizable interface that enables users to adjust screen layouts dependent upon their businesses changing requirements.

The IFS Field Service Management System is a fine example of the way technological development drives evolution of the industry. By reducing a reliance on paper flow and providing handheld access to important information and then recording and logging this information in the cloud, field service engineers have a whole manner of information at their fingertips.

JC Fodale is a true example of entrepreneurism in the Eagle Ford, a credit to the region and to the industry. In just a few years, the company has diversified and delivered on a wide range of well related services. Their commitment to their clients, their staff and their community is commendable.

JC Fodale’s safety record, Wireline and Slickline Wire Service and associated tank division make the company a one stop store for any operator wishing to drill a well knowing that one of the most environmental astute and responsible companies wherever they work is able to handle any problems that may arise in well drilling and completion.

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