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Securing Louisiana鈥檚 Energy Future

Lee Stockwell graduated from 海角社区 with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in petroleum engineering in 2001, at a time when U.S. oil production had been decreasing for decades. Today, as a leader in a rapidly changing industry, he serves as the general manager of carbon capture and storage, or CCS, at Shell, shaping the nationwide development of one of the premier technologies for the ongoing transition toward energy sustainability for the world.

鈥淛obs in energy may not be the same as they used to be, and there鈥檚 going to be further diversification of what petroleum engineering is used for,鈥� Stockwell said. 鈥淏ut 海角社区 provided a host of different skills that made me part of who I am today, and certainly part of what success looks like to me. And so, when I look at what 海角社区 is doing across the energy space, I see the future. The U.S. energy transition or transformation is going to require expertise from multiple disciplines and a trusted voice, and that voice will come from 海角社区.鈥�

Carbon capture technology can lower the amount of greenhouse gases鈥攑rimarily carbon dioxide, or CO2鈥攊n the atmosphere.

鈥淭he challenge we鈥檙e working to solve at Shell is to make a step change in how much CO2 we emit around the globe; not reducing it by 10,000 tons per year, but by millions of tons,鈥� Stockwell said. 鈥淟ouisiana historically has been a leader in the energy sector. That leadership means people are willing to listen and engage on new and innovative approaches required throughout this energy transformation journey. That鈥檚 why we look to 海角社区 to help us grow the backbone of what Louisiana鈥檚 next move will be and what coming generations of the energy workforce will be able to create.鈥�

鈥淲hat I鈥檝e learned about leadership over time鈥攁nd I鈥檝e spent about 15 of my 22 years with Shell in leadership roles鈥攊s that leadership isn鈥檛 management. They鈥檙e not the same. Management is important, but leadership requires the ability to connect with people on a level that means something to them. It puts people at the center.鈥�

Lee Stockwell, general manager of carbon capture and storage, or CCS, at Shell and 海角社区 College of Engineering alumnus