Putting Produced Water Management in a Global Perspective
Gabriel Collins
I help Business, Government, and Civil Society Solve Energy, Food, and Water Challenges
Keynote address delivered to Produced Water Society Seminar 2018
13 February 2018, Sugar Land, TX
Gabriel Collins, J.D., Baker Botts Fellow in Energy & Environmental Regulatory Affairs
...With disclaimers behind us, let’s get right to the big point. Your work--even if you never leave U.S. borders--moves markets and impacts thinking and actions in Baghdad, Caracas, Moscow, Tehran, and other oil & gas exporting capitals. Each cent that your technical skill shaves from full-cycle water management costs makes the molecules your company produces more competitive in the global marketplace. Water management helps U.S.-focused operators drive their economic breakeven oil price below the social breakeven price needed by many producers abroad. The strategic ramifications of this process will likely unfold for years to come. You’re each geopolitically relevant--think about that as you drive home tonight...
Full text: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/media/files/files/b9a618ee/ces-collins-producedwater-021318.pdf