CEO’S PERSPECTIVE/
Focusing on Advocacy By Leslie Beyer, CEO, Energy Workforce & Technology Council
Members,
technologies such as
This past year has brought a number of significant
offshore wind, geother-
challenges facing the industry, but Members continue
mal and CCUS. These
to inspire us to elevate and unify the energy technology
conversations are key
and services sector during such demanding times. It’s
to keeping our com-
more important than ever to have a unified sector that
panies’ contributions
provides the energy necessary to meet growing global
in the minds of policy-
demand while simultaneously developing technological
makers.
innovations to reduce emissions. The Council continues One of the Energy Workforce & Technology Council’s
to lead our industry through the preparation of best
primary tenets is to advocate for the sector and industry.
practices documents used for Member Company
It is paramount that we tell our sector’s story of innova-
operations. The Well Stimulation Committee is currently
tion and ingenuity to all stakeholders, key among them
drafting a well stimulation best practices guidebook that
our government leaders. Our recent work in Washington
will be the first of its kind in pressure pumping. The Well
includes important discussions with members of
Services Committee is working to update the Well
Congress and the current Administration about the
Servicing best practices document which has been used
importance of our sector. When policies threaten our
for decades as the industry gold standard for safety.
businesses, we will always respond and tell the true story of our sector and its critical role in the future of
I’m optimistic about the future of our industry. We have
energy.
a seat at the table, a role to play in the energy transition, and alliances with key stakeholders. We will continue to
Energy Workforce has also worked extensively with the
empower our workforce through trainings and certifica-
current Administration offering the technology and
tion programs, invest in the future leaders of the
workforce of our sector as an asset and partner in
industry through our scholarship programs, support
meeting their goal of a lower carbon future. We have
efforts towards an inclusive workforce, and offer our
pushed back on overreaching policies that overlook
resources for business intelligence. The Council tells
the significant benefits of natural gas, and policies that
a compelling story about both the challenges facing
arbitrarily discriminate against fossil fuels. We have had
the sector and its successes, and we look forward to
constructive conversations with the Administration
working with Members to highlight the work of the men
highlighting new carbon lowering technology developed
and women who bring affordable, reliable energy to the
by Member Companies and our leading role in
country and the world.
Leslie Beyer CEO Energy Workforce & Technology Council
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Well Servicing Magazine/March 2022
