How Social Media Changed Oil & Gas Forever

Pressure testing, cold calls from Wendy's parking lots, and a family logo that goes back generations. Clint Wagner, Owner of Wagner Energy Services, Juan Macias Jr, Operations and Business Development Manager at Wagner Energy Services, and Peter Brecht, Commercial Insurance Broker at Falcon West Energy Insurance Solutions pull up to the NAPE edition of Energy 101 to talk about what hydrostatic testing actually looks like in the field, how TikTok comments turned into real business relationships, getting kids excited about energy careers in Ohio schools, and why the oilfield might be the most accepting industry out there for anyone willing to put in the work.

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0:00 Intro and welcome from NAPE
0:37 Wagner Energy Services and what pressure testing actually is
4:27 Peter Brecht and the Local Energy Podcast origin story
7:04 How TikTok and LinkedIn built real oilfield connections
13:38 The Wagner logo and its multigenerational family history
17:34 Starting a business from your garage at 4am
18:42 Being dads in the oilfield
22:30 The famous crystal gauge photo and how art led to a job
25:06 Social media culture in oil and gas
31:26 Platform personalities from LinkedIn to X to TikTok
35:41 Ohio Natural Energy Institute and getting kids into energy careers
40:04 Why the oilfield is open to everyone
46:14 Northeast vs Texas vs California energy talk
52:15 Shout out to Macias Industries
52:59 The surfer and rig photo story

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