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There is no better PR than PEER RECOGNITION
Welcome to the 2016 Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Awards commemorative Yearbook
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hese were the 4th Annual Awards for the Rocky Mountain region and the organizations and individuals in this journal were acknowledged by the award’s judging panel to have excelled in their work in 2015, whilst also focusing on the industry core values of Health & Safety, Environmental Stewardship and Corporate Social Responsibility. The Oil & Gas Awards champion best practice and recognize organizations operating in the upstream and midstream sectors of the industry. The media and members of the general public do not distinguish between the different sectors of the industry, which is why the Awards incorporate categories for all parts of the upstream and midstream sectors. The absent mindedness of an individual on an assembly line can have dramatic consequences months later should equipment fail when being used in the field. This reflects badly on the industry as a whole, we therefore think it is extremely important that best practice is championed from top to bottom and the Awards are a platform to promote to the press and public the great work being done. The Oil & Gas Awards are unique in highlighting the incredible innovation and commitment to positive industry development and expansion, rebutting traditionally negative mainstream coverage. The Awards celebrate corporate success twinned with organization’s commitment to health & safety, environmental stewardship and corporate social responsibility.
In this 4th year for the Awards in this region we has the 3rd Industry Summit during the day immediately before the Awards gala dinner in the evening. In this yearbook you can read coverage from the Industry Summit keynote presentations and speaker panels discussing the challenges the industry faces. I hope you find this interesting and hope to see you at next years Industry Summit. I would like to congratulate all of the organizations and individuals that were voted finalists by the judges, and to the winners - well done! Many thanks to the thought leading organizations and individuals that participated in the Industry Summit and Awards. We especially appreciate the support of our judges, sponsors and partners, without whom the Oil & Gas Awards would not be possible. As you receive this we are about to celebrate the 4th Annual Oil & Gas Awards in Texas. To find out more about the upcoming Industry Summits and to attend any of the Awards galas please visit www.oilandgasawards.com. I hope that you enjoy reading this commemorative Yearbook, please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to share your thoughts and feedback. Best regards,
Daniel P. Creasey Chairman, Oil & Gas Awards.
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Contents Judging panel
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A-Z of finalists
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Oil & Gas Awards Contacts
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Editorial
6 Commodity prices are set to return to normal soon
Winners’ pages Trucking Company of the Year –Presented by Kenworth
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New Technology Development of the Year
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Workforce Housing Provider of the Year
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Manufacturer of the Year
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Kerr Pumps & FlowValve Award for Excellence in Well Completion
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Award for Drilling Excellence
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Construction Company of the Year
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General Industry Service Award
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VZ Environmental Award for Excellence in Environmental Stewardship
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Future Industry Leader
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Award for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility
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Engineering Company of the Year
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Loenbro Midstream Company of the Year
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Consultancy of the Year
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Oilfield Services Company of the Year
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Water Management Company of the Year
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Industry Supplier of the Year
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Themark Corporation E&P Company of the Year
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Award for Excellence in Health & Safety - Operational
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Recruitment Agency of the Year
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Award for Excellence in Health & Safety - Product
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12 A look at the cliff we plunged over
18 Midstream
30 Market update
38 Water management in current environment
48 Ensuring Fleet Efficiency, Safety and Environmental Best Practice
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2016 Rocky Mountain Guest of Honor
Senator Sonnenberg Jerry Sonnenberg is a Colorado native who has been farming and ranching in northeastern Colorado his entire life. He continues to live and work on the same farm that both his father and he were raised on growing wheat, corn, sunflowers, millet and cattle. Senator Sonnenberg was first elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2006 and immediately became a strong voice for agriculture and rural Colorado. After serving 8 years he was elected to serve from District 1 in the Colorado Senate where he represents the counties of Cheyenne, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Kit Carson, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma, Washinton and Weld. Because of his leadership abilities, agriculture background and experience in Colorado’s land and water issues, Jerry currently serves as the chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy
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Committee. He also serves as vice-chair of Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee and is a member of both Senate Appropriations Committee and Capital Development Committee. Senator Sonnenberg has proposed legislation during his tenure that has reinstated the ag sales tax exemption; tried to eliminate the governments use of eminent domain in acquiring water rights; authorize spending on water projects; making it easier to build water storage projects; protect agriculture data given to government from access by the public; allows trucks to be more efficient by utilizing triple axles and larger loads on secondary roads; encourage Division of Wildlife to utilize easements rather than fee-title acquisition; secure emergency funding in tough economic times for K-12 education; create a stable funding source for highways; protect law-abiding citizens from the Governor tramping on their gun rights; secure funding for community colleges; regulatory reform and removing regulations; drug testing as a condition of receiving government assistance.
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Amy Oliver Cooke Amy Oliver Cooke is the Executive Vice President and Director of the Energy Policy Center for the Independence Institute, Colorado’s free market, state-based think tank. She has worked in both policy and operations since 2004. Amy began working in energy policy in 2010. She is one of the few state-level, free market energy policy experts. She has spoken to thousands of citizens, activists, lawmakers, and policy experts across the country about everything from the controversial Clean Power Plan to strategies and policies that advance affordable power. She’s famous for her provocative messaging like “Mothers In Love with Fracking” and “I’m an energy feminist because I’m pro-choice in energy sources.”
Amy has collaborated with the Competitive Enterprise Institute to expose Colorado’s phantom carbon tax and the real cost of the state’s renewable energy mandate. The work of Amy’s team led to a full audit of Colorado’s PUC Commissioners. Two of the three commissioners did not return for a second term. Amy’s team exposed shoddy accounting in the Governor’s Energy Office after receiving more than $100 million in stimulus money, which also led to a full audit and legislative reorganization Amy was part of a national coalition that worked for several months to educate federal lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about the consequences of President Obama’s nomination of Colorado’s former PUC Chairman Ron Binz to head up the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. As a result of that effort, Mr. Binz was forced to withdraw his nomination Amy has also successfully lead efforts to stop tax increases and advance transparency in government.
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Keynote Presentation
Commodity prices are set to return to normal soon, but the United States oil industry has taken over the global marketplace in the meantime.
As the price of West Texas Intermediate crude remains around $43 a barrel as of early May 2016, the oil industry continues to contend with a depressed market that has cost the jobs of thousands of people the shut-in of over a thousand rigs. On the bright side, as Christopher Guith put it during his keynote presentation to start the Industry Summit, there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic. Since oil prices began to plummet, for instance, the U.S. oil industry has earned the status as the world’s swing producer OPEC hoped to grip as it refused to reduce production despite the worldwide glut of crude. In combination with the federal government’s rescinding of the crude oil export ban, the Guith – Senior Vice President of the Institute for 21st Century Energy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – said the United States is in a prime position to dominate the international market for years to come. “Creating the opportunity for export was a huge deal for the country in spite of the fact that we have a depressed market right now,” Guith said. “Today, we’ve seen less exports than we did the year before, but that is frankly a measure of the market and the ability to now to be able to bring stuff to Venezuela, to Singapore, throughout Central America and Europe – it’s starting to change the landscape in very small ways. But it is creating a whole new environment as far as the geopolitical nature of the trade of crude oil.” Guith set out to remind attendees of the Industry Summit that American companies are at a distinct disadvantage in the international oil market because the largest firms control less than 8 percent of the world’s global supply. Firms like Exxon, Chevron and Shell are competing against state-owned oil firms controlled by central governments sanctioned to do whatever they can to expand their interests, according to Guith.
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“As big as Exxon is, they can’t go out and offer a country in sub-Saharan Africa small arms in order to get access to their reserves, or military aircraft, which China has done,” Guith said. “That puts into perspective what our energy suppliers are facing around the world.” Despite that imbalance of power in the market, as well as increased competition from renewable sources of energy like solar and wind, U.S. fossil fuels still rule the day. According to Guith, the United States boasts 120 years’ worth of natural gas, 206 of oil and 464 of coal in technically recoverable resources. Those numbers leap to 586 years of natural gas, 536 of oil and 9,844 for coal. “All of our federal policies are based on these assumptions because most of them were put in place in the ’70s, and the old export ban was one of those examples,” Guith said. “Due to a whole lot of hard work and education both in the states especially but back in D.C., we were able to change that at the end of the last Congress. In spite of the derision most Americans have for Congress, there’s signs of hope.” Guith was quick to remind attendees about the reason why the oil industry took such a hard hit in the first place. He was among countless industry insiders – including President Barack Obama – who believed as recently as four years ago that the United States could never produce enough oil to have a negative effect on commodity prices. But that is exactly what happened as the 4.1 million-barrel increase between 2006 and today was larger than the production of every country in the world except for Saudi Arabia and Russia. “The glut has everything to do with this massive increase coming out of the U.S. and coming out of the unconventional shale plays,” Guith said. “In 2014, we had the largest single increase in the history of the country [1.2 million barrels per day] as far as year-to-year increase, but then 2015 happened.”
Speaker: Christopher Guith, Senior Vice President for Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Institute for 21st Century Energy
U.S. refineries have remained busy during the downturn, as well, with a record throughput of 17.2 million barrels per day. And with pipeline projects like Keystone XL getting rejected, crude by rail transport increased 4,000 percent from 2008 to 2014. This glut of product in combination with decreased demand created the downward pressure on commodity prices the industry experienced at the end of 2014. Guith cited the International Energy Agency, based in Paris, who expects to see equilibrium by the end of 2016. However, he also said the agency changes its projections monthly, due to the fact unconventional oil plays still are a relatively unknown resource. “We’re in uncharted territory, and a lot of that has to do with the fact that a lot of the wells we’re drilling right now in the shale places are unlike any of the wells we’ve historically dug,” Guith said. “For the unconventional horizontal wells, we just don’t have a lot of history as far as how long they last, and we’re revising them every single day.” That means producers are able to go longer, have more segments within the drill line itself and are able to get more out of each well. Guith also said production efficiency has improved as producers have increased
gains from 5 percent per formation to up to 7 or 8 percent, along with additional gains from refracking. Those numbers coincide with the steep drop in operating rigs. The U.S. oil rig count has dropped 76 percent, including 84 percent in the Bakken Shale and 70 percent in the Niobrara Shale. Gas rigs have dropped 75 percent, as well, with the Marcellus Shale mothballing 63 percent and Haynesville losing 70 percent. Guith closed his presentation by alerting attendees to forthcoming climate change regulations that will place a cap on carbon emissions. He likened the far-reaching and all-encompassing regulations that cover everything from carbon dioxide to far more dangerous gases like nitrous oxide and sulfuric oxide to forcing a square peg into a round hole. And he warned that if the regulations go into affected without a debate, it could prove costly for the American industry overall. “All of a sudden, that makes this the most profitable place in the world to do it to the least profitable place,” Guith said. “And when the demand for that stuff dries up, that means the demand for the stuff coming out of the fields here goes away, too.”
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Judging panel arthur roy
Benjamin hulburt
bill hall
Chairman and CEO
President & CEO
Liberty Energy Corp.
Eclipse Resources
Executive Director Shale Gas Innovation & Commercialization Center
Brad Holly
Brad johnson
Senior Vice President, Operations (Rockies)
Exploitation Manager
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Blue Racer Midstream, LLC
chandra s. rai
Brian blount
burt a. waite
VP Commercial
Board Director
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP
PIOGA
Mewbourne School of Petro & Geolog. Eng.
charles a. schliebs
chris garner
chris mazzini
Managing Director
Director
President
Stone Pier Capital Advisors, LP
Long Beach Gas and Oil
Spindletop Oil & Gas Co.
chris sowyrda
david freudenrich
David fulford
Senior Staff Operations Engineer
Regulatory Manager
Senior Reservoir Engineer
Memorial Resource Development Corp.
Apex Energy, LLC
Apache Corporation
david renz
David s. Schechter
dawn lima
Senior EHS Coordinator
Associate Professor
Noble Energy
Texas A&M University
Production Engineering Manager Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.
Director
deepak devegowda
Douglas wight
duane wassum
Assistant Professor
Vice President of Exploration
President
Mewbourne School of Petro & Geolog. Eng.
Discovery Natural Resources
National Fuel Gas Midstream Corporation
Dwight ross
edwin mongan
elliott heide
Vice President
Senior Manager Environment
Assistant General Counsel
Creed Operating Co, Llc
BHP Billiton
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
frank f. staRR President Crimson Energy Partners III LLC
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Apache Corporation
brent breon Vice President Business Development
gary c. evans
gary e. slagel
Chairman & CEO
Senior Advisor for Environment Affairs
Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation
Steptoe & Johnson
george vassilellis
guy goudy
harold mcgowen
Senior Advisor, Technology Hub
Chief Operating Officer
President and CEO
Repsol
Austin Exploration
Navidad Energy Partners, LLC
J. Ross Craft, P.E.
j. russell porter
jack lafield
President and CEO
President and CEO
Chairman and CEO
Approach Resources
Gastar Exploration Ltd
Caiman Energy
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jack renfro
jan kulmann, PE
jason niven
Operations and Production Manager - Northern Division
Manager, Engineering Technical Services
Field Operations Manager – North Park
Forestar
Noble Energy
SandRidge Energy
jeff fisher
jennifer webster
johan themaat
Chief Operating Officer
Dir. of Gov’t and Public Affairs
Founder
American Energy Partners
Pioneer Natural Resources, USA Inc.
