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Study Group: Oil and Gas Industry Experts (Gulf of Mexico)(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 90

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as aerospace & defense, building materials, chemicals, construction, oil & gas, timber & forest products, utilities & power generation, mining, agriculture, industrial equipment and transportation, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

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Fred Aminzadeh, PhD, President, Society of Exploration GeophysicistsFred Aminzadeh, PhD
President
Society of Exploration Geophysicists

Fred Aminzadeh, PhD, is the President of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists with 32000 members and chairman of Advisory Board of Western Standard (ticker WSEG). Dr. Aminzadeh worked for Unocal (now Chevron) in E&P. He has consulted on risk, reserves and other investment issues in the petroleum...

Eric Smith, Professor and Associate Director, A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane UniversityEric Smith
Professor and Associate Director
A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University

Eric Smith is a Professor and Associate Director of the Entergy-Tulane Energy Institute at A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. Mr. Smith has experience in conducting market and economic analysis of offshore construction and drilling operations world wide and directing feasibility studies...

Bill Derrick, Director of Estimating, Fluor CorporationBill Derrick
Director of Estimating
Fluor Corporation

Bill Derrick is Director of Estimating at Fluor Corporation. Mr. Derrick is responsible for working on oil & gas programs worldwide, & Liquefied Natural Gas(LNG) facilities in Asia and US. He has more than 36 years of experience in controlling, planning, purchasing, analyzing risks, estimating, scheduling,...

Bob Alford
Independent Consultant
Bob Alford

Bob Alford is a Global Energy Consultant, providing strategic planning and analysis of large investments in the upstream/midstream oil and gas sector. Mr. Alford also consults on the valuation, acquisition and divestment of new oilfield services technologies. His technical expertise covers the upstream...

Michael Lynch, Consultant, Michael E. LynchMichael Lynch
Consultant
Michael E. Lynch

Michael Lynch is an independent consultant specializing in providing consulting services in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Lynch provides consultancy on reservoir engineering, reserves estimation, production forecasting, and redevelopment planning for depleted oil fields. He has been a practicing petroleum...

Debbs Nelson
Operations Manager
ARENA OFFSHORE LLC

Debbs Nelson is an operations manager at Arena Offshore, an independent exploration and production company focused on the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Nelson is responsible for managing capital expenditures and stewarding operating expense. He has more than 23 years of experience in various exploration and production...

Roger Vernon, Founder, Vernon Associates LtdRoger Vernon
Founder
Vernon Associates Ltd

Roger Vernon is the Founder of Vernon Associates; a firm providing consulting services in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Vernon has more than 33 years of experience in managing offshore drilling operations. He specializes in sub sea exploration and production projects in the North Sea and has extensive...

Allen May, CEO & Co-Founder, Elang EnergyAllen May
CEO & Co-Founder
Elang Energy

Allen May is the CEO and Co-founder at Elang Energy, a new exploration and development (E&P) business, a company focused on exploration and development of oil and gas in the Asia Pacific region. Prior, he was the President of Samson-International, an E&P business unit focused on the international arena...

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America, take note! | 07-04-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Domestic reserves of crude need to be developed to the fullest extent possible. Not doing so should be reason enough to remove whomever and whatever obstacle standing in the way. Enough of the hysteria about natural resource development from the environmentalists. For at least the next 30 years, this...

Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) seeks to become a big oil dog with foreign ventures | 07-04-2008
Author: Michael Lynch, Consultant, Michael E. Lynch

Sarah J. Wachter in Seoul, South Korea reported in the June 30 issue of the International Herald Tribune that the government is becoming concerned about crude oil supplies. Over 97% of purchases are on the open market. High fuel prices recently caused thousands of truck drivers to strike. Korea’s economy...

Blame enough to go around but what we need are solutions. | 07-03-2008
Analysis of: And the blame for high oil prices continues. | seattletimes.nwsource.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

I am no defender of the President on energy policy. Let's get that said upfront. But, I am also not a defender of Bill Clinton, Bush 1, Regan, Carter and I think you get the drift. I am even less of a defender of virtually every Congress going back as far as Truman. But, enough is enough already! Energy...

Crude's reality check- more than speculation | 07-03-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Speculators do not make markets or create fundamentals that underpin markets. Speculators take risks to take advantage of markets or opportunities created by any form of imbalance in prices. It would be a mistake to think that wringing the speculators out of markets will restore much pricing stability...

Knightsbridge, Nordic American OK for short term, LNG to lead tanker market | 07-03-2008
Analysis of: Volatile VLCC rates lead tanker rebound. | www.ogj.com
Author: Michael Lynch, Consultant, Michael E. Lynch

Pipeline Editor Christopher E. Smith reported in the June 23 issue of the Oil & Gas Journal that the tanker market during the half year ending March rose 14.1%. Clarkson Research Services Ltd gave the reasons behind these movements and forecast the future direction of the market. Included are Very...

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