Paul Espenan

Senior Vice President EHS&R Diversified Energy

With more than 35 years knowledge as an EHS professional in the oil and gas industry, Mr. Espenan brings a wealth of experience to his role with Diversified as Senior Vice President of Environmental, Health, Safety and Regulatory. Prior to Diversified, Paul has held various EHS positions at Halliburton, Burlington Resources, ConocoPhillips, and LINN Energy, also serving as a consultant. In his role at Diversified, Paul has spearheaded emission quantification, reporting, and reduction achieving several industry firsts. Under Paul’s leadership, Diversified has established a strategy and implementation plan to significantly reduce methane and GHG emissions intensity, achieving reductions in methane intensity of 25%. Diversified recently won a “Best ESG Report of the Year” from ESG Awards 2023. Diversified has also received notification from the United Nations Environment Program that it has achieved the Gold Standard Pathway for the second consecutive year under the OGMP 2.0 framework. Paul, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), received a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Health at Louisiana State University and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Science at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Pre-conference Workshop Day: Tuesday, December 3

12:00 PM WORKSHOP G: Creating a Methane Abatement Taskforce and Strategy

Motivating a highly skilled workforce to engage in the often-lengthy processes required for methane abatement can be challenging. The cross-functional nature of such tasks, also, adds to issues with company-wide communication and effective collaboration.  As such, the need for an effective internal structure that fosters employee engagement, provides necessary training, and facilitates seamless collaboration is paramount. Join us to:

 

  • Constructing an organizational methane abatement taskforce that drives impactful emissions reduction efforts
  • Learn from industry leaders about their experiences in training and mobilizing their workforce to actively participate in methane reduction initiatives
  • Understand the critical role of employee awareness and engagement in fostering a culture of continuous improvement in efficient emissions reduction
  • Building a workforce equipped to understand and implement compliance measures effectively
  • Streamline cross-functional and departmental abatement efforts to maximize impact

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Paul.

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