First River Energy
john benton
john poarch
john weihe
Vice President and General Manager
VP Commercial and Bus. Dev.
Vice President Exploration
Black Hills Exploration & Production
Access Midstream
Callon Petroleum Company
johnny jordan
Kaiser Song
kevin brown
President
Senior Drilling Engineer
Exploration Manager MidCon/Rockies
Matrix Oil Corporation
ConocoPhillips
WhitMar Exploration Company
kevin leonard
kristie mclin, Ph.d.
larry huskins
Sr. Vice President and General Manager
Water Management Project Lead
Operations Manager
ConocoPhillips
Venoco Inc.
EnerVest
lee martin Operations Engineering Supervisor Concho Resources, Inc.
lisa winn Regional & Government Affairs Manager ExxonMobil/XTO Energy
Marc A. Halbritter General Counsel Blue Racer Midstream, LLC
marc bokelman
Mark c. peterson
mark d. casaday
VP Corporate Development
President & CEO
Chief Operating Officer
Summit Midstream Partners
Bilfinger Westcon
Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC
Mark patterson
mark spears
Mark Stewart
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Asset Manager
Environmental Supervisor
Calypso Energy, LLC
Stone Energy
Questar Corporation
Megan davis
mauricio fabre
MAX nikolaev
President
Category Manager
Vice President Regulatory and Senior Counsel
CRU Trading Company
Schlumberger
Summit Midstream Partners
Mikaila ADAMS
mike john
Milissa bauer
Editor
President
Executive Vice President
Oil & Gas Financial Journal
Northeast Natural Energy, LLC
Kriebel Companies
mitch duffy
morgan o’brien
nathaniel teti
Associate Publisher
President and CEO
Head of Sustainability
Oil & Gas Financial Journal
Peoples Natural Gas LLC
Statoil
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Judging panel neil m.sullivan
ola akrad
patrick j. noyes
CEO & President
VP Engineering and Technology
President and CEO
Violet Energy
Austin Exploration
Grenadier Energy Partners LLC
priscilla g. mcleroy
Qingming Yang
Randy Brandenburg
Professor of Engineering Practice
Chief Operating Officer
Foreman
Texas A&M University
Approach Resources Inc.
Apache Corporation
richard p. crist
robert poole
rod eson
VP Business Development & Exploration
Public and Government Affairs Manager
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Gasco Energy
WSPA
ronald p. mcglade
ryan a. turner
Ryan E. M. Cunningham
Vice President Midstream
Chief Investment Officer
Principal and Operating Partner
Tenaska Resources, LLC
American Energy Partners
Cunningham Energy
saleem m. rizvi
scott abel
scott roy
Finance Professional
Facilities Manager
Vice President of Government Affairs
ExxonMobil (EM)
Marathon Oil Corporation
Range Resources
shane henry
Stephanie R. Timmermeyer
Manager, Gov’t and Regulatory Affairs
VP of Environment, Health and Safety
Enerplus Resources (USA) Corporation
Steven L. Bietz
Stephen W. Rhoads Government Relations Manager Shell Oil Company
susan morrice
terry r. bossert
Chairperson
VP - Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
Belize Natural Energy
Range Resources-Appalachia LLC
terry sims
thomas e. clark
tom lopus
HSE Manager
Executive Land Manager
Senior Vice President
Buccaneer Energy Limited
Venoco, Inc.
Pardee Resources Company
President and Chief Executive Officer WBI Energy, Inc.
Tommy Gaydos Drilling Manager Newfield Exploration
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Access Midstream
Foothill Energy LLC
tony gossett Operations and Production Manager Southern Division Forestar
walter l. williams Director Cheniere Energy, Inc
Wei Wang
william j. hlavin
william robinson
Production Chemistry Specialist
President and CEO
President
Chevron
Bass Energy, Inc.
CAVU Resources
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Industry Summit Editorial
A look at the cliff we plunged over in 2015 and the horizon for 2016 The oil and gas is slowly climbing out of the depths of the latest bust cycle, but the aftereffects could resonate for some time in the Rocky Mountain region.
On the drive to the Rocky Mountain Industry Summit from Wyoming to Denver, MJ Clark realized just how different the oil and gas industry is regulated when compared to her home state. The Executive Editor of the Wyoming Business Report noticed the hidden, almost camouflaged equipment along the highway, a symbolic representation of how Coloradans may see the industry even if the statewide economy needs it to thrive badly. “Driving past the oil rigs here, it looks like Colorado slipcovers all of their oil rigs, because in Wyoming they’re just sitting out there,” Clark said. “They might be painted in a nice, lovely sage to blend in, but that’s all we do.” Considering the financial benefits the oil and gas industry brings to the state – which may be severely curtailed if 2016 projections hold true – Colorado might want to consider giving it some more exposure. As of the Industry Summit in March 2016, Colorado had 17 rigs running, a steep decline from the 40 just one year prior, according to Doug Flanders, Director of Policy & External Affairs for the Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA). However, in May 2016, the Denver Post reported the state lost two more, bringing the total number of oil and gas rigs in the state to 15, its lowest mark in over 15 years. The Post also listed the all-time high of 125 active rigs eight years ago. The number of permits filed in the state have dropped significantly, as well. In 2008, 8,000 permits were filed, according to Flanders, and about 29 million barrels of oil and 1.56 billion mcf of gas were produced. In 2013, there just over 4,000 permits were filed, but the oil production rose to 100 million barrels, and natural gas shot to 1.64 billion mcf of natural gas. The state again set production records in 2015 despite the number of permits submitted dropping to 2,900. As of March 2016, the number of permits filed was down to 360, but Flanders said the industry is on pace to almost match last year’s production numbers. That’s why when environmentalists say there is way too much drilling throughout Colorado, their words ring hollow for Flanders.
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“A lot of that’s the lagging effect of our decline curve, but we’re still seeing natural gas and oil from a production standpoint,” Flanders said. “That’s because of the success our operators have had with horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing and all the rest, being able to get more with less.” If COGA’s numbers are any indication, Colorado definitely should take notice of declining energy commodity prices and the effect they will have on the state. The oil and gas industry has been a major supporter of the state’s economy since its resurgence, pumping $330 million in severance taxes just two years ago, which Flanders said was put toward local schools and many other programs preordained by the state legislature. For 2016, however, severance taxes from the oil and gas industry might break $70 million on early projections based on commodity pricing. “We’re trying to figure out how do we backfill this because when we were at our height for severance, the wisdom of the legislature started adding to the commission, and now we don’t know how we’re going to pay for all this,” Flanders said. “We’re starting to see now this slowdown of these other industries because of what was happening 18 months ago in our industry. We’re one of key leading indicators in this state, and we’re an economic driver.” L. Poe Leggette, Partner with BakerHostetler, believes the transaction market was one of the sectors of the oil and gas business hit hardest by this downturn, especially for natural gas plays in Wyoming. The nationwide statistics on this aspect of the industry align with this notion. According to a Deloitte report, there were 379 M&As in 2015, down from 709 in 2014. That figure also was down from the 409 and 389 that happened in 2008 and 2009, respectively, in the midst of the Great Recession. Oil & Gas 360 reported the total value for the sector was also down to $286.23 billion in 2015 from $353.97 billion in 2014 despite several megadeals.
Moderator: MJ Clark, Executive Editor, Wyoming Business Report Speakers: John Kroshus, Drilling Manager, Integrated Petroleum Technologies, Inc. Doug Flanders, Director of Policy and External Affairs, COGA Poe Leggette, Partner, BakerHostetler
“The pulse of the transaction market is weak, but it is not dead,” Leggette said. “Deals are still being done, and a fair number of them involve lenders recognizing they are dealing with capable companies who are in a massive cash flow crunch.”
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Initiative No. 75 – a proposed constitutional amendment to allow local governments to regulate oil and gas development;
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Initiative No. 63 – the “right to a healthy environment”; and
As a result of this crunch, Leggette said deals are being cobbled together by creditors who take amount owed to them that won’t get paid back and converting them into an equity interest borrower company.
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Initiative No. 78 – expansion of Colorado’s setbacks for oil and gas operations from 500 to 2,500 feet.
Aside from that, Leggette said buyers are going after the “gems” – assets with proved developed producing resources with the potential upside for future growth. No surprise there. The change over the last couple of years, though, is what those assets will cost in today’s environment. Leggette says two years ago, there would have been a large premium attached to that future growth potential. In the current market, however, buyers almost get it for free. “There is a silver lining for small independent investors and companies through good management and good fortune are positioned well and have access to some money,” Leggette continued. “There are a lot of noncore assets that are still likely to be good, and there is a small movement of independent producers and investors picking up these assets at bargain-basement prices because they’re in a position to hold onto them for a few years before they have to start to develop.” Aside from unfavorable commodity prices, oil and gas companies in Colorado also must deal with legislative challenges in the form of ballot measures, according to Flanders. In April 2016, the Denver Business Journal reported four such proposals would, if approved by voters, cut back oil and gas operations on Colorado. Flanders is concerned with three potential measures that could land on ballots this year. According to the Business Journal, the proposals supported by Coloradans Resisting Extreme Energy Development are:
“Each one would have a different impact, but they would all be the same,” Flanders said. “It could be devastating not just for the industry, but also goes right to the heart of private property rights in the state of Colorado, and some actually go right at the heart of water rights, which if you’ve lived in Colorado for very long, that’s a fight bigger than oil and gas.” The ballot measure issue isn’t something in the thorn of the side of the oil and gas industry alone. Flanders said it is too easy for to suggest changes to the state constitution – which is four times the size of the U.S. Constitution, according to Flanders. According to Ballotpedia, at least 39 initiatives were filed for spots on the 2016 ballot in Colorado. “It’s so easy in this state to get something on the ballot, not just to change a law, but to change the constitution,” Flanders said. “There is a lot of effort outside of that trying to change some of these other efforts because it is just too easy in this state to be able to add something to a document as important as the constitution of this state.” As long as commodity prices remain volatile, John Kroshus, Drilling Manager for Integrated Petroleum Technologies Inc., said only operators can control their margins – to a certain extent. He believes there is what he calls a “shale band” that exists between $40 and $65 per barrel that oil companies can plan around moving forward. “I don’t think there is a lot of room left to come down in costs,” Kroshus said. “People think if we can stay the same, we can make money, but service costs are going to rise. So if we see $40 or $50 oil, costs will rise, margins will be less, but margins will be profitable.”
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Trucking Company of the Year – Presented by Kenworth
Winner’s page
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John Bunning Transfer Co., Inc. John Bunning Transfer Co., Inc. is a regional transportation, storage and heavy haul provider, along with rig moving and crane services. We provide these services to a wide range of businesses in the intermountain area, primarily in the oil and gas and mining industries.
Judges’ Comments: They met the criteria with accuracy and have shown dedication to the region over others in this category.
Wide variety of services for heavy and bulk haulage. A good team makes for the back bone of the company’s success.
We offer a unique combination of experience, knowledge and abilities that makes us the premier provider of storage, handling, hauling and logistical services in the Rockies. John Bunning Transfer is proud of our record of safe, affordable, reliable and professional service. Whether we are moving the largest drilling rig in North America, stringing a pipeline or hauling casing across the country, you can count on John Bunning Transfer.
a wide variety of quality services to this area including pipe haul, heavy haul, rig move services, crane services, bulk haul, sulfur haul, pipeline services, and pipe storage. For over 120 years this has been a family owned and operated business. From its founder, Peter Christian Bunning, through several generations of the Bunning Family we continue to strive for excellent service to our customers.
John Bunning Transfer Co., Inc. has been in business since 1895. From its humble beginnings hauling luggage and belongings for rail passengers to its present day operations, John Bunning Transfer continues to provide Further information on these winning organizations, interviews and photos can be viewed at www.oilandgasawards.com
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Industry Summit Editorial
Midstream Pipeline companies remain busy as they ramp up for commodity prices to return to normal in the not-too-distant future.
When it comes to the midstream sector, where projects can extend for miles across counties, states or even the entire nation, overlooking the smallest of details could curtail progress on a job. During a panel discussion on the midstream sector led by Moderator MJ Clark, Executive Editor of the Wyoming Business Report, Haven reminded attendees of the Industry Summit just how important those details can be.
550 miles of new crude oil transportation pipeline, multiple truck injection bays, over 1 million barrels of operational storage, and at least two origination points located near Lucerne and Kersey (Riverside Station) in Weld County, Colorado. According to NGL’s website, the system is in active development and is scheduled to commence service in the fourth quarter of 2016.
“If you pay attention to the small details, it’s typically not the large details that come back and bite you,” said Haven, who serves as the Chief Business Development Officer for LOENBRO. “The details that the landowner is worried about is always those smaller issues.”
According to Jim Kahler, Manager of Strategic Planning and Market Analysis for NGL Energy Partners, Grand Mesa will add a combined 340,000 barrels of oil per day of capacity out of the DenverJulesburg (DJ) Basin, which he believes will solve the play’s takeaway problem.
Those issues are of the utmost importance to pipeline constructors these days, which are part of one of the few aspects of the oil and gas industry that can remain busy while commodity prices slowly creep upward.
“The macro environment has partially solved that problem for the DJ, but we think long term this is going to add a lot of value to the basin,” Kahler said.
