Wind, Waves & Wells with Joe

Wind, Waves & Wells with Joe, offers an inside look at the dynamic energy industry, from the latest innovations in renewable power to the untold stories of those working in oil, gas, and beyond. Each episode dives into the real-world impact of energy on our daily lives, exploring how it shapes economies, communities, and the environment. Whether you’re an industry veteran or simply curious about the forces powering our world, join Joe for insightful conversations, personal stories, and fresh perspectives on the energy sector.

Wind, Waves & Wells with Joe is a business podcast hosted by joeleather92, with 85 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

joeleather92 hosts Wind, Waves & Wells with Joe, a business show with 85 episodes published.

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  Episode #86

  Diesel, Data Centres & Energy Security - Stu Turley, Mark LaCour & Joe Leather

  Sep 29, 202641 min

  Three energy podcasters. Three different perspectives. One big conversation about where global energy is heading. In this special crossover episode, I join Stu Turley and Mark LaCour to talk about everything from diesel prices and refinery capacity to energy security, data centres, renewables and the changing global oil market. We get into the problems facing electricity grids, the huge increase in power demand from data centres, the role of natural gas and renewables, and why energy infrastructure is becoming such an important part of the conversation. We also discuss global oil flows, the Strait of Hormuz, the Jones Act, California's energy market, Europe, the North Sea, Rosebank and Jackdaw, and how AI could change the way we find and produce energy. A proper off the cuff energy conversation between three people who spend a lot of time talking about the industry.

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  Episode #85

  Fracking, Fortunes & Failure - Dan Doyle

  Sep 22, 202658 min

  In this episode of Wind, Waves & Wells, I sit down with Dan Doyle, oil and gas entrepreneur, author and owner of a hydraulic fracturing company operating across the United States. Dan takes us inside the American fracking industry, explaining how hydraulic fracturing actually works, what it was like building a service company from the ground up and what really happened during the US shale boom. We also get into the boom and bust nature of oil and gas, the challenges of operating across different US states, regulation, energy policy and why some of the biggest opportunities in the industry can appear during downturns. Dan also shares the story behind his book, Roughnecks & Riches: A Startup in the Great American Fracking Boom, including the extraordinary setbacks he faced trying to get his first frac fleet operating. A wide ranging conversation about oil, gas, entrepreneurship, risk, resilience and the people behind the energy industry.

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  Episode #84

  Alexander Kielland: The Fight for Truth and Justice 46 Years Later - Dr France Part 2

  Sep 15, 20261h 2m

  More than 46 years after the Alexander L. Kielland disaster, questions surrounding what happened, why it happened and how the families were treated have never completely disappeared. In Part Two of my conversation with Dr France, we look beyond the physical failure of the rig and discuss what happened afterwards. Dr France explains how his findings have been received in Norway, why he disputes parts of the original investigation, how fatigue cracking could develop over several years and whether there could have been warning signs before the disaster. We also discuss his relationship with campaigner Wayne Hunter, the treatment of the families who lost loved ones, the continuing campaign for justice and compensation, and what Dr France ultimately hopes his research will achieve. Towards the end of the conversation, we broaden things out into the lessons the engineering and offshore industries should take from Kielland and Dr France reflects on a career spanning five decades in welding engineering. 123 people lost their lives on the Alexander Kielland. More than four decades later, the questions surrounding the disaster are still being asked.

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  Episode #83

  The Alexander Kielland Disaster: What Really Caused the Rig to Fail? - Dr France Part 1

  Sep 8, 202650 min

  On 27 March 1980, the Alexander L. Kielland capsized in the North Sea, killing 123 people in one of the worst disasters in the history of the offshore industry. More than four decades later, Dr France believes the accepted explanation does not tell the full story. A welding engineer with 50 years of experience, Dr France has spent years independently investigating the disaster. In Part One of our conversation, he explains the fundamentals of welding and welding engineering before taking us through his analysis of the Kielland failure. We discuss the condition of the rig when it left the shipyard, hydrogen induced cracking, fatigue, weld procedures, inspection, the evidence he says can still be seen in recovered wreckage, and why he believes the origins of the disaster can be traced back to the rig's construction in 1976. This is a detailed and at times challenging look at one of the North Sea's most significant offshore disasters, from the perspective of a welding engineer who has spent years studying the evidence.

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  Episode #82

  From the Rig Floor to the Courtroom: 45 Years in Drilling with Steve Devereux

  Sep 1, 20261h 3m

  Steve Devereux has spent more than four decades working across the international oil and gas industry, and his career has taken him a long way from where it started. Steve began as an aeronautical engineer before joining Shell in 1979 and learning drilling from the ground up. After training in Holland, he headed to Brunei where he worked his way through the drilling ranks before eventually building a consulting career that has taken him to more than 40 countries. In this episode, I speak with Steve about how drilling careers were built back then, why getting genuine hands on experience mattered so much and whether some of that practical knowledge has been lost from the industry today. We get into his time in the North Sea, well control, major accident risk, the increasing amount of decision making being moved away from the rig and some brilliant stories from a career spent working around the world. Steve also explains his third career in dispute resolution, where he now works as an arbitrator and expert witness on complex industry disputes, and why decades of practical experience can become incredibly valuable when trying to establish what actually went wrong. We also look towards the future. Steve believes AI could represent a genuine step change for drilling, particularly through its ability to analyse huge amounts of data in real time, identify problems earlier and potentially improve well control and safety. But he also gives an important warning: we cannot allow people to blindly trust the technology without understanding the job themselves. Towards the end, Steve shares some excellent advice for anyone starting an offshore career today, including why you should build a financial “war chest”, get as much practical experience as possible and never assume you will only have one career. We finish with one of Steve’s proudest projects, an unusual well intervention offshore Tanzania that required a bit of engineering ingenuity and a very different approach to getting the job done. A fascinating conversation with someone who has watched the drilling industry change enormously over more than 45 years.

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