Scott Phillips, P.E.

Market Manager, Oil, Gas & Petrochemical

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Scott Phillips, P.E.

Market Manager, Oil, Gas & Petrochemical

Scott Phillips is Tensar's market manager for the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. In his role, he is responsible for leading and developing market strategies for Tensar solutions for these markets. He works closely with key geotechnical and civil engineers, owners, operators, and other decision makers to provide soft soil solutions using Tensar's geogrids and innovative technologies. 

Before becoming the oil, gas and petrochemical market manager in 2018, Scott served as a regional manager for Tensar's grade separation solutions and the Mid-South Regional Manager for Tensar's geogrid solutions. He has helped develop solutions for large projects with more than one million square yards of geogrid.

Scott is an active member of a number of industry associations, including but not limited to:

  • American Society of Civil Engineers
  • National Society of Professional Engineers
  • Society of Petroleum Engineers
  • Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors
  • National Society for Professional Surveyors
 

He is an adjunct professor at Louisiana Tech University, and served on the Louisiana Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors from 2014 to 2020. He currently serves as a volunteer for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), and is a Professional Engineer in Industry (PEI) Representative for the Louisiana Engineering Society.

Scott has a B.S. in Civil Engineering and Land Surveying from Louisiana Tech Uniersity and a master's degree in Business Administration from Mississippi College. He is a P.E. in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alaska.

Authored by Scott

Building Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Facilities to Last

Without careful engineering, the ground of a carbon capture site (CCS) that hasnt been adequately prepared during construction can lead to site access...
September 01 2023

How Geogrid Advancements Can Benefit Pipeline Operators

Tremendous advancements in geogrid technology have allowed significant improvements to access roads, well pads and other working surfaces of oil and...
March 08 2023

Cost-effective Mitigation of Fat Clays Under Well Pads

Plasticity is a property of the fine-grained portion of soil that allows it to be deformed beyond the point of recovery without cracking or changing...
October 19 2021

Petrochemical Site 24/7 Access Ensured

With the Gulf Coast taking a beating this hurricane season and the fall rainy season upon us, owners of petrochem sites want assurances that...
October 30 2020

Petrochemical Plant Construction: Mission Impossible?

For access to the world, petrochemical facilities are often close to waterways which mean contractors usually face less-than-desirable soils when...
May 29 2020

Reliable Surfaces for Oil Rig & Heavy Equipment Storage Yards

Before Covid-19, most EPs were thinking about the next spudding, not about transporting their rigs and equipment to storage yards. However, with oil...
April 17 2020

Well Site Construction: Proven Cost Savings Tactic

The volatile oil market has placed a tremendous amount of uncertainty on the industry, causing drilling operations to scramble for cost savings...
March 25 2020

Reliable Access Roads for Oil and Gas Sites

As the demand for energy grows, oil and gas producers are drilling in more remote locations than ever before. These sites are often extremely...
July 22 2019