THE FINAL WORD

To round off each issue, we ask our contributing business leaders for their views on the same question

What technology is helping to transform your industry and how?

Joseph Leimkuhler

COO, BOE Exploration & Production LLC “Seismic processing and our ability to see and understand geology is better than ever. The geology in the US Gulf of Mexico is unique, there’s no place like it on earth. The region is analogous to what you see in the Dead Sea in the Middle East, or the Great Salt Lake in Utah (US); water that is disconnected from the oceans that instead flows in from rivers forming a salt-saturated inland sea containing thousands of feet of salt and sediment. Only recently has seismic processing improved to the point where we can process sound waves, see beneath the salt layers and look at oil trapped beneath. Seismic processing is the most significant enabling technology of our time at the moment.”

Mike King

CEO, Pactiv Evergreen “A few of the top technology trends in manufacturing include automation, connected factories, smart manufacturing and smart supply chains – think Industry 4.0. Any of these could be viewed as transforming the industry. For Pactiv Evergreen specifically, we are investing in digital transformation as one of our key strategic priorities. A recent example of this investment is the increased use of automation during the COVID-19 pandemic. As technology advanced and hiring became more challenging, automation and autonomous trends helped to maintain productivity, safety, and quality, while also upskilling the workers who used that technology.”

Michael Stein

CEO, Genie Energy Ltd “The proliferation of bifacial panels, of which Genie’s Prism subsidiary is the world’s foremost expert, is changing the industry. The additional energy output improves the economics of solar and the twosided glass design allows for light to go through the panel. The design’s aesthetic advantage increases adoption. It also unlocks certain farmland as compatible with solar without impeding on the growth of underlying crops.”

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Deepwater value in the Gulf of Mexico...

BOE EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION LLC

OIL & GAS

DEEPWATER

POWERING THE ENERGY TRANSITION

BOE Exploration & Production LLC is laser-focused on oil and gas operations in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. We speak to Joseph Leimkuhler, COO of the company, about the latest technology and the future of exploration and production

Writer: Marcus Kääpä | Project Manager: David Knott

Oil and gas - and their importance to the global economy - cannot be understated.

From transportation and heating buildings to producing electricity and raw materials (everything from plastics to pharmaceuticals), oil provides a reliable and affordable foundation for many comforts of daily life.

The US is the world’s leading producer of oil, and collectively with natural gas and coal, provides approximately 80 percent of the country’s energy needs.

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While renewable energy is increasing in scale based on global climate concerns, oil and gas are arguably fundamental to the global energy solution for the foreseeable future. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2022, in their base case, petroleum and natural gas will remain the most-consumed sources of energy, and will actually increase in the country through to 2050.

In Texas alone, the oil and gas industry accounts for over three million jobs, and together

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with Louisiana, the two states make up over half of the oil and gas-related jobs in the entire country. These states border the Gulf of Mexico and offer abundant access to oil and gas reserves both inland and offshore.

“The US Gulf of Mexico has had its share of ups and downs during the past 35 years, but the geology of the Gulf is the gift that keeps on giving,” says Joseph Leimkuhler, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of BOE Exploration & Production LLC (BOE).

The barrels of oil and gas produced by companies like BOE, in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico - renowned as the lowest in carbon intensity - make up 15 percent of the US

BOE – AT A GLANCE

BOE Exploration & Production LLC is an operator in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

COMPANY MISSION

To responsibly deliver high value, low carbon energy to the US market from the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

COMPANY EXPERTISE

BOE has assembled a cohesive team of experts who share a large-scale vision for the company as a partner of choice in the Gulf of Mexico. “THE GEOLOGY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO IS THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING”

– JOSEPH LEIMKUHLER, COO, BOE EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION LLC

production, according to the EIA. As COO for BOE, Leimkuhler is responsible for all offshore engineering and operations. During the last 38 years, he has worked in a variety of offshore engineering North America Outlook issue 10 capacities: Vice President of Drilling | 31 for LLOG Exploration; various positions for Shell International E&P Co, and Shell E&P-Americas, including Well Delivery Manager for Gulf of Mexico well operations, Subsea Development Manager, Deepwater Drilling Superintendent, and teaching Shell’s drilling engineering classes; and positions with M-I Drilling Fluids and ARCO. Leimkuhler was one of several significant operational experts who joined BOE in 2019, a time of significant expansion. “Deepwater offshore operations require substantial offshore experience,” Leimkuhler says. “The collective experience of the BOE team - coming from a diverse group

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OFFSHORE ENGINEERING

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EDG tailors integrated customer solutions, pairing necessary expertise with budget requirements and project schedules to tackle project objectives and improve performance. We help customers reduce risk, improve safety, and save on operating costs with integrated solutions that maximize asset performance, optimize existing resources, and enhance project delivery.

BROWNFIELD OPERATION SUPPORT PROJECT SOLUTIONS EDG’S PRESENCE FOR GOM OPERATIONS SUPPORT

EDG has the Operations Support capabilities to ensure our client facilities run smoothly. We take an active role in operations on a full-time or as-needed basis with prompt engineering and design responses. Our active participation includes participating in weekly operations meetings, managing MOC processes, and involvement in process troubleshooting and optimization. EDG communicates routinely with BSEE, ABS, and USCG for regulatory issues. We ultimately become an extension of staff to the operators.

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Offering solutions balancing lowest total installed costs, operability, and project cycle time including considerations for SIMOPS & TARs.

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