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Study Group: Oil and Gas Refining Experts (North America)

Council Members in this Study Group: 153

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Thomas Shewski

Owner
High Energy Services
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Thomas Shewski is the Owner of High Energy Services, a firm providing fuel, transportation, emissions, and power plant services to existing and proposed generating plants. Mr. Shewski is currently involved in buying fuel, transportation, and emissions allowances for several generating units acrossthe...

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Gary Castellaw

President
Premier Financial Consulting Group
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Gary Castellaw is the President of Premier Financial Consulting Group, an international firm providing services and consulting. The firm specializes in the industrial and agricultural chemicals, fertilizer, seed, biofuels, equipment and transportation industries. Formerly, Mr. Castellaw was the Director...

William Nichols, PhD, President, William Nichols ConsultingWilliam Nichols, PhD

President
William Nichols Consulting
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William Nichols, P.Eng, is the President of William Nichols Consulting, a Calgary, Alberta based firm providing consulting services in the oil and gas industry. Dr. Nichols has over 29 years of experience in managing drilling, production, reservoir simulation, and business development operations in...

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
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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 feasibilitystudies...

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Ron Kosage

Independent Consultant
Ron W. Kosage
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Ron Kosage is an independent consultant providing consulting services to the industrial, municipal, private water, wastewater, waste to energy, and biodiesel industries. Mr. Kosage has more than 40 years of experience in management, supervision, environmental analysis, research, design, construction...

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Phil Eiserloh, President, Petrochemical Consulting of San AntonioPhil Eiserloh

President
Petrochemical Consulting of San Antonio
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Phil Eiserloh is the President of Petrochemical Consulting of San Antonio, a firm providing consulting services in the chemical industry. Mr. Eiserloh has more than 32 years of experience in the chemical industry...

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Jeff Moser

President
West Branch LLC
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Jeff Moser is the President of West Branch, an Independent Consulting Company specializing in materials, energy, environmental, commodities, and industrial sectors. Previously Mr. Moser was a Global Market Manager at Dow Automotive, a unit of Dow Chemical and a plastics, adhesives, sealants, foams,...

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Hemant Patel, Principal, HP Energy Consultants, LLCHemant Patel

Principal
HP Energy Consultants, LLC
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Hemant Patel is an independent energy consultant and the Principal of HP Energy Consultants. A firm providing consulting services in the power generation and oil & gas industries. Mr. Patel has 25 years of experience in managing electric power generating projects and oil and gas (E&P) producing assets...

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Domestic Refiners Need Level Playing Field

November 1, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Washington's Carbon Rules Need Refining | online.wsj.com

Foreign refiners will get a significant advantage if current proposals for carbon legislation do not change.

Don't Write the Epitaph for Oilsands Yet

October 30, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

The boom ends for Alberta oilsands | www.cbc.ca

Western Canadian oilsands are a strategic resource for North America and will continue to play an important role in the overall energy equation for the next twenty years, at a minimum.

Face of Refining Industry Could Be Changed

October 29, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

US Refiners Say Climate Laws Biggest Challenge | www.reuters.com

The US refining industry could be decimated as the domestic steel industry has been if current climate legislation disadvantages domestic refiners, such as Valero , Tesoro , Frontier , Holly , Western , and Alon .

LNG Distribution to Solve Logistical NG Issues in Alaska

October 27, 2009

Hans Linhardt, President, LTDI, Inc.

Palin Successor Focuses on Energy Agenda | online.wsj.com

The new Alaskan Governor Sean Parnell has to focus on the oil & gas dependent economy.  The $30 billion TransCanada pipeline is far in the future and more gas production at the Cook Inlet is required together with new distribution plans to cover all the remote towns and settlements in Alaska.  Of course,...

Climate Legislation has to Include Tort Reform

October 27, 2009

Hans Linhardt, President, LTDI, Inc.

Climate change poses new threat: a litigation spree | www.ogj.com

Bob Tippee, Editor of O&GJ recently pointed out the threat of a litigation spree emerging from the Government climate meddling, potentially threatening oil & gas and power industries as well as all businesses and private investors.  In the end the consumer has to pay and the ill-advised politicians...

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Refiner (ei)
  • Consulting Firm (ei)
  • E&P Company (ei)

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • President
  • Engineer
  • Principal
  • Consultant
  • Project Manager
  • Plant Manager
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Owner
  • Division Manager
  • Director

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