Despite the current state of the oil and gas industry, midstream companies like NGL Energy Partners is adding storage capacity to its portfolio. The company is constructing Grand Mesa, which will include over
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In fact, downturn in the industry already has compressed the value of netbacks from the DJ to give operators higher value for their oil. Kahler said netbacks used to trade back around $7 or $8 dollars, but those figures are down to $3 or $4.
Moderator: MJ Clark, Executive Editor, Wyoming Business Report Speakers: Lee Haven, Chief Business Development Officer, LOENBRO Everod Samuel, President, Samuel Engineering Jim Kahler, Manager, Strategic Planning and Market Analysis, NGL Energy Partners
Another pipeline project Kahler touted at the Industry Summit was Dakota Access’s Bakken Pipeline, which Kahler said had just received approval in Iowa back in March 2016. As of May 2016, however, the Texas-based company still didn’t have all the permits it needed to begin construction. According to 13 Now News in Iowa, the Iowa Utilities Board would not grant Dallas Access permission to begin construction where it had permits already because the company still is waiting for permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 37 miles under its jurisdiction. Even with Dakota Access’s slight delays, this activity shows the midstream sector is not sitting idly by awaiting commodity prices to return to more acceptable levels. “Things are happening even though we’re seeing this downturn in the industry,” Kahler said. “We continue to operate and build assets.” There are a few reasons why the midstream sector carries on, according to Kahler. Primarily, pipeline projects have long lead times, with many endeavors taking as long as three years to plan depending on the time it takes to acquire land and sign customers. Also, pipelines are different than other types of investments because they stay in the ground for decades. Most importantly, however, midstream companies like NGL do not envision oil prices staying below $50 per barrel forever. Kahler said the numbers in the DJ Basin are particularly attractive considering 50 to 70 percent of the wells completed in the play in 2014 and 2015 are “economic sub-$40.” “Looking forward, we already have somewhere between 300 and 700 wells that have been drilled in the DJ and
not completed, and you have this backlog of inventory of wells that are ready to turn on as you continue to see this upward price pressure,” Kahler said. “We feel very comfortable with the economics of the DJ, and yes, we expect to see more projects going forward.” While Kahler was genuinely excited about the midstream projects afoot, Everod Samuel, President of Samuel Engineering, insisted that he and his engineering colleagues must do a better job at designing such projects. In his opinion, there was a great deal of productivity lost during the boom cycle of the oil and gas resurgence, and he puts that squarely on the midstream sector. “We see this big glut that everyone has spoken about and it has led to one of the deepest financial downturns on record in the oil industry,” Samuel said. “From an engineer’s perspective, what we see is a severe squeeze in the service sector to drive more efficiency out of projects. “The E&P guys did a great job, and they should be proud, but I think midstream engineers, operators, all of us should be dissatisfied,” he continued. “And if we are dissatisfied today before the next growth curve occurs, we will have a bright future.” One area where midstream engineers could improve, Samuel opined, is in procurement. Too many engineers relied on a dated, price-centric procurement model for their construction materials, which did not lead to lowering the costs of the jobs as expected. Instead, Samuel suggested, engineers should join forces with other stakeholders of these projects, including construction crews and vendors, to find the best approach for procuring materials.
“Along with new pipeline construction, the midstream sector has used the downturn in the oil and gas industry to refurbished existing infrastructure.”
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“There needs to be more collaboration between engineers, equipment suppliers, construction companies, and so on,” Samuel said. “With that pricecentric procurement approach, it really disincentivizes the initiative of the engineering, procurement and construction companies to offer creativity and ideas to improve project efficiency because it was all about low bids and not looking at the long horizon.”
According to the American Petroleum Institute, the United States houses over 190,000 miles of liquid petroleum pipelines, connecting producing areas to refineries and chemical plants to deliver product to consumers and businesses. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says there are 305,000 miles of natural interstate and intrastate transmission pipelines for natural gas, as well.
Samuel also said the rush to construct pipeline projects as quickly as possible played a role in lackluster engineering. E&P companies were so focused on selling oil at $100 a barrel, there was barely any time for thoughtful design.
As Kahler puts it, U.S. energy infrastructure is facing the same perils as the energy workforce needs – it is aging faster than it is being replaced.
“There wasn’t enough time to design it, so they’d just start construction, and the poor construction company in the field is being given revisions of drawings and rework, and that just translates to extra costs,” Samuel said. Many of these issues can be avoided by getting midstream engineering companies involved with projects during the planning stages. Samuel also suggested bringing in construction firms, as well, who can offer suggestions on how to build projects as efficiently as possible because of their hands-on experience in the field.
“There’s what we call the ‘demographic cliff’ that’s going to happen, or ‘the great crew change’ – the same thing is happening with pipelines: they’re all old,” Kahler said. “There’s huge opportunities for construction or engineering firms to both refurbish those pipelines or replace them, and monitoring will certainly have to increase, as well.” Aside from structural integrity, security has become a major concern for energy infrastructure throughout the United States and the world. Samuel’s company cyber security for his clients, an area which once focused on control systems but has since expanded to include potential terrorists from hacking systems.
“Many times by the time an engineering company gets involved in a project, certain aspects are set so capital costs can only be impacted so much, and operating costs and operating performance is hitting against the ceiling because of decisions that were made not in collaboration with the professionals who could run rigorous models of the process and look at material costs and different aspects of the project,” Samuel said. Along with new pipeline construction, the midstream sector has used the downturn in the oil and gas industry to refurbished existing infrastructure.
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Workforce Housing Provider of the Year
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Civeo Corporation Civeo is a global workforce accommodation specialist, helping people maintain healthy, productive and connected lives while living and working away from home. With major project experience, in-house capabilities to design, manufacture, install and operate turnkey facilities, we are ready to respond quickly where and when you need us.
Judges’ Comments: Responsive to the needs of their customers and good safety record for last year. Interested to find out more about the waste water solution and some very complimentary testimonials.
Building on nearly four decades of success operating as PTI Group Inc., which included our U.S. Oil and Gas accommodation solution provider, Mountain West, Civeo offers the same consistent service delivery and value, with a broader range of innovative accommodation solutions over a larger geographic footprint. We place the highest priority on maintaining an injury-free workplace and safe conditions at all of our worksites and facilities. As a global company with regional operations, we maintain a high level of service and a strong commitment to the communities where we operate. We promote economic growth by employing local people and utilizing local suppliers, where
possible, and we actively strive to minimize the environmental impact of our operations. Civeo currently operates and services lodges, land-based wellsite accommodations, offshore accommodations, and construction project support buildings in three of the most significant energy and natural resource regions in the world; the United States, Canada and Australia. With an aggregate of more than 21,000 rooms, in-house capabilities to design, manufacture, install and operate turnkey facilities, plus advance investments in land and utility infrastructure, we are ready to respond quickly where and when you need us.
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Manufacturer of the Year
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Astro Thermal Tec Ltd. Astro Thermal Tec Ltd. is the manufacturer of a large volume high efficiency (95%+) industrial water heater. Efficient, reliable, safe, versatile and environmentally friendly are the best descriptors of our product. Continuous research and development along with quality service and support are the hallmarks of our family centered company culture.
Judges’ Comments: A fantastic story of entrepreneurialism to develop a system that reduces the environmental footprint and make use of an abundant supply of natural gas within the region. The BTU Frac Water Heater appears both safe and easy to operate.
Great efficiency gains with this system.
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Tetra Tech With over 16,000 employees, Tetra Tech is a recognized leader in consulting and engineering worldwide. We deliver integrated planning, environmental, and engineering services that cater to the needs of the oil and gas industry. As a trusted partner, Tetra Tech promotes the success of upstream, midstream, and downstream companies.
Judges’ Comments: Extensive evaluation of their operational expertise with a good use of case study material. The company partners with its clients to support the clients’ vision and mission. They recognize their employees as their # 1 asset.
Tetra Tech fosters the mission and vision of our clients as well. Like oil and gas producers and midstream operators, our team demonstrates a strong commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. We plan, permit, and design oil and gas production facilities; water infrastructure; transmission pipelines; compressor and pumping stations; processing facilities; storage tanks; and truck and rail terminals.
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Our staff emulates our Core Principles:
It is no surprise that Tetra Tech’s Core Principles align with our clients’ corporate values. Together, we advance the oil and gas industry, transforming our clients’ visions into reality.
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Kerr Pumps & FlowValve Award for Excellence in Well Completion
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Liberty Oilfield Services
Judges’ Comments: LOS is bucking the trend! A refreshing and honest submission that really focuses on LOS’s achievements in the last year, which are great in number. 54% more fracs in 2015 than 2014 and a real commitment to staff stood out. Chris and the gang are a class act. They are focused on the people (no lay offs, better work schedule), the community (scholarships), technology, and great advocating for our industry.
Liberty Oilfield Services is an innovative service company providing specialized stimulation services to optimize well production. Liberty focuses on safe, efficient and high-quality hydraulic fracturing and engineering services in the Rockies. Liberty’s experienced team provides frac design and execution with a real-data focus to optimize development and improve production for clients. Liberty Oilfield Services is an industry leader in hydraulic fracturing. LOS first gained industry recognition in the North Dakota frac market in 2012 with our signature 2-C’s Slickwater Frac Design. Our design is now a very common practice for the Bakken shale, increasing well performance for operators by 30%-70% on average. Since then, LOS has expanded into the DJ Basin and the Powder River Basin. In 2015, LOS has been leading the development of Energy Recovery’s VorTeq missile. The missile is designed to re-route abrasive proppant away from the highpressure pumps. LOS has conducted yard tests and pumped with the new missile technology in the middle of
December. In November 2015, LOS pumped a record 8.5 million pounds of sand in 24-hours using a boxed sand solution. In 2015, LOS launched an innovative ultra-low concentration fluid package (the Spirit System) that has lowered our customer’s well costs while providing the same or better well performance. Our frac fleets are among the very newest in the basin, offering some of the quietest, most reliable, lowest emission, dual fuel fleets available. Despite the downturn, LOS has not laid off a single employee. In fact, our team pumped 45% more stages in 2015, than 2014.
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Pixel Velocity Empowers Enterprises
Pixel Velocity is a software, sensor and analytics company specializing in industrial automation product solutions. Our remote monitoring solution, hydrocarbon leak detection systems and event management platform deliver insight in real-time, ensuring reliability, business continuity and creating safer operating conditions for our customers. Pixel Velocity has an unparalleled understanding of how to empower enterprises to leverage imagery and data to manage risk while providing siginiďŹ cant ROI in terms of operational eďŹƒciency and seamless integration of automated control systems.
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It’s a no-brainer. Because Super Stainless™ is a premium alloy, it has been met with considerable demand. Due to its exclusive nature, Kerr Pumps is the only company offering this frac fluid end upgrade.
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Award for Drilling Excellence
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Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Judges’ Comments: Anadarko has demonstrated a clear commitment to best in class practices both in drilling innovation technologies and in stake holder and community engagement. The collaborative nature of their work to evaluate and implement new systems and drilling technologies should be commended. Working alongside a high school that resides within their operations, Anadarko has found a way to provide much needed education for students looking for future careers while engaging in responsible energy development conversations. This shows long term thinking in giving back to the community with education and training while establishing good relationships to grow potential future energy employees. 28
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Anadarko is among the largest producers of oil and clean-burning natural gas in the Rockies, with operations in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. We recognize our obligation to protect our environment, public health and our communities, while finding and producing the vital oil and natural gas resources that fuel modern life. In Colorado, Anadarko holds approximately 350,000 net acres in the Wattenberg field and estimates it holds 1 to 1.5 billion BOE of recoverable resources on its acreage, with an additional 500 million barrels of potential with optimized spacing. The company is the largest producer of clean-burning natural gas in the state of Utah, producing enough natural gas every day to meet the needs of more than 3 million average American homes. And in Wyoming, the company operates in the Powder River, Green River and Washakie
Basins and holds significant mineralinterest ownership throughout southern Wyoming in the Union Pacific Railroad Land Grant. Anadarko is committed to working collaboratively with our stakeholders, including communities, landowners, governments and regulatory agencies, to develop the energy we need, support the economy and protect the environment. We are proud to be a part of enhancing America’s energy security.
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Our Colorado employees are producing the oil and clean-burning natural gas that energizes Coloradans’ way of life and strengthens our communities.
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Industry Summit Editorial
Market Update: Prognostications for Post-election Policy on Federal Land Natural Resource Management and the “Leave it in the ground” agenda. Bob Comer can only hope for huge shift in the federal government’s policy toward the oil and gas industry after eight years of the Obama administration.
