Energy

WPNT is one of the leading strategic communications firms serving the energy sector. Each of our four principal partners have extensive experience in the energy industry having provided training and strategy relative to oil and gas exploration, production, refining, marketing, transportation and petrochemicals. Many of our three dozen Associates also have first hand experience in the energy business here in the U.S. and abroad.

In addition, WPNT's Houston office is led by Ray Thompson, formerly director of issues management at Amoco Corporation's headquarters in Chicago. Thompson was also a regional manager of Public & Government Affairs for the energy giant and coordinator of emergency response.

One of our newer services is a special training curriculum that has been used by an interstate pipeline company seeking FERC approval for a billion-dollar multistate project. We customized our "Enhancing Community Dialogue" training series to help the energy provider gain an advantage over competitors offering alternative pipeline corridors. The company won praise from the state and federal regulators (and the media) for its successful efforts to engage external stakeholders and generate support from affected landowners and third party advocates.

Other WPNT services to the energy sector include business unit leadership team training, real time crisis response, litigation support, executive speech coaching, marketing assistance, media training, and issues management.