I am a chemical engineer working in the energy industry. I have over 20 years of international engineering experience in the chemicals, oil and gas, and renewable energy industries, and hold several patents related to my work. I have worked in the areas of oil refining, natural gas production, ... more
I am a chemical engineer working in the energy industry. I have over 20 years of international engineering experience in the chemicals, oil and gas, and renewable energy industries, and hold several patents related to my work. I have worked in the areas of oil refining, natural gas production, synthetic fuels, ethanol production, butanol production, and various biomass to energy projects. I am the author of Power Plays: Energy Options in the Age of Peak Oil. I am also Chief Investment Strategist for The Energy Strategist at Investing Daily. I have appeared on 60 Minutes, The History Channel, CNBC, Business News Network, and PBS, and my energy-themed articles have appeared in numerous media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, and The Economist.
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| BP | BP p.l.c. |
| CVX | Chevron Corporation |
| DO | Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Ltd |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation |
| OIL | iPath B S&P GSCI Crude Oil TR ETN |
| PTR | PetroChina Company Limited |
| PZE | Petrobras Argentina S.A. |
| RIG | Transocean Ltd. |
| SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation |
| STO | Statoil ASA |
| TOT | TOTAL S.A. |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corporation |
| WNR | Western Refining Inc. |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation |
| Director of Alternative Fuels Technology | |
| Advanced Green Innovations | |
| September 2014 - Present (5 years 11 months) | |
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Responsible for the selection and development of alternative fuels that are appropriate for fueling the company's ZHRO injectors. |
| Chief Investment Strategist | |
| The Energy Strategist | |
| October 2012 - Present (7 years 11 months) | |
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This is a job I do in addition to my regular job with Advanced Green Innovations. I write weekly newsletters and help manage investment portfolios. |
| Chief Technology Officer | |
| Merica International | |
| July 2009 - September 2014 (5 years 3 months) | |
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Merica International is a privately-held energy company based in Hawaii. We are involved in a wide variety of energy-related projects, with a core focus on the localized use of biomass to energy for the benefit of local populations. |
| Board Member | |
| Merica Technologies Pte. Ltd. | |
| January 2010 - August 2013 (3 years 8 months) | |
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Renewable Energy and Forestry |
| Texas A&M University | |
| Bachelors | |
| Chemistry and Math |
| Texas A&M University | |
| Master of Science | |
| 1991 / 1995 | |
| Chemical Engineering |
Latest Comments
Why The Shale Boom Left California Behind
It would be possible to inject the water deeper, but they don't do it for economic reasons. But there are places where the fault is near the oil-producing zone. In those cases, it's the fracking that can directly cause an earthquake. Not sure of the situation in California, but it would in any case be a touchy subject.
Why The Shale Boom Left California Behind
I actually discuss this in the presentation. I didn't get into it here, because it requires a bit more nuance than "fracking causes earthquakes." So in the presentation I explain that most of the earthquakes in Oklahoma are a result of wastewater injection, but fracking itself has been implicated in some earthquakes (a small portion in Oklahoma) but a higher percentage in other shale plays. I just didn't want to get into all that in this article.