Bob Comer can foresee a dystopian future where the United States squanders the vast opportunities presented by its energy resources. In fact, he already has the blueprint for how this will occur – it’s the same fate the minerals exploration has experienced under the Obama administration. Citing statistics from the National Mining Association’s Hal Quinn, the United States went from first to seventh in mineral production in the last 25 years, importing $27 billion in minerals even though the nation has its own abundant supply. “Will we do the same thing with our oil and gas wealth?” posited Comer, Partner with Norton Rose Fulbright. “Look at the local moratoria around the country, the moratoria in the state of New York, offshore leasing closures – a phenomenal source of oil and gas – and public land closures.” There is no mistaking how the Obama administration has felt about the U.S. energy industry over the last eight years. Considering the lengthy list of “accomplishments” on energy policy, as Bob Comer put it in his Industry Summit market update, the examples are plentiful. In his first term alone, President Barack Obama imposed a brief moratorium on offshore leasing after the Macondo incident; increased fuel economy standards; made climate change a political agenda mover; and created various administrative barriers to land access. Bolstered by a victory for a second term in office, Obama took on the energy industry with a vengeance: he reinstated the moratorium on all offshore leasing except in the Gulf of Mexico; vetoed the Keystone XL pipeline; ozone standard changes; cancelled numerous lease sales opposed by the keepin-ground movement; enhanced barriers to public
land mass; issued an executive order on mitigation; cancelled of 30-year-old leases; and declared the climate is the primary threat facing the world. “Compare those programs – and this is a much shorter list – to the programs and initiatives that help or support the industry,” Comer said. “That list is pretty short. In fact, I wasn’t able to come up with anything for it.” The new mitigation policy, specifically, was issued by President Obama in November 2015, and it created some moral obligation to the next generation to protect natural resources. The policy defines natural resources to exclude minerals, according to Comer. “So it doesn’t look at the importance of mineral – in fact, it kind of chastises them and segregates them,” Comer said. One of the most striking components of the mitigation policy, according to Comer, is that it requires restoration in the advance of development with performance standards. “So taken at its face, you have to mitigate the impacts you’re going to have before you even go out onto the ground,” Comer said. “So you thought it was hard to get a permit now, you’ve got a whole protocol that’s being imposed with respect to mitigation before you even get off the ground in your permitting process.” In congressional testimony, Comer said the EPA, Council on Environmental Quality and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services claimed the memorandum was nonbinding, but instead requires a rulemaking. Comer also pointed out the memorandum’s provisions for transparency in the process, but there has been no public participation as of March 2016.
“So it doesn’t look at the importance of mineral – in fact, it kind of chastises them and segregates them,” Comer said.
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Speaker: Bob Comer, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright.
“Like many things, mitigation as a concept has greatly evolved from a tool to enable proper development to my mind to become a barrier to actual development,” Comer said. Another concerning rule for Comer has to do with the protection of the greater sage grouse. Comer’s biggest concerns with the program are three lastminute requirements that were tacked on without public notice: •
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Comer said there had been numerous lawsuits filed to fight the program, including two governors and an attorney general. In May 2016, the oil and gas industry followed suit when the Western Energy Alliance and the North Dakota Petroleum Council filed a lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service’s landuse plan amendments, according to the Wyoming Business Report.
According to the Associated Press, the federal government will refund $31,235 for the original lease payments with no added interest. With the presidential election just a few months away, Comer wondered if anything would change. As of March 2016, Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders and Republican candidate Donald Trump had promised no leasing on federal lands. Clinton and Sanders had stated their opposition to fracking and coal, and they also believe climate change is the greatest threat facing the nation. “What does this portend for oil and gas in the future?” Comer asked. “Is it more of the same?”
The industry also must contend with sold lease cancellations, some of which were 30 years old. In February 2016, BLM announced plans to cancel 25 contested oil and gas leases in Colorado’s White River National Forest, as reported by Environment & Energy Publishing. Just before the Industry Summit, the Department of Interior announced BLM’s cancellation of an oil and gas lease in the Badger-Two Medicine area of the Lewis and Clark National Forest in northwest Montana. This lease, held by Solonex LLX, was issued by the BLM in 1982. “That’s just shocking,” Comer said. “You know a company had to put a lot of money into exploration and efforts to develop and work the regulatory and judicial processes and the challenges brought by tribal interests and environmentalists.”
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Construction Company of the Year
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Minnesota Limited Minnesota Limited is a leading specialty contractor whose reputation has been built on safety, quality, environmental protection and innovation.
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We service the pipeline transmission market, midstream/gathering sector, preform pipeline integrity/ rehabilitation, construct pipeline facilities and terminals, and operate a pipe fabrication shop across 25 states in the US. Our goal is to deliver safe and environmentally
sensitive solutions to the natural gas, crude oil, and refined products industries with a focus on exceeding the customer’s expectations. Minnesota Limited is proud to be celebrating 50 years of providing construction services to the Oil and Gas Industry in 2016.
Judges’ Comments: Minnesota has shown considerable intent to prove their worth in this category to great effect. Excellent detail across the criteria with extensive case study detail.
Extraordinary customer service, commitment to core values, long-standing history and proven track record of operational excellence.
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General Industry Service Award
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Well Master Corporation Produce more. Spend less.
Judges’ Comments: Heavy investment in the R&D Department is testament to the successes that Well master have experienced in recent years.
Fantastically durable lift systems that set the standard for natural gas well productivity.
Well Master Corporation (“Well Master”), based in Golden, CO and founded as a Colorado Company in 1984, designs and manufactures premium plunger lift systems for the oil & gas industry. Well Master focuses on optimizing oil & gas production (utilizing plunger lift systems) by minimizing total cost of ownership and maximizing return on investment for customers using Well Master products and services. Well Master continues to achieve record revenue growth and profitability over five consecutive years with an annual revenue CAGR (Compounded Annual Growth Rate) of 55%. This impressive growth is led by new product innovations protected by international patents and backed by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Aerospace Engineering. Global Channel strategies combined with a culture of delighting customers has driven dramatic growth.
Well Master has accomplished much of the above by compiling an entrepreneurial and visionary leadership team determined to deliver service and value to its customers, channel partners, and employees. Employee talent has grown seven fold since 2009, each engrained in the corporate values of “trust”, “respect”, and the authority to “do the right thing” in all relationships. Corporate social responsibility and community service remains a core commitment of the organization.
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Patented VMatz™ is a modular, lightweight, dependable, driveover, resilient foam wall spill containment.
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A simple, cost effective patented solution for minimizing and containing airborne silica sand dust particles on frac sites.
VPondz™, used for larger applications and water retention projects, are assembled with 2ft or 4ft walls. Commonly used as temporary above ground frac ponds.
VZ Environmental Award for Excellence in Environmental Stewardship
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U.S. Well Services, LLC
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The U. S. Well Services Clean Fleet all-electric, non-diesel well stimulation system offers shale operators a truly substantial opportunity to reduce a variety of well site and community impacts caused by traditional hydraulic fracturing operations. The system offers a smaller on-site footprint, relies on field gas to generate the electricity for its operations, and significantly reduces air pollution, truck traffic, noise and waste generation.
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U.S. Well Services, provides high-pressure hydraulic fracturing services, and we believe our fleets are among the most reliable and highest performing fleets in the industry with the capability to meet the most demanding pressure and flow rate requirements in the field. We believe we will have a competitive advantage due to the high performance and durability of our equipment and our ability to support high asset utilization rates that result in more efficient operations. CLEAN FLEET®, our proprietary, patented fleet design, is the world’s first fully electric, fully mobile well stimulation system, powered by natural gas. CLEAN FLEET® has demonstrated reduced fuel operating costs by as much as 90%, reduced NOx and CO emissions by 99% and reduced equipment and discharge iron vibrations by 80%, resulting in fewer failures and safer operations. Whisper™ Technology is the industry’s foremost solution for quiet, low noise impact hydraulic fracturing, making the workplace safer and less disturbing to surrounding communities. USWS is leading the way in predictive maintenance and has
developed FRAC MD™ Machine Diagnostics, Minimizing Downtime to mitigate fatigue and premature failures of our equipment. When we listen to what the machines are telling us, we’ll greatly increase reliability, safety, and predictability which all reduces downtime and increases safe stages per day. The safety of our employees, customers and the environment is our number one priority. We are committed to reducing the hazardous risk associated with the inhalation of respirable silica dust and have developed SANDSHIELD™ to mitigate silica emission below OSHA PEL standards.
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Anthony Albanese - CBRE Anthony leads the CBRE Energy Facilities Group (EFG). Realizing that the multifaceted and often times obscure geographic reach of the facilities needs of energy companies were not properly being met, Anthony, co-founded the EFG. The EFG provides full service solutions for the Office, Field Service, Field Employee Housing, and Data Center needs of energy companies throughout North America.
Judges’ Comments: I always find it interesting to hear about individuals who contribute to the industry, in this case Anthony clearly is a leader in his field.
I think a lot can be learnt about the health of the sector from the real estate sector.
Commercial real estate occupancy is the result of employment, financial, and operational decision-making. As such, Anthony ensures that his clients have access to world class portfolio optimization, labor analytics, lease administration, state and local economic incentives, debt & equity financing, facilities management, and developer/construction oversight through project management.
he was recognized as 1 of 12 national emerging leaders in the CBRE Office Properties Specialty Group, which consists of over 1,200 brokers. His specialties include; strategic advising, multimarket accounts, commercial acquisitions & dispositions, sale/leaseback, portfolio monetization and build-to-suits.
Anthony has focused on Downtown Denver and national tenant representation for 8 years and in 2011,
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Water management in current environment With a precious resource in short supply in throughout the United States, oil and gas operators must get creative to hydrate their operations.
Mark Stanley is among the uncontested experts of water management in the United States. So, when the CEO of Themark Corp. says there is a water problem in the U.S. oil and gas industry, decisions-makers ought to listen. He regaled the audience at the Industry Summit with numbers of a stark reality that should be pared down in light of the current economic conditions with the energy business. In Odessa, Texas, alone, there are 2 million barrels of oil pumped per day, which produces 20 million barrels of produced daily. Considering the drought situation, that could prove problematic for years to come. The economics of the situation show there should be some solutions en route, as well. “We look at it as paying $32 per barrel for water here, so we’re paying fractions of a cent,” Stanley said. “But we don’t protect it like we should. And we shouldn’t use it if we don’t have to.” There are creative solutions to be had if E&P companies are willing to work with engineers like Tetra Tech. Julie Vlier, Manager of Water Resources for Tetra Tech, highlighted one creative solution one of her company’s clients recently implemented. Pioneer Natural Resources is working with the wastewater treatment plant in Odessa, Texas, to acquire reusable wastewater effluent and using it for their oilfield operations. “It’s a heck of a deal for this particular company and beyond that, as you can well imagine, these wastewater treatment companies are producing effluent 24/7,” Vlier said. “So when it comes to reliability, it’s there. They’re supporting the local municipality by providing the engineering improvements and infrastructure to provide that connectivity.” According to Vlier, this client also built a pipeline that not only will convey the effluent to its operations, but also is large enough to carry more effluent as the community grows and more is available. There also is capacity in that pipeline to potentially work arrangements for other oil and gas companies to use the source.
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After the grand “valve turning” ceremony in Odessa in January 2016, the Odessa American newspaper reported the partnership with Pioneer will bring the city more than $117 million over the next decade or so. Vlier believes this model can be used in other cities throughout the United States where the oil and gas industry has had troubles gaining access to water for hydraulic fracturing. “I think there’s great opportunities with other municipalities and taking effluent and putting it to beneficial use,” Vlier said. “It’s a win/win. The municipality appreciates it, the city council appreciates it, and there’s some benefits for the oil and gas industry.” In order to build trust within the community, Tetra Tech is implementing real-time monitoring stations in certain areas to scientifically support discharge in southern Colorado. According to Vlier, the data is made available on the creeks and rivers where discharges occur, broken down into 15-minute data points with a variety of parameters. The information is accessible to the general public as well as government regulators. “We have implemented those types of programs in Colorado, and it’s provided transparent data, more trust and engagement with elected officials, the community, the public, the farmers pulling the water, the fishermen out there enjoying it,” Vlier said. “We in turn have been able to get more flexible permit conditions so we can in fact surface water discharge because we’ve proven through the data and the science that those beneficial uses are protected.” Stanley said the overarching problem with water management in the oil and gas industry is that operators have 23 different sets of regulations to adhere to depending on the state they’re working within. That is because federal laws on water do not take primacy, and business will follow the road to least resistance as a result. The conundrum facing the operators in the Marcellus Shale is a prime example of this problem. Due to Pennsylvania’s water disposal regulations, there
Moderator: Adam Martin, Executive Director, South Dakota Oil and Gas Association Speakers: Mark Stanley, CEO, Themark Corporation Julie Vlier, Manager, Water Resources, Tetra Tech
are only seven disposal wells permitted there. However, in Ohio’s Utica Shale, there are 200 wells, a disproportionate amount for the work being conducted there.
She referenced the water monitoring program again that not only provides data for all stakeholders involved, which proves even more valuable when it builds relationships with those stakeholders.
“That particular site may have three disposal wells and is permitted for about 16,000 barrels a day, but almost every truck that comes in there is from Pennsylvania and West Virginia – almost none from Ohio because of the volume that’s produced there,” Stanley said. “That constraint is not there in Ohio where it is in Pennsylvania or West Virginia. So if you’re operating in Pennsylvania or West Virginia – I have no idea why you’d want to – those are some real constraints.”
“I think the bigger dividends on that particular effort is the building of the relationships so the communities and the regulators understand the quality of the water,” Vlier said. “While the oil and gas industry certainly needs water to take care of its business, to the extent that you have excess water, is there an opportunity to share that water with local communities?”
