{"id":703,"date":"2026-01-18T23:41:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T05:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urtec.org\/2026\/?page_id=703"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:31:19","slug":"opening-plenary-session","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/urtec.org\/2026\/opening-plenary-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening Plenary Session"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"\">\n  <div class=\"py-10 lg:py-24 relative\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urtec.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/about-bg.png\" alt=\"ccus banner\" class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full y-transition\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"2xl:px-24 text-center relative z-10\">\n                          <div class=\"main-title mb-0 pb-4\">\n            <i>Opening Plenary Session<\/i>\n          <\/div>\n                <!-- sub text -->\n                  <div class=\"space-y-5 mb-10\">\n                                          <p class=\"text-gray-800 text-sm sm:text-base lg:text-xl\">\n                  Senior energy executives kick off URTeC 2026 by examining how technology, strategy, and capital will shape the next chapter of shale and unconventionals.                <\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                        <!-- button -->\n            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- PAGE TITLE -->\n<section class=\"py-9 lg:py-14 bg-gray-50\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        \n                    <div class=\"space-y-8\">\n                                    <div class=\"bg-white shadow p-3 lg:p-6 rounded-2xl hover:shadow-lg transition-all\">\n                      <div class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap mb-3 whitespace-nowrap\">\n                                                  <div class=\"flex items-center gap-1.5 py-1.5 px-3 w-fit rounded-full text-xs bg-blue-50 text-blue-400\">\n                            <i class=\"ti ti-calendar sm\"><\/i>\n                            Monday, 22 June                          <\/div>\n                                                                          <div class=\"flex items-center gap-1.5 py-1.5 px-3 w-fit rounded-full text-xs bg-blue-50 text-blue-400\">\n                            <i class=\"ti ti-clock-hour-3 sm\"><\/i>\n                            8:15 am\u201310:00 am                          <\/div>\n                                              <\/div>\n                      <!-- SESSION TITLE -->\n                                              <h3 class=\"sm:text-lg lg:text-xl font-semibold mb-3\">\n                            Shale at the Crossroads: Technology, Strategy, and the Next Chapter for Unconventionals                        <\/h3>\n                                            <!-- META -->\n                        <div class=\"text-xs sm:text-sm space-y-2 text-blue-500\">\n                                                      <div class=\"flex items-center gap-1.5\"><i class=\"ti ti-map-pin sm\"><\/i> George R. Brown Convention Center <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"flex items-center gap-1.5\"><i class=\"ti ti-coin sm\"><\/i> Included with registration<\/div>\n                                                  <\/div>\n                                                  <div class=\"flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-bold mt-7 mb-3\">\n                            <i class=\"ti ti-microphone sm\"><\/i>\n                            Speakers                          <\/div>\n                        \n                        <!-- SPEAKERS -->\n                                                  <div class=\"grid md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3 gap-5\">\n                                                            <a href=\"\/2026\/speakers\/\" class=\"flex items-center gap-3 mb-4 speaker-div transition-all shadow hover:shadow-lg transition-all p-3 rounded-md w-full\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urtec.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/Bob-Fryklund.jpg\"\n                                             alt=\"Bob Fryklund\"\n                                             class=\"speaker-headshot transition-all flex-shrink-0 sm:w-24 sm:h-24 w-16 h-16 object-cover rounded-md ring-1 ring-blue-50 shadow border-white border-2\">\n                                    \n                                    <div>\n                                        <p class=\"speaker-name transition-all text-sm sm:text-base font-semibold\">Bob Fryklund<\/p>\n                                        <p class=\"speaker-subtext transition-all text-xs sm:text-sm text-gray-500 mt-1\">Vice President and Chief Strategist, Upstream Energy Group at S&amp;P Global Commodity Insights<\/p>\n\n                                                                                <p class=\"speaker-subtext transition-all text-xs sm:text-sm text-gray-800 leading-5 lg:leading-6 mt-2\">View Bio<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/a>\n                                                            <a href=\"\/2026\/speakers\/\" class=\"flex items-center gap-3 mb-4 speaker-div transition-all shadow hover:shadow-lg transition-all p-3 rounded-md w-full\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urtec.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/Bob-Brackett.jpg\"\n                                             alt=\"Bob Brackett\"\n                                             class=\"speaker-headshot transition-all flex-shrink-0 sm:w-24 sm:h-24 w-16 h-16 object-cover rounded-md ring-1 ring-blue-50 shadow border-white border-2\">\n                                    \n                                    <div>\n                                        <p class=\"speaker-name transition-all text-sm sm:text-base font-semibold\">Bob Brackett<\/p>\n                                        <p class=\"speaker-subtext transition-all text-xs sm:text-sm text-gray-500 mt-1\">Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst, Bernstein (AB\/AllianceBernstein)<\/p>\n\n                                                                                <p class=\"speaker-subtext transition-all text-xs sm:text-sm text-gray-800 leading-5 lg:leading-6 mt-2\">View Bio<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/a>\n                                                            <a href=\"\/2026\/speakers\/\" class=\"flex items-center gap-3 mb-4 speaker-div transition-all shadow hover:shadow-lg transition-all p-3 rounded-md w-full\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urtec.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/Khaled_Al_Kindi.webp\"\n                                             alt=\"Khaled Abdul Monem Al Kindi\"\n                                             class=\"speaker-headshot transition-all flex-shrink-0 sm:w-24 sm:h-24 w-16 h-16 object-cover rounded-md ring-1 ring-blue-50 shadow border-white border-2\">\n                                    \n                                    <div>\n                                        <p class=\"speaker-name transition-all text-sm sm:text-base font-semibold\">Khaled Abdul Monem Al Kindi<\/p>\n                                        <p class=\"speaker-subtext transition-all text-xs sm:text-sm text-gray-500 mt-1\">Senior Vice President, Drilling and Wells Services, ADNOC-Upstream<\/p>\n\n                                                                                <p class=\"speaker-subtext transition-all text-xs sm:text-sm text-gray-800 leading-5 lg:leading-6 mt-2\">View Bio<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/a>\n                                                  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For industry leaders,\u00a0the question is no longer\u00a0if\u00a0the shale revolution continues, but\u00a0how\u00a0will it\u00a0adapt, scale, and thrive to meet the demands of a rapidly shifting marketplace.\u00a0In this dynamic opening plenary, industry leaders from technology, operations, and finance will share insights on unlocking new potential, extending reserve life, and delivering lasting value to shareholders and stakeholders alike. This conversation will set the tone for the conference, showing how innovation, collaboration, and bold vision can ensure tight oil and shale gas remain at the forefront of energy security, economic growth, and global progress.<\/p>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-703","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/urtec.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/urtec.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/urtec.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urtec.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urtec.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=703"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/urtec.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1593,"href":"https:\/\/urtec.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/703\/revisions\/1593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/urtec.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}