Daniel Rig

Daniel Rig

Upstream/Midstream Executive

Midstream, Upstream
 
United States

1. What is your profession? Or if you are retired, what was your profession?

Energy Executive

2. What are your areas of expertise?

Midstream: Engineering, Operations, Projects, Corporate Development, Executive, Commercial, Technology

Upstream: Reservoir Eng., Technology, General Management, Corporate Development, Operations, Facilities Management, Drilling, Completions, Executive, Commercial, Project Management, Supply Chain, Asset Management, Sales

Upstream Areas: Offshore, Onshore

3. Current Employer:

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4. Previous Employers:

Top secret information

5. How did you end up in the Energy Industry?

I grew up in West Texas surrounded by the oil and gas industry and developed a passion for this business.

6. Why do you like working with Start-Ups?

I like the creativity and innovation that comes with making startups successful. Also, enjoy seeing something created out of ideas that become thriving businesses.

Okay, now for some fun things about Mr. Rig…

7. What are three of your interests outside of work?

  • Spending time with my family

  • Most sporting activities

  • Boating

8.  What are your top 3 accomplishments (personal or professional)?  Don’t be shy!  Give ‘em to us.

  • Key part of two successful start-ups that were taken public. 

  • Led the development of natural gas resources for a country that became energy independent. 

  • Mentored and developed many leaders in the industry.

9. If I were a superhero, my superpower would be               .

Ability to help everyone see and develop their full potential with the touch of a finger.

10. When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be a                 when I grew up.

A professional football player

11. If I weren't so damn good at what I do now, I'd probably be                 .

Teaching business and life skills.

12.  My favorite song is               by            .

"Come Sail Away" by Styx

13.  If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd          .

start an E&P or Midstream Company.

14.  The best piece of advice I've ever been given is                              .

Do not ever let someone else set the limits on what you can do.