March 28, 2018

Investing in Oil & Gas: Perspectives from Venture Capital

 

Vinson & Elkins
1001 Fannin St # 2500
Houston, TX 77002


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*Preregistration is Closed - WALKINS WELCOME DAY OF EVENT*

 

Please join us at a SPE-GCS Investment & Finance Initiative event, created to open a dialogue between SPE members and the oil and gas investment community. 

 

A reception will take place from 6:00pm to 6:45pm and is sponsored by our host Vinson & Elkins.

 

Moderator:

Daniel Carter, Investment Director, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV). SAEV is the strategic venture and growth equity arm of Saudi Aramco.

 

Panelists:

Ryan Gurney - Managing Partner at Cottonwood Venture Partners.

George Coyle - Managing Partner, Energy Innovation Capital.

Kyle Daniels - CEO & Founder, Clarke Industrial Engineering.

Rich Pardoe - Venture Executive, Chevron Technology Ventures.

 

Committee Members

Daniel Carter

Linkedin: Daniel Carter

Daniel Carter is Chairman & Founder of the SPE-GCS Investment & Finance Initiative.  He is Investment Director at Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, the strategic venture and growth equity investment arm of Saudi Aramco ("SAEV"), and brings more than 20 years of energy investing & finance experience.  Prior to joining SAEV in 2013, he was Principal at a fund focused on energy that counted Shell, Kuwait Petroleum Company, Goldman Sachs and others as investors and prior to that, Daniel was Vice President, Investment Banking at Citigroup/Salomon Smith Barney. Daniel holds MBAs from Columbia Business School and London Business School.   

Bryan Marlborough

Linkedin: Bryan Marlborough

Bryan is Business Development Manager for Peloton. Peloton has been on the leading edge of oil and gas data management and visualization (WellView, SiteView, RigView, ProdView and LandView) for over 25 years, growing from a two person startup in 1991 to a global software company with subsidiaries in all regions of the world. Bryan serves on the Board of Directors for the Society of Petroleum Engineers Gulf Coast Section as well as founder and co-chair for the Rice Business Innovation Summit. Prior to his current role, Bryan worked in O&G operations and founded multiple eCommerce and technology companies in the USA and overseas. Bryan is currently pursuing a MBA from Rice University.

Jason Turowsky

Linkedin: Jason Turowsky

Jason joined Intervale in 2013 after spending the preceding 10 years at Falconhead Capital, a New York based middle market private equity fund. At Falconhead, Jason focused on evaluating, executing and monitoring investments across a wide range of industries. Prior to Falconhead, Jason worked at UBS Investment Bank where he advised on a variety of capital markets and M&A transactions. Jason received his B.A. in Economics, with honors, from the University of Pennsylvania.

Daniel E. Williams

Linkedin: Daniel Williams

Daniel Williams is the CEO of Rod and Tubing Services (“RTS”), a leading provider of inspection and integrity services, asset management and data analytics to oil and gas companies. Daniel is also a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Ascent Equity Group, a private investment firm focused on acquiring and operating lower middle market companies. Prior to his current roles, Daniel was an Associate at CCMP Capital, a private equity firm based in New York. At CCMP he evaluated, executed and managed investments in energy, industrial and consumer goods companies. Prior to that, Daniel worked in the Natural Resources Investment Banking group at Lehman Brothers in New York and Hong Kong. Daniel holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BBA in Finance from Southern Methodist University.

 

 


Featured Speakers

Speaker: Ryan Gurney - Managing Partner, Cottonwood Venture Partners
Speaker Ryan Gurney - Managing Partner, Cottonwood Venture Partners

Ryan Gurney is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Cottonwood Venture Partners (“CVP”). CVP is a Texas-based venture capital firm partnering with companies that provide digital solutions for the oil and gas industry. CVP invests in digital technology companies that have achieved early customer adoption and require capital to …




Ryan Gurney is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Cottonwood Venture Partners (“CVP”). CVP is a Texas-based venture capital firm partnering with companies that provide digital solutions for the oil and gas industry. CVP invests in digital technology companies that have achieved early customer adoption and require capital to accelerate growth. CVP leverages its expertise and relationships in energy and technology to help drive growth at its portfolio companies.




