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Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin Credentials Background Joseph Manchin III is a Democratic U.S. Senator from West Virginia.1“Manchin, Joe, III,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Archived July 1, 2022. Archive URL: http://archive.today/6nG3d He has been described as “the Senate’s most conservative and Donald Trump-friendly Democrat”2Clare Foran. “West Virginia’s Conservative Democrat Gets a Primary Challenger,” The Atlantic, […]

Mike Rowe

Mike Rowe Credentials Undergraduate degree 1985 Towson State University 3“Frequently Asked Questions,” Dirty Jobs “You Ask, He Answers” at Discovery […]

EnQuest

EnQuest Background EnQuest is an independent oil and gas production and development company with operations in the UK’s North Sea and Malaysia. [1], [2] EnQuest was formed in 2010 through the combination of North Sea assets previously held by Petrofac and Lundin Petroleum. In 2014, EnQuest acquired its interests in Malaysia. [1] The firm has interests in […]

Perenco

Perenco Background Perenco Oil & Gas, based in London and Paris, is one of the world’s largest family-owned oil companies. The company is owned entirely by the “discreet” Perrodo family, which was ranked by the Times as the 43rd richest family in Britain in 2021 with a net wealth of nearly £4 billion. [1], [2], [3] […]

Tullow Oil

Tullow Oil Background Tullow Oil is a UK-based oil company with operations in Africa and South America, as well as non-operated assets in the UK’s North Sea. [1] According to its website, Tullow entered the UK offshore exploration, development and production industry in 2000 after acquiring a number of Southern North Sea gas assets from BP. […]

Offshore Energies UK (previously Oil and Gas UK)

Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) Background Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) (formerly Oil and Gas UK (OGUK)) is a trade association representing the UK offshore oil and gas industry. Its website states that it is “proud to inform, engage and champion the UK offshore oil and gas industry as part of a diverse energy mix.”1“Who We Are,” […]

Harbour Energy

Harbour Energy Background Harbour Energy is an oil and gas company based in the United Kingdom with operations in the UK’s North Sea, as well as Norway; Indonesia; Vietnam; Brazil; Mexico; and the Falkland Islands. According to the company’s website, 90 percent of its oil and gas production comes from the UK. [1], [2] According […]

Siccar Point Energy

Siccar Point Energy Background Siccar Point Energy is an oil and gas company based in Aberdeen that carries out exploration, development and production. According to its website, the company is “focussed on high quality, low cost, long life assets on the UK Continental Shelf”. [1], [2] As of July 2021, the company has an interest […]

Neptune Energy

Neptune Energy Background Neptune Energy is a UK-based oil and gas producer operating in the North Sea. According to its chairman, the company produces 12 percent of the UK’s gas supply and has interest in nine North Sea licences. While the company is mainly focused on Northern Europe, it also has assets in North Africa, […]

Vion Food Group

Background Vion Food Group is one of the largest meat producers in Europe, with production sites in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands and offices in 13 countries. Vion is headquartered in […]