Constraints like these are a direct result of the fear many municipalities and county governments have when it comes to treatment and reuse of produced water, according to Moderator Adam Martin, Executive Director of the South Dakota Oil and Gas Association. As a city councilman in Sturgis, South Dakota, he understands the political pressure coming from residents of a community who want clean, potable water and the oil and gas industry who wants to operate safely. “A lot of that does come back through to determining how we reach out and becoming that voice and connecting some of those dots, so we educate our neighbors on what is really going on,” Martin says. “Certainly that public perception and buy-in provides some huge benefits.”
Despite some restrictive water rights in Colorado, this is another angle Tetra Tech has considered for its clients in the state. This could prove quite beneficial for oil and gas operators in other states with more flexibility with water rights, and Vlier encouraged those companies to take advantage of it. “There might be an opportunity to put water that you produced that could be subsequently treated and work an arrangement so a municipality could put that to beneficial use,” Vlier said. “I fully believe in my lifetime that we’re going to see that kind of flexibility here in Colorado because there’s so much for a need for water. Whether it’s for oil and gas or municipalities, we cannot afford anymore to put this water into an injection well. “It is beyond the seismicity issues and what not – it’s the fact that this water is very useful, it’s much need and it’s a scarce resource,” Vlier continued.
Vlier believes with the oil and gas industry’s overall reputation among the general public viewed as unfavorable – fair or otherwise – water conservation is one way to ease the fears of community members throughout the U.S. “In this day and age, I just feel that now is the time for the oil and gas industry to really seize the moment and to look ahead at water conservation measures in areas where you can reach out to the public and reach out to elected officials, and I think it’ll pay big dividends at the end of the day,” Vlier said.
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Award for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility
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Hess Corporation
Judges’ Comments: Comprehensive review of their numerous corporate giving programs and also how charities and individuals alike can approach HESS for funding and receive feedback guidance if an application is rescinded to assist with future applications. Hess has taken a business approach to CSR. While the approach may require a bit more documentation compared to other programs, it clearly identified key needs in the communities in which the company is active. The company has followed through with significant financial support for more than 18 community programs.
Hess is a leading global independent energy company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. We have a world-class portfolio of assets with industry-leading margins and visible growth in areas where we have proven technical capabilities: Asia Pacific, the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, onshore U.S. and the West Africa conjugate margin. We are successfully applying new technology and methods to extract oil and gas from shale while using conventional methods to access petroleum reservoirs found in sandstone. Our expertise has made us a leader in the production of shale oil and gas and one of the largest operators in the Bakken formation, North Dakota. Offshore, we are the 6th largest producer in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, have the top quartile performance for offshore drilling and project delivery, and are a pioneer in deepwater production and development, particularly using 4D seismic technology.
Hess is committed to help meet the world’s growing need for energy while making a positive impact on the communities where we do business by investing in education, health and community development projects around the world. Learn more about Hess at Hess.com or connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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In an industry full of diverse needs, Brahma Group, Inc. (Brahma) is a leader. We’re a full-service mechanical industrial construction company with active projects nationwide. As a major supplier of equipment and services to various industrial industries, we integrate an elite corps of professionals with a national workforce that’s diverse and highly skilled. We’re organized to get the job done. We focus on our clients, so our services and equipment are always advanced, cost effective and the highest quality available. www.brahmagroupinc.com
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Engineering Company of the Year
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Judges’ Comments: Fantastic example of industry advocacy and commitment to operational excellence. Their expertise is based upon the solid foundation of industry experience and consistency of their team typified by their extensive reference letters and case studies. A comprehensive analysis of expertise for the engineering firm of the year from Samuel Engineering. They go above and beyond for their clients and their staff.
Samuel Engineering, Inc. (SE) is a Denver, Colorado based multidiscipline engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) company started in 1996 and will be celebrating our 20th anniversary this year. SE has grown to over 170 full time professionals and has successfully executed hundreds of projects. Beyond SE’s center of excellence and corporate headquarters in the Denver Tech Center, are satellite offices in Durango, CO, Salt Lake City, UT and Rock Springs, WY. Our mission is “We provide Solutions” to our clients’ challenges so that they can have what we call the “sleep at night factor”. We achieve this by offering a well-respected, very low turnover, team with average experience in the industry of over 23 years, by maintaining a client-focused mentality that permeates through the company, and by staying true to our core values and keys to our success.
Samuel Engineering (SE) pursues excellence rather than size; repeat satisfied clients rather than diluting our client base; successful projects rather than high volume, optimal solutions rather than “one size fits all” approaches. We act as partners and remain with our clients from project concept to successful commissioning and where necessary, to ongoing operations support.
The Keys to our success: • • • • • • •
Listening to our clients Being structured for excellence Creativity with responsibility Effective use of technology Speed Acute attention to detail Profit - but profit only from that which is honest and benefits our clients.
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LOENBRO Midstream Company of the Year
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ONEOK, Inc. is one of the nation’s premier energy companies involved in the natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) businesses. ONEOK, Inc. is the general partner of ONEOK Partners, a leader in the gathering, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas in the U.S.
Judges’ Comments: One of the largest MLPs with a record to be proud of. They have fantastic policies to ensure that they mitigate risks to their workers and to the environment. Fantastically placed across the USA and is one of the leaders in the region.
Originally founded in 1906 as an intrastate natural gas pipeline business in Oklahoma, today ONEOK, Inc. is one of the nation’s premier energy companies involved in the natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) businesses. ONEOK is the pure-play general partner of ONEOK Partners, one of the largest publicly traded master limited partnerships. The partnership owns one of the nation’s premier NGL systems, connecting NGL supply in the Mid-Continent, Permian and Rocky Mountain regions with key
market centers and is a leader in the gathering, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas in the U.S. Its business segments provide safe, reliable energy and services to their diverse customers. By following a strategy that blends the performance and profitability of all of the segments, ONEOK is able to deliver sustainable earnings growth for shareholders and is driven by employees who strive to better not only their company, but also the communities in which they live.
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Sponsored by: Loenbro Loenbro is an energy services /maintenance construction company providing successful project completion throughout the Rocky Mountain Region. Using the latest technology to bring our partners the results they expect, our services include single-source solutions for pipeline construction, industrial construction, fabrication, industrial insulation, inspection services, and oilfield services. 46
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WE CAN HANDLE IT. Dedicated. Determined. Diversified. That’s Loenbro, named the Rocky Mountain Construction Company of the Year for two years running and a finalist again this year. We’re very proud of our employees, who work so hard for our clients. And we’re thankful for the customers who trust us to get the job done right. DIVISIONS TO SERVE YOU:
• Pipeline • Industrial Construction • Industrial Insulation • Inspection • Fabrication • Oilfield Services We’re ready to tackle your next project. Call us today.
1900 32nd Ave NE | Black Eagle, MT 59414 (406) 453-1542
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Industry Summit Editorial
Ensuring Fleet Efficiency, Safety and Environmental Best Practice Trucking companies still face regulatory challenges and safety concerns during the energy industry’s slow period.
Like other segments of the oil and gas industry, the trucking sector has taken its share of lumps during the latest economic downturn. However, during a panel led by Oil & Gas Awards Chief Operating Officer Oliver Bridgen, panelists revealed that there is no shortage of work to do as efficiency, safety and regulatory compliance are still a major part of the transportation industry. In order to get his fleet running at optimal efficiency, Travis Black, Regional HSE Manager Southern Division for AVEDA Transportation and Energy Services, is borrowing concepts from the manufacturing industry. AVEDA is piloting its own Lean Six Sigma 5S program. The company is relying on different aspects of the philosophy to streamline repairs and maintenance of its fleet now that there is ample time to focus on such things during the bust cycle. “When industry was running strong, this was part of the things that kind of got put on the backburner,” Black said. “Customers needed trucks, they needed their rig moved and they needed it done now. Now that the market has kind of turned, it gives us time to develop these programs, that way when it does return, we have a good process in place.” AVEDA primarily has focused on the 5S portion of the philosophy, starting with “sorting” to make sure the parts in stock are what the company needs. With parts so readily available these days, there isn’t much need for fleet managers to keep extra inventory on-site. “We don’t have to maintain such a high overhead of stored parts and extra items,” Black said. The second “S” in AVEDA’s Six Sigma journey represents “straightening.” Keeping maintenance areas organized at all times cuts wasted time out of a company’s operations. “Being able to find the tools at the times you need them and taking items that are more crucial and keeping them closer so the mechanics aren’t wasting time going to different places to look for something is important,” Black said. “This system kind of has a double-edged sword because it’s a huge aspect of safety by making sure people pick up after themselves and put items where they belong.”
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When it comes to safety, Tony Lamping, General Manager of Cruz Energy Services, says his company relies on industry protocols, regulations and trade association guidelines to maintain its safety culture. But what the company leans on most is its employees’ buy in of the importance of safety. “All the systems in the world are great and they can help you out and keep people safe, but if you don’t start out with the right employee right out of the gate, then you’ve pretty much already lost the battle,” Lamping said. Much like AVEDA, Cruz Energy Services barely had time to properly vet potential employees as there was plenty of work to hire whomever was available. During the downturn, however, Lamping says Cruz Energy has taken the opportunity to identify the characteristics they want in an employee to make sure they get hires right the first time. “Over the last two or three years where we’ve got our feet under us, we’ve got the opportunity to really start putting programs and policies and procedures in place right from the start at the hiring aspect of it so that we get the right people in the door that know the industry and want to follow the rules,” Lamping said. “On top of that, we’ve started developing our safety program with dedicated safety people out there on location when we’re doing our work.” Peter Arrigoni, Vocational Fleet Sales Manager for Kenworth Trucks, advised fleet managers to keep their eyes on two regulations on the horizon that would greatly affect how they operate. Arrigoni cautioned fleet managers on the new emissions standards taking effect Jan. 1, 2017. The last change to emission rules was in 2010, and anyone who has not purchased equipment in that time frame would be best served to bone up on this rule change to make sure their fleets are up to speed. The 2017 emission rule will change the type of equipment allowed on vehicles once again in EPA’s attempt to meet a 6 percent reduction in carbon monoxide emissions, which Arrigoni said would result in about a 4 percent improvement in fuel economy.
Moderator: Oliver Bridgen, COO, Oil & Gas Awards Speakers: Peter Arrigoni, Vocational Fleet Sales Manager, Kenworth Trucks Travis Black, Regional HSE Manager Southern Division, Aveda Transportation and Energy Services Karl Graham, Application Engineer, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC Tony Lamping, General Manager, Cruz Energy Services, LLC
While the regulations will save oil and gas operators money in the long run by making vehicles 200 pounds lighter, they will be required to have fleets with completely different systems than years past, which will make an impact. “I would say since you’ve stepped out of the new equipment-buying process, if there is time for maintenance departments or with your technicians or any kind of maintenance yourselves, it’s a good time to reach out and make sure you’re communicating with your factory representatives or dealer network to make sure you know what those changes will be so you can prepare yourselves as a fleet,” Arrigoni said. “When things come back, things will be a little bit different.” The second regulation Arrigoni cited is the second phase of the EPA’s greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. This program would significantly reduce carbon emissions and improve the fuel efficiency of heavy-duty vehicles. On the heels of Phase 1, Phase 2 would benefit business and consumers, per the EEPA, by saving the industry billions of dollars in fuel and reducing the costs for transporting goods, while reducing GHG emissions by 1 billion metric tons. Under these proposed standard, the federal government expects the fuel consumption of tractor trailers alone could drop as much as 24 percent. The implementation of the first phase of Greenhouse Gas will begin in 2021. This “credit system” where OEMs must sell a certain number of energy-efficient vehicles within its product mix. For Kenworth, Arrigoni said the company sells so many aerodynamic vehicles that operate on highway, it doesn’t affect its credits when it sells mining trucks, dump trucks, cement mixers, etc. Arrigoni believes just about every OEM has done a good job of balancing these credits across their product lines, which means vocational users should not be affected by the first phase of the Greenhouse Gas program. However, as of 2021, Arrigoni said the rule will expand to include reductions in carbon
dioxide emissions in grams per ton that are emitted by all trucks in general. This means more aspects of vehicles will be inspected clolsely. Factors like idle time, slow-rolling resistance and speed limits are in play today. In 2021, transmissions, rear axles and other components will be included, which will get involved with how users spec their equipment. It may sound like a daunting task, but Arrigoni believes this regulation will be a good thing for OEMs and vocational users of heavy-duty vehicles alike. “I think that shouldn’t be too big of a concern to you because, ultimately, what it’s going to do is drive our dealer body and the people interfacing with you and fleet managers to be more educated and to spec a product that is going to be lower total cost of ownership for you, and something that is fuel efficient and, ultimately, save you money,” Arrigoni said. Parts suppliers aren’t immune to regulations from the federal government, either. According to Karl Graham, Applications Engineer for Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, the next regulation companies like Bendix will encounter will be for electronic stability program systems. These regulations will be for 6-by-4 tractors only, and these will go into effect in August 2017. By August 2019, Graham said, 6-by-2 and 4-by-2 tractors will be required to have ESP systems, as well. “The full trucks will not be affected by the ESP mandates, although it would be very wise to get the ESP system on your vehicle and get it functioning,” Graham said.
