Red Wing's Oil And Gas Hse Podcast

The entire U.S. Gulf Coast region has been affected by Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent flooding due to the massive amount of rain dumped on the region. In an effort to provide information and support for those affected by the storm, the Oil and Gas Global Network has come together for this special report on Hurrican Harvey. […]

Even with regular maintenance, every piece of equipment used in the oil and gas industry needs to be inspected. Unfortunately, the need to inspect equipment often puts personnel in hazardous situations, especially when tank entry is involved. The Oil and Gas HSE Podcast had the opportunity to talk with Mark Wilson of EM&I about how […]

Paige Wilson, host of the Oil and Gas Industry Leaders Podcast (OGIL) joins Mark on this episode of Red Wing’s Oil and Gas HSE Podcast. Mark and Paige met with Jack Hinton, Chief HSE Officer of Baker Hughes a GE Company to talk about the changing safety culture in the oil and gas industry. If […]

Mark and Patrick are back at NOV talking with Jed Niederer about a number of topics including oil and gas sales, developing leaders at every level of an organization and how someone can be successful transitioning from a non-HSE background into the HSE department. Leadership in the oil and gas industry is often something that […]

The Oil and Gas HSE podcast is giving a voice to the people! In our new segment, the Oil and Gas HSE Mailbag, we will be answering questions and discussing topics important to our listening audience. One of the primary purposes of the Oil and Gas HSE Podcast is to provide information that will help […]

The maintenance of subsea well control equipment is often thought of as a combination of procedures and equipment, but the most important aspect of between well maintenance is people. Deepwater Subsea specializes in subsea operational support, compliance verification, and competency development training. Deepwater Subsea’s team of industry recognized experts, highly trained specialists, and technicians focus […]

In my experience working on deepwater drilling rigs around the world, drilling waste or cuttings have always been something you have to deal with when drilling a well; the more you drill, the more cuttings. Scott Energy Technologies has found a way to treat drilling waste and turn it into a usable, and environmentally friendly […]

Mark and Patrick sat down at the Puffer-Sweiven facility to talk to one of their premium equipment manufacturer Clearguard, about the reliability of equipment and their clever technical solution to problems associated with various tapping points on equipment. Puffer-Sweiven provides some of the most advanced products and services related to safety and automation to their […]

On this episode of Red Wing’s Oil and Gas HSE podcast, we have a returning guest from Dooley Tackaberry, this time talking about fire protection equipment and systems. Fire protection equipment isn’t the sexiest topic in the oil and gas industry, likely because it is often thought of as an expense; an expense in installation, […]

Predictive analytics can help improve operational efficiencies, reduce the number of safety incidents and cut costs; it has been something a lot of other industries have been doing for a long time. But why is the oil and gas industry so far behind when it comes to predictive analytics? Mark and Patrick got to speak […]

This is the third and final installment of the OGHSE Human Performance Improvement series, with our guests from Knowledge Vine. This episode of the three-part series is focused on helping front-line employees perform their work in a safe and efficient manner, with an emphasis on “self-check.” If you haven’t listened to the fist two segments […]

Jump back into the conversation about human performance improvement with the guys at Knowledge Vine, in part two of a three-part series designed to give you actionable steps for your executive level management, supervisory level management, and your front line employees. If you haven’t listened to Part 1 of this series, go back and check […]

The guys from Knowledge Vine are back for a three-part series discussing human performance improvement. In this first part, we talk about the importance of buy-in at the executive level of any business. Human performance improvement for a lot of organizations means a shift in culture, which cannot happen if top level management is not “bought […]

The downturn in the oil and gas industry, and especially the upstream side of the business, has created a lot of opportunity for people who can see where the market is heading. Mark and Patrick talk to one such ambitious oilfield professional who is taking advantage of the turbulent waters of the oil and gas […]

Red Wing’s Oil and Gas HSE Podcast was live at The Offshore Technology Conference, OTC 2017, in Houston, Texas. For anyone in our listening audience who hasn’t heard of the Offshore Technology Conference, OTC “is where energy professionals meet to exchange ideas and opinions to advance scientific and technical knowledge for offshore resources and environmental […]

Planning a project involves a lot more than just the design, engineering and construction phases. Everything from environmental remediation and restoration to WWII-era munitions disposal could cause your project to run over time and budget. Mark and Patrick discuss the many pitfalls associated with oil and gas, construction and various other industrial projects with Anna […]

Mark and Patrick head back to the offices of the National MS Society to talk with Tim Church, HSE Director for Statoil and captain of their BP MS150 cycling team and Barron Lozano, head of the Ride Marshall Program with the BP MS150. Statoil’s commitment to safety extends far beyond the job site; they sponsor the […]

Protecting the environment is one of the top priorities for the oil and gas industry. Procedures are written to ensure leaks and spills don’t happen, and contingency plans are put in place and practiced the minimize the effects should the unlikely event of a spill occur. The cleanup process for a spill can, in some […]

The oil and gas industry is more than just getting hydrocarbons out of the ground and into the hands of consumers. The oilfield is a community built on hard work and helping others. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has been part of this community since 1984 and raised more than $240 million to support MS research, programs and […]

The ability to identify a problem before it becomes an HSE incident is often a game of seconds; things often go from bad to worse in the blink of an eye. But what if you could monitor your operations five times a second, during every phase of your operation? The folks at Cleveland Electric Labs specialize […]