World Oil's portfolio of podcasts—Deep Dive, The Reservoir, Oilfield Electrification Technology and others—takes the listener deep into the forefront of technologies, trends and leaders affecting the global exploration, drilling and production sectors of the oil and gas industry. World Oil's podcasts provide industry innovations, challenges, technologies, solutions, geopolitics and the latest case studies to increase efficiencies and optimize operations.
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Pushing the Limits of Production: ESP Strategies, Optimization, and the Future of Intelligent Production Assets
In this episode of World Oil Deep Dive, we sit down with NOV experts Matt Gipson, President of Artificial Lift Systems at NOV and Austin Wilcox, Senior Director of Automation, Control, and Optimization at NOV to explore how production operations have evolved over the last decade—and what’s next for artificial lift and intelligent production. From the challenges engineers face in optimizing ESP performance to the breakthrough capabilities of NOV’s Max Production platform, this conversation highlights how operators can unlock new levels of efficiency across the production lifecycle.
Sponsor: NOV
WGLC Podcast Series: Empowered to lead—Building confidence, careers and community
In the debut episode of the WGLC Podcast Series: Empowered to Lead, Conference Director Rachel McGhie sits down with Lauren Levicki Courville, President of Dress for Success Houston, to explore what empowerment looks like for women navigating economic independence, career growth and leadership. Lauren shares the incredible work of DFS Houston—an organization that has impacted close to 50,000 women and 65,000 children through professional development, mentorship and community support. From the first suit to sustained career advancement, she paints a vivid picture of how confidence and community are transformative forces, as well as the shared mission of DFS Houston and WGLC in advancing women’s leadership in energy and beyond. This episode is a reminder that leadership doesn’t start in the boardroom—it starts when a woman realizes she deserves a seat at the table. Learn more and register for WGLC 2025, taking place in Houston on October 28–29, at wglconference.com (https://wglconference.com/).
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