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Oilfield Services Company of the Year
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Purity Oilfield Purity Oilfield Services, LLC operates in a majority of major shale plays in the United States and Canada. Service offerings include oilfield rentals, tank rentals, oilfield trucking, water transfer, water solutions, wellsite coordination, HS&E Training and Consulting, and more. Purity focuses on the Drilling, Completion, Production, and Midstream sectors of the Oil and Gas Industry.
Judges’ Comments: In addition to the exceptionally, large variety of equipment and services they provide, Purity has outstanding health, safety and corporate social responsibility programs to enhance their employees and the local communities. Provide multiple services to customers ranging from water hauling, flow back services, rental equipment, etc. Provided a case study that identified problem, solution, and results; this help set them apart from other entries.
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Purity’s mission is to offer service that exceeds our customers’ expectations while building a positive workplace that enhances our community. Our purpose is to provide a usable and well-maintained product resulting in unmatched service for ALL our clients. Our vision is to be the premier service company. With integrity as our guide, we will decisively and aggressively exceed your expectations.
daily rentals to turnkey package solutions. Whether you need generators, frac tanks, water transfer, vac trucks, or wellsite coordination, Purity has you covered. Our services cover drilling, completion, production, and midstream operations. With operations established in the Rockies (Williston Basin, Wyoming, Northern Colorado), West/South Texas and internationally in Canada, Purity can quickly mobilize assets to meet your needs.
With our diversified portfolio of rental items, trucking services, water services and strategic distribution alliances, Purity Oilfield Services offers our clients the flexibility of
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SERVICES: Wellsite Coordination Oilfield Rentals Tank Rentals Oilfield Trucking Water Solutions Completion Rentals Flowback Services Sand & Ceramic 路 Sales 路 Transport Safety 路 Consulting 路 Training A privately owned oilfield service company with operations in North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Texas. Company Headquarters: 2101 Cedar Springs Rd #650 Dallas, Texas, 75201 Office: 214-720-1700 Midwest & Rockies Region: Williston Basin: 13375 62nd Street NW Williston, ND 58801 Office: 701-826-7900 24 Hr. Dispatch: 1-855-221-1600
Powder River & DJ Basin: 3 Locke Road Douglas, WY 82633 Office: 307-359-4015 24 HR. Dispatch: 1-855-221-1600 West Texas & South Texas Region: Permian Basin: 11109 West County Road 46 Midland, TX 79707
Office: 432-699-8600 24 Hr. Dispatch: 1-844-221-1500 120 EH Bar Road Big Lake, Texas 76932 24 HR. Dispatch: 1-844-221-1500 3200 HWY 17 Pecos, TX 79772 24 Hr. Dispatch: 1-844-221-1500
Other Locations: New Town, ND Killdeer, ND Arnegard, ND
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Water Management Company of the Year
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NGL Energy Partners LP NGL Energy Partners LP is a Delaware limited partnership. NGL owns and operates a vertically integrated energy business with five primary businesses: crude oil logistics, water solutions, liquids, retail propane and refined products and renewables.
Judges’ Comments:
NGL Energy Partners LP is a diversified midstream MLP that provides multiple services to producers and end-users including: (1) transportation, storage, blending and marketing of crude oil and natural gas liquids for producers; (2) water solutions for producers;
and (3) transportation, storage, terminaling and marketing of refined products/renewables and retail propane to end users. For further information visit NGL’s website at www.nglenergypartners.com.
NGL have shown fantastic growth despite the downturn.
Their statistics speak for themselves although I would have liked to learn more about the 14 step process. They have substantial operations and are the largest water management firm in the DJ basin.
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Centralized Confined Space MonitoringTM System Communications Emergency Response Equipment and Technologies Fall Protection Fire Prevention Flare Services In-Plant Service Centers Medical Management Professional and Technical Personnel Remote Gas Detection Rescue Respiratory Protection Specialized Safety Personnel Training, Compliance and Certification Turnaround and Shutdown UAS Drone Inspections (Unmanned Ariel Systems/ Drone Inspections)
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Industry Supplier of the Year
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Applied Control Equipment Judges’ Comments:
Applied Control provides their customers with high-quality, innovative and custom-engineered automation technologies, services and solutions. Working as a partner with oil and gas producers, midstream companies, engineering firms and original fabricators, Applied Control helps the oil and gas industry operate efficiently & reliably.
A well-structured and detailed submission that uses testimonials to compliment their statements. Their entry creates a clear feeling of the extra effort they, as a company, are prepared to go for their customers. A great example of what it takes to be a best in class industry supplier.
Applied Control deeply understands the challenges of each basin and process; ranging from operational challenges to safety and continuously evolving environmental regulations. To best supply turn-key automation solutions, Applied Control employs dedicated service teams focused on maximizing automation investment value: from on-time equipment delivery, start-up/commissioning, to full life-cycle equipment support.
The use of applied control equipment’s Distributed Remote Terminal Network solution shows how, with the implantation of the right technology systems incredible gains can be achieved in spite of difficult market conditions.
Through strategic partnerships with equipment manufacturers like Emerson, Applied Control owns the unique ability to supply factory-
certified new and reconditioned equipment in the Rocky Mountain Region. Applied Control exclusively supplies over thirty brands with hundreds of thousands of products, including Fisher®, Bettis, and DeltaV. A team of factory-trained Application Engineers and technical specialists help qualify equipment for a given application. With a large local inventory of products, a UL-508 certified shop, regional offices, and a national network of partners, Applied Control can quickly deliver integrated solutions.
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Themark Corporation E&P Company of the Year
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Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Judges’ Comments: Working alongside a high school that resides within their operations, Anadarko has found a way to provide much needed education for students looking for future careers while engaging in responsible energy development conversations. This shows long term thinking in giving back to the community with education and training while establishing good relationships to grow potential future energy employees.
Anadarko is among the largest producers of oil and clean-burning natural gas in the Rockies, with operations in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. We recognize our obligation to protect our environment, public health and our communities, while finding and producing the vital oil and natural gas resources that fuel modern life. In Colorado, Anadarko holds approximately 350,000 net acres in the Wattenberg field and estimates it holds 1 to 1.5 billion BOE of recoverable resources on its acreage, with an additional 500 million barrels of potential with optimized spacing. The company is the largest producer of clean-burning natural gas in the state of Utah, producing enough natural gas every day to meet the needs of more than 3 million average American homes. And in Wyoming, the company operates in the Powder River, Green River and Washakie
Basins and holds significant mineralinterest ownership throughout southern Wyoming in the Union Pacific Railroad Land Grant. Anadarko is committed to working collaboratively with our stakeholders, including communities, landowners, governments and regulatory agencies, to develop the energy we need, support the economy and protect the environment. We are proud to be a part of enhancing America’s energy security.
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Sponsored by:Themark Corporation Themark Corporation® proudly combines an ideology that reduces costs and complies with all industry environmental and safety regulations for drilling through to refining needs. Our signature product, the HydroPod™ is capable of treating processed water approved by the EPA for redistribution into natural water shed systems in some states.
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Award for Excellence in Health & Safety Operational
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Bilfinger Westcon
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Bilfinger Westcon Inc. is an Industrial General Contractor with thirty five years of experience serving the oil and gas industry. In 1981 most of the companies work was located in the oil patch in Western North Dakota. Today the company is involved in oil plays throughout the United States. This latest oil and gas boom has taken the company’s revenue into a huge growth pattern.
The number of man hours worked without a lost time incident is incredible. This construction contractor has hundreds of employees exposed daily to the weather, equipment, facilities, etc. and has found the ways necessary to avoid the pitfalls of working unsafely. Just fantastic that they have focused on and achieved such an astounding safety record.
One of the company’s goals is to provide excellent customer service in order to retain repeat clients. The company motto, “Pride thru Performance” reflects those values. The company delivers successful projects under many types of adverse conditions including cold weather, housing shortages and remote locations. Our experience and knowledge have saved our customers valued time and money.
Bilfinger is an agile construction firm with a long list of projects and satisfied clients. It is clear from their track record that they have a significant commitment to safety and their programs have engaged their employees in that commitment. Their support documentation indicates a high level of attention paid to project management and execution. Finally, they have a good history of community involvement.
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setting along with management of key subcontractors. Safety is critical to the success of our projects. Training our employees to recognize potential hazards is an ongoing process. A Behavior Based Safety Program has been implemented in order to achieve our goal of “zero incidents”. The company is headquartered in North Dakota along with offices in Piqua, OH, Canton, OH and Deer Park, Texas.
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General Contractor Specializing in Industrial Projects
Services Include:
• Project Management • Planning/Scheduling • Cost Reporting • Civil • Structural • Mechanical/Piping • Equipment Setting • Code work • Hot Taps
Bilfinger Westcon Inc. P.O.4525 Box 1735 ND 58502 VlietBismarck, Street SW Canton, 44710ND 58503 7401 Yukon DriveOhio Bismarck, 304-415-1519 701-222-0076
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Recruitment Agency of the Year
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Enscicon Corporation
Judges’ Comments: I found Enscicon’s commitment to their clients and their business impressive. Their case study shows they offered alternative placements to individuals impacted by the downturn in the short term enabling to return to their formal employer after a period benefits both employer, employee and Enscicon. Furnishing recruiters with detailed first hand knowledge of technologies and equipment used by their clients ensures the best placements.
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Enscicon Corporation is an Engineering and Construction Staffing Firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado. They provide temporary, temp-to-hire, direct hire, retained, seconding and payroll/PEO services to companies in the Oil and Gas, Power, Mining, Environmental, Transportation and Water/Wastewater sectors. Enscicon is a Veteran Owned Small Business established in 1994. Enscicon has become one of the leading national players in recruiting A-list engineering talent for our clients, which include Fortune 500™ firms as well as up-andcoming growth firms in some of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction sector’s hottest niches. From CEO to the experienced hands-on engineer, if you work in our industries, we want to get to know you and your career aspirations. For more than two decades we have been helping our candidates realize their personal and professional aspirations through thoughtful introductions to
our clients, who ask us to help them recruit the best employees and contract consultants. We take the long view on establishing relationships and believe the best way to help our clients is by getting to know our candidates and their families at a meaningful level so that we can represent their interests fairly and accurately. Our clients trust us with some of their most critical manpower needs. As a result you can expect to interview for some of the most progressive, career-expanding work available.
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Award for Excellence in Health & Safety Product
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Alert Plus, LLC
Judges’ Comments: The Aegis 400 from Alert plus seems a good alternative to more expensive options available on the market. Their system appears to provide significantly more scalability by comparison. In such testing times as these, operators are constantly looking for ways in which to reduce their capex whilst still maintaining high levels of safety, security and visibility on location. The Alert Plus system seems sufficiently rugged and economical to assist with this aim.
Alert Plus is a Wyoming corporation committed to better safety, responsible stewardship, and savings in the O&G industry. It was founded in 2012 by Wilcox and Murdock due to Wilcox’s own experiences of seeing firsthand the results of poor monitoring. Since then, more partners have joined our vision of improving this strategically important aspect of the industry. “The Aegis 400 is built upon the premise that full-time emissions’ monitoring is the most effective means of reducing emissions and safety incidents in the oil and gas industry. Periodic monitoring is expensive, labor intensive and
provides irregular monitoring with long delays between visits when an event could occur. The Aegis 400 was designed and built to meet specific needs and its patent has been actively pending since 2013.
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Adams Industries, Inc.
Alert Plus, LLC
Adams Trucking specializes in large jobs with multiple loads, especially flatbed trucking. We are committed to helping our customers haul nearly any commodity safely and efficiently, but we specialize in overlength and oversized loads. Whether it’s irregation pivots, utility poles, lumber, building materials, brick and concrete blocks, OCTG pipe, transmission line pipe, steel coils, steel plates, frac sand, cement or another commodity that needs to be hauled, our staff will ensure it is delivered safely and on budget.
Alert Plus is a Wyoming corporation committed to better safety, responsible stewardship, and savings in the O&G industry. It was founded in 2012 by Wilcox and Murdock due to Wilcox’s own experiences of seeing firsthand the results of poor monitoring. Since then, more partners have joined our vision of improving this strategically important aspect of the industry.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Anadarko is among the largest producers of oil and cleanburning natural gas in the Rockies, with operations in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. We recognize our obligation to protect our environment, public health and our communities, while finding and producing the vital oil and natural gas resources that fuel modern life.
Applied Control Applied Control collaborates with oil and gas producers, midstream companies, engineering firms and fabricators to help oil and gas processes operate efficiently & reliably. With regional locations across the Rocky Mountain Region and a core team of factorytrained engineers, Applied Control understands each basin’s unique operating challenges and partners with producers to supply and service innovative solutions that drive meaningful, reliable, positive impact on their businesses and processes.
Judge’s comments
Dedicated trucking firm with top quality equipment and good safety statistics.
Adam’s are more than just a trucking form to the region; they are a reliable and resourceful partner.
The Aegis 400 from Alert plus seems a good alternative to more expensive options available on the market. Their system appears to provide significantly more scalability by comparison.
In such testing times as these, operators are constantly looking for ways in which to reduce their capex whilst still maintaining high levels of safety, security and visibility on location. The Alert Plus system seems sufficiently rugged and economical to assist with this aim.
