BJ Carney is the Vice President of Geoscience & Innovation at Northeast Natural Energy, where he has been a partner since 2009. His role at NNE is wide-ranging, from coordinating all scientific endeavors of the company to identifying and implementing innovative technologies that increase corporate performance and value. B.J. has a BS and MS in Geophysics, both from Virginia Tech and an MBA from Liberty University and has over 25 years of oil and gas experience, which includes holding leadership and technical positions at Chesapeake Energy, Marathon Oil Company, and Columbia Natural Resources. His broad experience ranges from natural gas and oil exploration and development in multiple US basins, where he was a part of the team that discovered, and began development of, the Marcellus shale play in WV, to leading NNE in becoming the first EO certified upstream company in the United States and first company to achieve “A” grades for both EO and MiQ natural gas certifications.