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Speaker: George Coyle - Managing Partner, Energy Innovation Capital
Speaker George Coyle - Managing Partner, Energy Innovation Capital

George is one of the longest-tenured venture capital investors in the Energy technology industry. He founded and led three corporate venture capital groups: ConocoPhillips Technology Ventures Investments, Energy Technology Ventures and Chevron Technology Ventures, the longest running corporate venture capital program in the Energy industry. George served as the President …

George is one of the longest-tenured venture capital investors in the Energy technology industry. He founded and led three corporate venture capital groups: ConocoPhillips Technology Ventures Investments, Energy Technology Ventures and Chevron Technology Ventures, the longest running corporate venture capital program in the Energy industry. George served as the President and CEO of DeepFlex Inc., a VC-backed energy tech company. He previously worked in Exploration & Production leadership roles at Chevron. George holds an MBA from Tulane University, a M.S. in Geology from the University of Kansas and a B.S. in Earth Sciences from the University of New Orleans.

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Speaker: Kyle Daniels - CEO & Founder, Clarke Industrial Engineering
Speaker Kyle Daniels - CEO & Founder, Clarke Industrial Engineering

Kyle Daniels is an aerospace engineer and the inventor, chief engineer and head of product design of the Shutter Valve.  He holds several patents on the Shutter Valve and is an expert in the field of industrial valves.  Mr. Daniels began his career in the aerospace industry with General Electric, …

Kyle Daniels is an aerospace engineer and the inventor, chief engineer and head of product design of the Shutter Valve.  He holds several patents on the Shutter Valve and is an expert in the field of industrial valves.  Mr. Daniels began his career in the aerospace industry with General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Embraer Aircraft.  He is a graduate of The Ohio State University’s prestigious Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering program, and also received a master’s degree (magna cum laude) from Brown University’s Program in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship.  Mr. Daniels is from Miami, FL and has resided in Ohio, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Paris, France.

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Speaker: Rich Pardoe, Venture Executive, Chevron Technology Ventures
Speaker Rich Pardoe, Venture Executive, Chevron Technology Ventures

Richard Pardoe has over 30 years of experience working in a variety of technical industries. Prior to joining Chevron, he organized field trials for electrochlorination and cathodic protection systems as the field manager for a small startup company. He joined Chevron as a process engineer supporting the sale of specialty …

Richard Pardoe has over 30 years of experience working in a variety of technical industries. Prior to joining Chevron, he organized field trials for electrochlorination and cathodic protection systems as the field manager for a small startup company. He joined Chevron as a process engineer supporting the sale of specialty catalysts for hydroprocessing units in Asia and Europe. He also participated in and led design teams for residuum desulfurizers and hydrocracking units in Japan and Poland. He then moved to Chevron’s Supply and Trading organization, working on the scheduling and delivery of the company’s California crude oil production as well as marine deliveries to Chevron’s California refineries. He joined the company’s Venture Capital Group in 2006.


He earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Davis.

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Speaker: Daniel Carter - Investment Director, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures
Speaker Daniel Carter - Investment Director, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures

Daniel Carter is Investment Director at Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures US. Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures is the corporate venturing subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), the world’s leading fully integrated energy and petrochemical enterprise. Prior to his current role, Daniel was Principal at a venture capital fund in …

Daniel Carter is Investment Director at Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures US. Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures is the corporate venturing subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), the world’s leading fully integrated energy and petrochemical enterprise. Prior to his current role, Daniel was Principal at a venture capital fund in London from 2003-2012 focused on the energy sector with investors including Shell, KPC, Mitsubishi and Goldman Sachs. Prior to that, Daniel was Vice President at Citigroup/Salomon Smith Barney, where he was a co-founder of the Energy Technology practice, from 1996-2003 in Frankfurt, London, New York, and Melbourne. Prior to Citigroup, Daniel was with Heller Financial (Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi), now GE Capital.


Daniel earned two MBAs from Columbia Business School and London Business School, an MA from University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a BS degree from Georgetown University. He sits on the Board of the London Business School Energy Club and the Board of the London Business School Alumni Club of Houston.

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Organizer

Bryan W. Marlborough

Email: bryan.marlborough@gmail.com


Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanmarlborough/">Bryan Marlborough


Daniel Carter


Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielacarter/">Daniel Carter

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Date and Time

Wed, March 28, 2018

6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
(GMT-0500) US/Central

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Location

Vinson & Elkins

1001 Fannin St # 2500
Houston, TX 77002




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