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Anadarko has demonstrated a clear commitment to best in class practices both in drilling innovation technologies and in stake holder and community engagement. The collaborative nature of their work to evaluate and implement new systems and drilling technologies should be commended.
Working alongside a high school that resides within their operations, Anadarko has found a way to provide much needed education for students looking for future careers while engaging in responsible energy development conversations. This shows long term thinking in giving back to the community with education and training while establishing good relationships to grow potential future energy employees.
A well-structured and detailed submission that uses testimonials to compliment their statements. Their entry creates a clear feeling of the extra effort they, as a company, are prepared to go for their customers. A great example of what it takes to be a best in class industry supplier.
The use of applied control equipment’s Distributed Remote Terminal Network solution shows how, with the implantation of the right technology systems incredible gains can be achieved in spite of difficult market conditions.
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Applied Flow Technology
Assured Flow Solutions, LLC
Founded in 1993, Applied Flow Technology has grown to be a leader in the pipe flow modeling software market. With channel partners around the world and customers in more than 70 countries, AFT software helps companies in many industries design safer, more efficient systems and solve operational problems.
Assured Flow Solutions LLC (AFS) is a specialty engineering consultancy focusing on the upstream and midstream segments of the market. AFS consultants are industry expert engineers and chemists in the multi-disciplinary flow assurance arena. Flow assurance is a discipline which links production performance from wells to facilities to midstream pipelines.
Astro Thermal Tec Ltd.
Bilfinger Westcon
Astro Thermal Tec Ltd. is the manufacturer of a large volume high efficiency (95%+) industrial water heater. Efficient, reliable, safe, versatile and environmentally friendly are the best descriptors of our product. Continuous research and development along with quality service and support are the hallmarks of our family centered company culture.
Bilfinger Westcon Inc. is an Industrial General Contractor with thirty five years of experience serving the oil and gas industry. In 1981 most of the companies work was located in the oil patch in Western North Dakota. Today the company is involved in oil plays throughout the United States. This latest oil and gas boom has taken the company’s revenue into a huge growth pattern.
Judge’s comments
Adding to what already presents itself as an incredibly valuable fluid dynamics solution, the testimonials that supported the submission and various informative additional documents, saw AFT score highly for its service to the industry in this category.
Flexible and scalable solution that is important to provide insight in an emergency.
The Company realizes that their industry is a complex science that requires grasping both fundamentals and real world applicability.
The company realizes that their industry is a complex science that requires grasping both fundamentals and real world applicability.
A fantastic story of entrepreneurialism to develop a system that reduces the environmental footprint and make use of an abundant supply of natural gas within the region. The BTU Frac Water Heater appears both safe and easy to operate.
The number of man hours worked without a lost time incident is incredible. This construction contractor has hundreds of employees exposed daily to the weather, equipment, facilities, etc. and has found the ways necessary to avoid the pitfalls of working unsafely. Just fantastic that they have focused on and achieved such an astounding safety record.
Great efficiency gains with this system. Bilfinger is an agile construction firm with a long list of projects and satisfied clients. It is clear from their track record that they have a significant commitment to safety and their programs have engaged their employees in that commitment. Their support documentation indicates a high level of attention paid to project management and execution. Finally, they have a good history of community involvement. Oil & Gas Awards 2016
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Brady Trucking, Inc.
Brahma Group, Inc.
Our trucking operations service the lower 48 states plus Canada and Alaska. Our regional drivers serve the central United States, including the Bakken, and are expertly trained in mountain driving and off-road conditions year around.
Brahma Group, Inc. is a full-service mechanical industrial construction company with active projects nationwide. Brahma is a major supplier of equipment and services to the various industrial industries including power generation, mining, refining, chemical, oil & gas, and solar. We self-perform our work leaving our clients with cost effective, high quality solutions.
CDM Resource Management LLC CDM Resource Management LLC provides contract natural gas compression and treating services with 98% runtime guaranteed per month on all contracts, including first-call response, PMs and pre-emissions testing, all with no hidden charges. Our Cat® Gas Engine /Ariel Compressor fleet exceeds 1.3 million horsepower, and our gas treating fleet utilizes our patented MQC® design technology.
Civeo Civeo is a global workforce accommodation specialist, helping people maintain healthy, productive and connected lives while living and working away from home. With major project experience, in-house capabilities to design, manufacture, install and operate turnkey facilities, we are ready to respond quickly where and when you need us.
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Wide range of services available and operational throughout the region and the nation.
Numerous accolades in respect of their superb safety record and time without incident in the last three years.
Well equipped fleet and well respected.
Superb HSE performance and much credit due to the Brahma team for their commitment to the industry.
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CDM provides the complete package. They are focused on employees, customers, excellent runtime (98%), pro-active emissions standards, corporate social responsibility, and safety (0 TRIR since inception).
Very thorough package that addresses most if not all of the elements for consideration. They appear to provide a broad range of services for surface equipment and are active participants in community activities, safety programs, compliance, and environmental efforts. Launch of eWork, though it appears to be an internal software package, should help its customers gain access to data more quickly and result in lower costs.
Responsive to the needs of their customers and good safety record for last year.
Interested to find out more about the waste water solution and some very complimentary testimonials.
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Command Energy Services Ltd. Command Energy is a leading worldwide supplier of drill pipe and drill stem accessories Command Energy is a leading worldwide supplier of drill pipe and drill stem accessories. While drilling products and services is Command Energy’s top priority we also provide customers with quality products manufactured to the highest standards including API, IRP and NS-1 specifications.
CSI Recruiting CSI Recruiting is a full-service recruiting, search and staffing agency focused exclusively on providing a comprehensive and confidential service for professionals within the oil & gas industry. We recruit for independent exploration and production companies throughout the domestic United States, placing candidates into full-time, contract, and contract-to-hire positions.
Det-Tronics Det-Tronics is the global leader in fire- and gas-safety systems, providing premium flame- and gasdetection and hazardmitigation systems for high-risk processes and industrial operations. The company designs, builds, tests and commissions SIL 2 Capable flame- and gassafety products that range from conventional panels to fault-tolerant, addressable systems that are globally certified.
Enscicon Corporation Enscicon Corporation is an Engineering and Construction Staffing Firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado. They provide temporary, tempto-hire, direct hire, retained, seconding and payroll/PEO services to companies in the Oil and Gas, Power, Mining, Environmental, Transportation and Water/Wastewater sectors. Enscicon is a Veteran Owned Small Business established in 1994.
Judge’s comments
Significant growth in the last five years and solid list of clients. Their distribution network places them in key areas across the USA.
Command Energy’s impressive safety record really stood out for me here.
Great retention rates considering the climate. I was thrilled to see this.
There are some great features on their latest product, which adds further value to an already impressive range from this manufacturer.
A well known oil and gas recruiter in the region. This company is still quite active. Another case of innovation protecting the industry from its inherent risks.
I found Enscicon’s commitment to their clients and their business impressive. Their case study shows they offered alternative placements to individuals impacted by the downturn in the short term enabling to return to their formal employer after a period benefits both employer, employee and Enscicon.
Furnishing recruiters with detailed first hand knowledge of technologies and equipment used by their clients ensures the best placements.
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EnTech Engineering Our engineers analyze complex raw data using the stacked technologies to provide our clients with timely, cost effective, sitespecific solutions. EnTech® Engineering, Inc., headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, has a 30+ year tradition of leadership and innovation in the nondestructive testing industry.
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Enterprise’s geographic and business diversification led to solid financial results and enabled the partnership to increase the cash distribution rate paid to partners to an annualized $1.54 per unit in the third quarter of 2015. This is a 5.5% increase from the distribution rate paid with respect to the third quarter of 2014 and represents the 45th consecutive quarterly increase.
EOG Resources, Inc.
Fortis Energy Services
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.
Fortis Energy Services, headquartered in Michigan, offers oil and gas well services throughout the Rocky Mountain and Northeast regions, specializing in well completions, downhole repairs, plugging and abandonment, maintenance, and workovers.
Judge’s comments
Combining GPR and IR-EPA enables Entech’s geotechnical engineers to address specific subsurface leaks and stabilise surrounding soils with chemical grout. This minimizes environmental impact.
Innovative solution for inspecting underground lines and repairing leaks in a cost effective manner. This approach provides the ability to identify and repair leaks on aging systems that would otherwise go undetected and continue contaminating the surrounding soil.
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One of the largest midstream firms in the industry. Met all criteria with precision.
EOG is a well respected operator that has superb standing within the industry.
Huge growth year on year and impressive portfolio of assets to reflect their substantial presence throughout the US.
Despite a difficult economic climate, EOG is using its resources wisely and they are positioning themselves strategically, ready for the uptick.
Putting together a formal program to hire returning veterans is a very noble endeavor. Programs like this help re-integrate citizens that have sacrificed so much for the rest of the country. This hiring practice is also great for the industry because veterans bring discipline and teamwork to the oilfield.
Good use of partner network to compliment existing range of services to the oil patch. Superb CSR also and well known.
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Global Green Products
Hess Corporation
Hippo USA
Global Green Products is an international “green chemical” company that provides cost-saving solutions to complicated upstream oil and gas problems while answering the growing global concern about the environmental impact of the chemicals used in our industry.
Hess Corporation has offices in more than a dozen countries. The company’s headquarters is in New York City, with key regional headquarters in Houston and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
HIPPO USA focuses on the increased need of the Oil & Gas Industry for innovative solutions that address the challenges oftransporting and storing sand & water for the fracking industry. HIPPO USA is leading the industry with innovative products and is creating effective solutions that help the Oil & Gas Industry in its drive to industrialize the process of fracking.
Integrated Petroleum Technologies, Inc. Todd Poulson is President of Integrated Petroleum Technologies, Inc. (IPT) with over 29 continuous years of industry experience; 22 years of them at IPT. Prior to coming to IPT in 1994, he worked for 7 years at Dowell Schlumberger. Todd has a BS in Petroleum, an SPE member and has authored several technical papers.
Judge’s comments
The Water-Tek technology has saved millions of dollars for Bakken operators in 2015 and conserved over 2 million barrels of fresh water. Incredible cost saving especially important in the current price environment.
Finding innovative ways to reduce the need for fresh water during maintenance activities is critical for long term success of any basin. GGP used their technical expertise to find a solution to a problem that operators face. The statistics on their success should be applied in multiple areas.
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Comprehensive review of their numerous corporate giving programs and also how charities and individuals alike can approach HESS for funding and receive feedback guidance if an application is rescinded to assist with future applications.
Hess has taken a business approach to CSR. While the approach may require a bit more documentation compared to other programs, it clearly identified key needs in the communities in which the company is active. The company has followed through with significant financial support for more than 18 community programs.
A intriguing proposition to reduce the logistical challenges this industry faces every day.
Provides unique alternatives to traditional frac sand requirements. I was particularly interested in some of their larger projects, fascinating!
IPT offer their expertise to small and mid range operators, bringing with them a wealth of experience and expertise to maximize the small efficiency gains. Small efficiency gains add up to real cost savings over time. IPT provide a complete service from permitting to production for their clients.
IPT are focussed on maximizing efficiencies for their clients across both vertical and horizontal wells on the USA. Their consultative approach and wealth of services met the criteria for this category.
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John Bunning Transfer Co., Inc. John Bunning Transfer Co., Inc. is a regional transportation, storage and heavy haul provider, along with rig moving and crane services. We provide these services to a wide range of businesses in the inter-mountain area, primarily in the oil and gas and mining industries.
Katch Kan Katch Kan™ is based on a commitment to sustainable development, by protecting and preserving the land and water where the upstream oil and gas industry operates. The central achievements of Katch Kan™ are the Rig Safety System™ and Zero Spill System™. These innovative systems of technology work together to optimize the health and safety of those involved with upstream projects, drastically minimize pollution and enables oil and gas production to occur in a proactive ecoefficient manner.
Liberty Oilfield Services Liberty Oilfield Services is an innovative service company providing specialized stimulation services to optimize well production. Liberty focuses on safe, efficient and high-quality hydraulic fracturing and engineering services in the Rockies. Liberty’s experienced team provides frac design and execution with a real-data focus to optimize development and improve production for clients.
Loenbro Loenbro is an energy construction / maintenance services company working throughout the Rocky Mountain Region. Services include Oil, Gas and Water Pipeline Construction and Installation; Pipeline Expansion, Repair and Maintenance; Pipeline Integrity Inspections; Anomaly Work; Rightof-Way Restoration; Emergency Callouts; Hydrostatic Testing; Hydrovac Truck Service; and Directional Boring.
Judge’s comments
They met the criteria with accuracy and have shown dedication to the region over others in this category.
Wide variety of services for heavy and bulk haulage. A good team makes for the back bone of the company’s success.
The Zero spill system is designed with rig safety in mind and is well known for its impact on minimizing repetitive accidents and incidents. The solution also minimizes release of production and drilling fluids escaping into the local environment.
Reduces costs, increases rig personnel safety and prevents environmental damage.
LOS is bucking the trend! A refreshing and honest submission that really focuses on LOS’s achievements in the last year, which are great in number. 54% more fracs in 2015 than 2014 and a real commitment to staff stood out.
Chris and the gang are a class act. They are focused on the people (no lay offs, better work schedule), the community (scholarships), technology, and great advocating for our industry.
