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Water Management in Petroleum Industries
Wednesday, April 02, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST
Category: AAEES Webinar Series

Water Management in Petroleum Industries

Webinar Info

Date:

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Time:

Noon Eastern | 9:00 am Pacific

Duration:

1 hour and 30 minutes (approximate)

Registration Fees:

FREE for All AAEES Board Certified Individuals, AAEES Members, and Student Members | $40 for non-members

Webinar Speakers

Somnath Basu

Somnath Basu, Ph.D., PE, MBA, BCEE
Technology and Policy Advisor in Environment and Energy
Black & Veatch

Andrew Shaw

Andrew R. Shaw, Ph.D., PE, BCEE, ENV SP
Global Practice & Technology Leader in Wastewater & Sustainability
Black & Veatch


Webinar Summary

Water plays a major role in the petroleum industry. It is essential from the exploration of crude, to its processing, to the production of the refined products that serve as the major source of energy that drives the global economy. Water and energy are two of the most important resources for society to manage. In this webinar the speakers will talk about the intersection of water and the petroleum industry, giving information on the contaminants of wastewater produced in the operation of petroleum industries and their sources and also the treatment methods for producing water that is used in various operations of the petroleum industry. It will also include a discussion on sustainable water management, as recycle and reuse are being increasingly practiced by the industry.

Webinar Speakers

Somnath is a technology and policy advisor in environment and energy. His practice areas are industrial water and wastewater treatment, nutrient control, renewable energy and water-energy nexus. He was a Science & Technology Policy Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) at the US Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC till 2023. His prior affiliations were with Headworks International, Houston, TX where he served as the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), the Water & Utility division of Shell Oil Company where he was a member of the Shell Global Solutions team, Siemens Water Technologies, and Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.

Somnath is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). He is a Fellow of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the current chair of the Editorial and Publications subcommittee of the Industrial Water Committee (IWC) of WEF. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES). He has over 40 years of experience and published and presented extensively in his areas of practice and research.

Andrew is a Global Practice & Technology Leader in Wastewater and Sustainability for Black & Veatch, based in their Houston office.

He is the past chair of the Technical Practice Committee for the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and up until the end of 2024 he served on the board of trustees for the American Association for Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES). He is also a past board member for the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) Envision review board. He has over 30 years of wastewater treatment experience from 4 continents including operations, design, and research.

Webinar Format

This webinar will include a moderated Q and A session following the speaker’s presentation. The session is open to environmental engineering and science professionals across all sectors and career stages. Our objective is to offer special insights on leading edge solutions for graduate and undergraduate students as well as early to mid-career environmental professionals who are considering specialty certification.

AAEES Board Certified Individuals: Attend this event and earn 1.5 PDHs towards your PDH requirements for maintaining your specialty certification.

Click here to register for this event.

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