Jason Roe Discusses the Business of Eliminating Flaring

In this episode, Kaitlyn Allen talks with Jason Roe.  Jason is CEO & President of

EcoVapor Recovery Systems, a company dedicated to helping industries improve

their environmental and financial sustainability with innovative technology. Prior to

joining EcoVapor, Jason was CEO of Avitas, a Baker Hughes venture focused on

emissions monitoring and detection strategies enabled through robotics, AI, and

digital techniques.  Before that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer

of XACT Downhole Telemetry. Jason received his B.S. in Finance from the Leeds

School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Flaring and venting of natural gas during oil and gas production operations results

in the release of methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases. Sometimes,

flaring is necessary for safety, such as to prevent blowouts. But routine flaring is

problematic for a few reasons: harmful releases of methane to the environment,

waste of a non-renewable resource, and loss of revenue. Companies are looking for

ways to reduce or eliminate routine flaring, as is prescribed by the World Economic

Forum, to reduce the impact of methane releases to the environment, reduce scope

1 emissions, and sell instead of waste a product that currently heats homes and

powers stoves.     Listen as Kaitlyn and Jason discuss Ecovapor’s technology which

helps oil and gas companies to reduce their Scope 1 emissions (direct emissions

from company-controlled resources).  Their conversation also touches on:

That natural gas is still a fuel source in the International Energy Agency

(IEA) Sustainable Development Scenario, so we need to make it

operationally carbon neutral.

Shared technology from the oil field across other forms of energy

 Renewable natural gas

How carbon reduction goals can go hand in hand with poverty reduction

goals. 

The information shared in this episode is solutions-focused with the intention to

educate on how we can all make the most impact, especially as we enter in the new

year. 

Resource Boost:

--Ecovapor Recovery Systems - ecovaporrs.com

--International Energy Agency Sustainable Development Scenario –

https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-model/sustainable-development-scenario-

sds

--Goldman Sachs Carbonomics Report:

https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/pages/gs-research/carbonomics-f/

report.pdf

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