Category: hse

“Human Performance Improvement (HPI) creates a set of behavior standards to perform work in such a way that the results are safe, efficient, consistent and repeatable. Generally, we know what to do next; HPI helps us understand how to do it so there are no surprises and no unwanted consequences.” Patrick and his guest co-host…

Caterpillar is one of the most well-known companies on the planet. There is almost nowhere in the world you can go and not run into a piece CAT heavy equipment, power generation equipment or tools. Mark and Patrick had the opportunity to speak with two experts in CAT’s land drilling operations about efficiency and uptime, emission…

HSE in the oil and gas industry is as much about security as safety, and with the digitalization of just about every aspect of the oilfield cyber security is a major business concern. Mark and Patrick were in Houston, TX for the NAPE Expo talking with Alan Chris of Totaland – the world’s most advanced land management system.…

From Macondo to the classroom to a viable business, find out how one entrepreneur turned one of the largest disasters in oilfield history into a long term solution focused on improving the safety of complex oil and gas wells. ReactWell is pioneering advanced synthetic oil, gas and chemical production by bridging proven thermochemical and oil…

Working in the oil and gas industry can be a hazardous environment. Ensuring your employees are properly trained to respond to oil spills and other HSE incidents is essential to maintaining a safe operation. Mark and Patrick had the opportunity to tour the Texas A&M University Engineering Extension Services (TEEX) campus located in Galveston, TX and speak…

Chevron is one of the largest oil and gas operators in the world, but what makes them special in our segment of the oil and gas industry, is that they are also one of the safest operators of any size oil and gas company in the world! Mark and Patrick sit down with Chris Baldwin; Workforce…

The Oil and Gas HSE podcast talks about one of the most important aspect of safety in the offshore drilling environment: BOP reliability. Garry Davis is the President of BOP Risk Mitigation Services (BRMS) where they have worked with drilling contractors, major oil and gas operators and federal regulators, for almost a decade, developing the technology to…

Join Mark and his special guest co-host Paige Wilson as they talk with Richard Hartley, an oilfield professional with decades of oil and gas operations and HSE experience. Richard spent most of his career with Halliburton, working his way up from the hot, humid and mosquito ridden inland waters of the Gulf Coast to multiple management roles in…

Mark, Patrick and the entire Oil and Gas HSE Podcast team want to wish our oilfield family a happy and safe holiday season. If you can’t be home with your family this holiday season, we want you to have a safe hitch. There are a lot of people back home counting on you to work safely and get…

If you work in oil and gas, you know the name National Oilwell Varco (NOV). They are often referred to as the “toolbox of the industry,” and for good reason. With all of the equipment and specialty tools they make, and the vast number of service technicians they send to sites around the world, you’re…