Business View Magazine March 2023

46 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 3 company since 2016. With a keen interest in the oil and gas industry, Lantzy studied mechanical engineering for his undergraduate degree and interned in Houston, Texas, analyzing well data. He then worked in the upstream or drilling side of the industry which cemented his love for the industry, and spending time in the field. When given the opportunity to work at FMD, Lantzy returned to school and completed his MBA while working at FMD, which allowed him to diversify his qualifications and take a role in sales. “My MBA was timed perfectly, I was able to come over to learn the sales, customer service, and business sides of FMD. I still get involved in the technical side and love getting the technical phone calls, where I still use engineering background and field experiences. I also have a great team at FMD working with me to help,” Lantzy said. With the energy sector undergoing significant advancements and developments, FMD has seen the changes in trends first-hand. The company’s main clientele are businesses that built significant crude oil pipelines across the country. While these businesses are still operating at their usual rate, there is also growth in newer alternative applications. FMD’s operations are still solidly tied to the traditional part of the energy sector, but there’s been an increase in demand for provers at export terminals, where pipelines need to meet specific pressure and temperature requirements to load ships. There has also been growth in Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) and the petrochemical spaces. Another trend in the industry is the transformation of older or more traditional refineries into renewable diesel plants. These non-traditional or new applications all still require meter calibrations with provers and FMD has the capability and experience to provide provers into these applications. With the switch to renewable diesel plants in various areas, FMD’s products must be altered to fit requirements on a site-by-site basis. High temperatures are the primary obstacle for the provers in some renewable diesel plants. In some cases, the fuel needs Proving the Value of Quality Service Since 1974 www.coastalflow.com coastalflow@quorumsoftware.com 713-477-1956 Onsite Meter Proving Waterdraw & Prover Maintenance Gas Field Services FMD-090 prover for use in a renewable diesel plant. This prover was outfitted with an insulation jacket, heat tracing, and a custom transmitter kit.