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Welcome to the Energy Pioneers Podcast, a show dedicated to the legacy of the pioneers of the offshore oil and gas industry. Each episode features stories of industry pioneers whose leadership, grit, and technological expertise built the modern offshore industry in the Gulf of Mexico and around the world. Energy historian Jason Theriot hosts this series and guides listeners through the amazing careers of the Hall of Famers who have been recognized by the Oilfield Energy Center for their pion ...
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This Podcast is brought to you by the Energy Education Foundation for more information on the foundation and its mission visit: energyeducation.orgBy Energy Education Foundation
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Episode 10: Don Vardeman and the Neptune Spar
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This Podcast is brought to you by the Energy Education Foundation for more information on the foundation and its mission visit: energyeducation.org Don Vardeman championed successive applications of the production spar technology for deepwater development, and by his leadership in deepwater mega projects has provided an important example for Projec…
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Episode 9: Curtis Crooke and the Glomar Challenger
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The Glomar Challenger was one of the most important deep sea drilling ships ever built, not simply because of its influence on the modern-day drill ship technology for the offshore industry, but in a broader sense, it changed the way we understood Earth’s dynamic geological and climate history. The exploration work on the Challenger over 15 years o…
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Well control experts have played important roles in the oilfield through time. One name stands out, the feisty, fearless, fire-fighting legend from Texas Paul “Red” Adair. Red Adair’s remarkable career span nearly 60 years. In 1959, Adair went off on his own and co-founded the Red Adair Company, which specialized in extinguishing oil well fires and…
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Episode 8: Jim Rike - “Father” of Coiled Tubing Technology
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Jim Rike was a pioneer inventor and developer of drilling and completion technology. He is best known as the “Father” of coiled tubing technology, which initially involved winding a long continuous length of small diameter steel pipe on a large spool (as fishing line on a reel) and injecting the length into a well that may or may not be under well …
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Episode 5: Griff Lee - Production Platform Pioneer
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Griff Lee entered the offshore industry with a wave of expansion in the Gulf of Mexico in the late 1940s, when the first permanent structures of any sort to be operated in the open sea were designed and constructed. Working for New Orleans-based J. Ray McDermott, he helped develop the first generation of production platforms which were fabricated o…
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In this episode, we feature Bruce Collipp, a legendary naval architect with Shell who developed numerous pioneering technologies and techniques to conquer the offshore. He is given credit for the design of the first semisubmersible floating drilling rig, the Blue Water 1. His innovative ideas and designs made possible the creation of a new generati…
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Episode 3: Alden “Doc” LaBorde—the Father of the Offshore Industry
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Throughout the history of this industry, there are a select few who have made significant contributions to business and technological innovation. These key individuals literally shaped the offshore industry. Doc LaBorde is one of them. He is considered by many to be the “Father of the Offshore Oil Industry.” LaBorde was involved in three successful…
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Energy Pioneers Podcast - Episode 2: Mark Childers and Offshore Drilling
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Mark A. Childers is an engineer, manager, inventor and pioneer in the development of offshore drilling and production. He joined Humble Oil & Refining Co. (now ExxonMobil) as an engineer in the offshore oil and gas business in New Orleans. At that time the offshore oil and gas industry was still young, but developing rapidly. Humble provided an out…
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Episode 1: Margaret McMillan, Offshore Survival Training
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Margaret McMillan was a pioneer in sea survival technology and training. She was founder of McMillan Offshore Survival Technology and spearheaded the development of the Marine Survival Training Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Her training benefited thousands of offshore workers. This interview was from 2005.…
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