A host of complex project work detailed and significant growth but I was most impressed with the Loenbro Employee Assistance Fund. A wonderful fund to benefit staff in times of hardship.
In such a short space of time, Loenbro have exploded onto the scene and grown into a fully fledged multi-service company that is clearly thriving.
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LT Environmental, Inc.
MBI Energy Services
LT Environmental, Inc., founded in 1992, is a recognized consultant specializing in environmental compliance, engineering, remediation, and health and safety for the Oil & Gas Industry. LTE helps upstream, midstream, and downstream clients throughout the Rocky Mountains and U.S. identify and manage environmental liabilities. We complete the project – No Excuses!
MBI is the premier Fluid Management Logistics and Well-Intervention provider in the Williston Basin. MBI’s continued focus on the safest and most efficient execution practices through training, technology and quality hiring provides consistent and dependable services for our customers.
Minnesota Limited Minnesota Limited is a leading specialty contractor whose reputation has been built on safety, quality, environmental protection and innovation. We service the pipeline transmission market, midstream/ gathering sector, preform pipeline integrity/ rehabilitation, construct pipeline facilities and terminals, and operate a pipe fabrication shop across 25 states in the US. Our goal is to deliver safe and environmentally sensitive solutions to the natural gas, crude oil, and refined products industries with a focus on exceeding the customer’s expectations.
NGL Energy Partners LP NGL Energy Partners LP is a Delaware limited partnership. NGL owns and operates a vertically integrated energy business with five primary businesses: crude oil logistics, water solutions, liquids, retail propane and refined products and renewables.
Judge’s comments
The innovative renewable energy designs for their clients show an understanding of the need for alternative technologies for providing much needed power for operations. LT Environmental has a business model that by nature addresses environmental stewardship.
Provided multiple examples of innovative renewable energy designs for clients that spanned across a variety of types of projects; methane gathering from seeps for fuel, wind turbines, solar power, water management, etc. (innovative and unique uses for different clients).
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Broad range of services to the oilfield and good community outreach. Smart acquisitions have seen the continued growth of MBI as a leader in the region.
MBI has a very broad array of fluid management and well intervention services to assist their customers in the Rocky Mountain region. These services, along with their laudable CSR initiatives, make MBI a strong candidate for this award.
Minnesota has shown considerable intent to prove their worth in this category to great effect. Excellent detail across the criteria with extensive case study detail.
Extraordinary customer service, commitment to core values, long-standing history and proven track record of operational excellence.
NGL have shown fantastic growth despite the downturn.
Their statistics speak for themselves although I would have liked to learn more about the 14 step process. They have substantial operations and are the largest water management firm in the DJ basin.
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OmniCert
ONEOK, Inc.
OmniCert is a compliance optimization solution that tracks and manages employee HSE and technical training. Our web and mobile applications revolutionize the way companies perform infield certification audits, track employee training, and manage safety and compliance.
ONEOK, Inc. is one of the nation’s premier energy companies involved in the natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) businesses. ONEOK, Inc. is the general partner of ONEOK Partners, a leader in the gathering, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas in the U.S.
Pixel Velocity Incorporated Pixel Velocity® builds imagery and data analytic tools that protect our customers from intentional, accidental and natural threats. Pixel Velocity’s products enable rapid and informed decision making. From leak and activity detection to event management and response, we provide configurable software solutions and sensor systems for demanding operational environments.
Plains All American Pipeline Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE: PAA) is a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream energy infrastructure and provides logistics services for crude oil, natural gas liquids, natural gas and refined products. PAA owns an extensive network of pipeline transportation, terminalling, storage and gathering assets in key crude oil and NGL producing basins and transportation corridors and at major market hubs in the United States and Canada.
Judge’s comments
The Omni-Cert solution is a convenient and intuitive system that enables the easy implementation of compliance strategies.
Auditing is such an important element to effective and efficient compliance. Systems such as the OmniCert solution provide rapid access to the information employees and regulators alike require. The tiered permission system is also worth noting that restricts access to different levels of employee.
One of the largest MLPs with a record to be proud of. They have fantastic policies to ensure that they mitigate risks to their workers and to the environment.
Fantastically placed across the USA and is one of the leaders in the region.
I can see that the introduction of technology such as this can really benefit the industry. To automate the survey process and to increase visibility in real time as events occur is invaluable.
The implementations of this suite of Pixel Velocity’s products have real benefits to the safety of staff on site and infrastructure. Without requiring human presence at site or monitoring from a far offers real value and assistance.
Shown a real commitment to the environment and the safety of their staff.
Good commitment to the awards core values and superbly placed to maintain their presence as one of the top firms in the category.
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Purity Oilfield Services, LLC Purity Oilfield Services, LLC operates in a majority of major shale plays in the United States and Canada. Service offerings include oilfield rentals, tank rentals, oilfield trucking, water transfer, water solutions, wellsite coordination, HS&E Training and Consulting, and more. Purity focuses on the Drilling, Completion, Production, and Midstream sectors of the Oil and Gas Industry.
Samuel Engineering Inc. Samuel Engineering, Inc. (SE) is a Denver, Colorado based multi-discipline engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) company started in 1996 and will be celebrating our 20th anniversary this year. SE has grown to over 170 full time professionals and has successfully executed hundreds of projects. Beyond SE’s center of excellence and corporate headquarters in the Denver Tech Center, are satellite offices in Durango, CO, Salt Lake City, UT and Rock Springs, WY.
Scientific Drilling International Scientific Drilling International is a leading provider in the global wellbore placement market as well as the directional services market. We are the only company to offer a complete navigation solution for the energy services sector that includes High Accuracy gyro Survey, MWD, LWD, MagTraC MWD Ranging™, and Cased Hole Solutions.
Target Logistics Target Logistics is a global provider of workforce housing and the largest operator of turnkey solutions in the United States. Target Logistics supports the oil, gas, mining and construction industries in some of the world’s most remote environments and operates 16 properties in the United States and Canada with 5,300+ beds.
Judge’s comments
In addition to the exceptionally, large variety of equipment and services they provide, Purity has outstanding health, safety and corporate social responsibility programs to enhance their employees and the local communities.
Provide multiple services to customers ranging from water hauling, flow back services, rental equipment, etc. Provided a case study that identified problem, solution, and results; this help set them apart from other entries.
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Fantastic example of industry advocacy and commitment to operational excellence. Their expertise is based upon the solid foundation of industry experience and consistency of their team typified by their extensive reference letters and case studies.
A comprehensive analysis of expertise for the engineering firm of the year from Samuel Engineering. They go above and beyond for their clients and their staff.
Some of the most cutting edge technology in the industry.
Great use of case studies and product brochures to stake their claim in this category.
Target is one of the largest workforce housing providers in the Bakken. Their use of white papers underpin their expertise in support of their submission in this field.
Target Logistics submission addresses a number of challenges the industry faces and not least the price environment, which is refreshing. Overall, TL address a number of challenges the industry faces and the important contribution workforce housing providers like Target make every day.
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Tegre Corporation Tegre Corporation, a comprehensive environmental, engineering, design, inspection, and land survey consulting firm, is built around its employees, their diversity, experience and established relationships. Tegre separates itself in the consulting industry by providing inhouse engineering, environmental, and regulatory expertise needed to assist clients in being environmental stewards of the land.
Tetra Tech
The Dahill Group
Themark Corporation
With over 16,000 employees, Tetra Tech is a recognized leader in consulting and engineering worldwide. We deliver integrated planning, environmental, and engineering services that cater to the needs of the oil and gas industry. As a trusted partner, Tetra Tech promotes the success of upstream, midstream, and downstream companies.
The Dahill Group is a professional oil and gas recruiting, executive search, and consulting firm with 18 years recruiting experience and 25 years in the oil patch. Our Headquarters are located in Denver, CO, but our services extend beyond Denver to Houston, TX and Wyoming. Our approach is to understand each client’s specific business requirements and hiring needs to match the ideal candidate to the business operation and company culture.
Themark Corporation® is proud to combine an ideology that reduces costs and complies with all industry environmental regulations. All products and services are designed to protect and preserve our environment, making the world a better place one product at a time and service at a time. Our products have been proven effective in the industry for over 37 years.
Judge’s comments
A relative newcomer to the market. Tegre have grown rapidly and have a diverse portfolio of services on offer to their clients. Some glowing testimonials.
Great testimonials and good overview of their suite of services for clients in the region.
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Extensive evaluation of their operational expertise with a good use of case study material.
The company partners with its clients to support the clients’ vision and mission. They recognize their employees as their # 1 asset.
Glowing testimonials.
Dahill Group provides a tailored recruitment solution for the industry. Good use of case studies.
Hydropod is a modular system utilising the latest technology in the industry to maximize the use of recycled water on site.
Sample imagery and lab statistics suggest a system that suits particularly dry regions with some great representations of the system in action.
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US Oilfield Company US Oilfield Company has earned the trust of oil and gas operators across the United States, supporting record-breaking drilling speed with its solids control services at US Solids Control, while sustaining high performance with its dependable ancillary equipment, hotshot, welding, and roustabout service.
U.S. Well Services, LLC U.S. Well Services, provides high-pressure hydraulic fracturing services, and we believe our fleets are among the most reliable and highest performing fleets in the industry with the capability to meet the most demanding pressure and flow rate requirements in the field. CLEAN FLEET®, our proprietary, patented fleet design, is the world’s first fully electric, fully mobile well stimulation system, fueled by natural gas. C: 0 M: 100 Y: 79 K: 20
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Well Master Corporation Well Master Corporation (“Well Master”), based in Golden, CO and founded as a Colorado Company in 1984, designs and manufactures premium plunger lift systems for the oil & gas industry. Well Master focuses on optimizing oil & gas production by minimizing total cost of ownership and maximizing return on investment.
WellDog Founded in 1999, Welldog is a mix of science and service. Welldog has an extraordinary technical background and understanding, combined with the agility and ability to get things done quickly and cost effectively. Welldog specializes in reservoir characterization, reservoir monitoring and artificial lift technologies.
Judge’s comments
The Mudback system allows companies to dry their drill cuttings and dispose of the waste in landfill. Saving significant time and money and reducing the impact of drilling operations. The system has a number of on site environmental benefits by removing pits and the risks these present.
A superb innovation that has real positive implications for the environment.
Noise continues to be a hassle to the general community. In order for companies to operate successfully in more populated areas, operators will need to find innovative solutions that allow oil & gas operations to co-exist with their neighbors. The Clean Fleet technology takes a big step in noise reduction as well as emissions reduction and the Sand Shield protects the workers and the neighbors from silica.
Heavy investment in the R&D Department is testament to the successes that Well master have experienced in recent years.
Fantastically durable lift systems that set the standard for natural gas well productivity.
The Reservoir Raman technology enables companies to evaluate the specific signatures of hydrocarbons to optimize frac placements.
The perfect blend of science and service to develop truly innovative products downhole. Some great technology in use here.
The U. S. Well Services Clean Fleet all-electric, non-diesel well stimulation system offers shale operators a truly substantial opportunity to reduce a variety of well site and community impacts caused by traditional hydraulic fracturing operations. The system offers a smaller on-site footprint, relies on field gas to generate the electricity for its operations, and significantly reduces air pollution, truck traffic, noise and waste generation. Oil & Gas Awards 2016
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Whiting Petroleum Corporation Whiting Petroleum is an independent exploration and production company with an oil focused asset base. We control one of the largest acreage positions in the Bakken resource play in North Dakota, where we are the #2 oil producer in the state. We also operate one of the largest enhanced oil recovery projects in the United States at our North Ward Estes Field in the Permian Basin of Texas. Whiting aims to deliver sustainable growth through a combination of our high return Bakken assets and our long lived enhanced oil recovery projects.
WPX Energy WPX is an oil-focused company, led by its emphasis on Permian Delaware development. The company also is active in the Williston Basin and the San Juan Gallup oil play. WPX has transformed its portfolio through more than $4.5 billion of transactions over the past two years.
ZAP Engineering and Construction Services, Inc. ZAP Engineering & Construction Services is a full-service provider of project solutions for the oil and gas industry, specializing in upstream, midstream and terminal projects. Our focus on client relationships and customer satisfaction is the foundation of ZAP’s philosophy. We provide a cost-effective, yet flexible, approach in responding to our client’s engineering and construction needs.
Judge’s comments
Fantastic acreage positions in the region and are one of the leading companies developing oil in the Bakken and Three forks.
Great stats and facts regarding Whiting’s position in the region.
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One of the biggest producers of gas in the region and not afraid to think outside the box to tackle specific challenges in innovative ways. WPX gets my vote.
WPX collaborate with their contractors and partners to ensure their efficiencies are up and their costs low.
Cost effective and efficient delivery of services for clients it seems. Good project work detailed.
Various projects offered. I would have liked to see more on EHS and CSR but overall ZAP scored over others in the category for their attention to detail in each project analysis.
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Call for Entries
Oil & Gas Awards November 2016
Texas 혺 Houston ENTRy dEadlINE:
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
March 2017
Rocky Mountain 혺 Denver Northeast 혺 Pittsburgh ENTRy dEadlINE:
Wednesday, december 14, 2016
June 2017
Canada 혺 Calgary ENTRy dEadlINE:
Wednesday, april 26, 2017
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Oil & Gas Awards 2016
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