Oil and Gas

Fuel your operations with smarter water and infrastructure solutions. CDM Smith helps oil and gas clients reduce risk, ensure compliance and optimize performance through integrated water management, remediation and resilient infrastructure.

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Kevin Molloy

Integrated solutions across the oil and gas lifecycle

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From upstream exploration to downstream infrastructure and environmental stewardship, we provide expertise in water management, permitting, and remediation. We also help clients transition from AFFF firefighting foam and remediate/decontaminate sites for long-term safety.

Remediation to closure

From site investigation and modeling to remedy design, construction, and O&M, we reduce risk and secure regulatory closure while minimizing disruption at active terminals and refineries.

Decommissioning & asset retirement

Planning and executing asset retirement programs including demolition, remediation, regulatory closure and restoration to return sites to productive use and optimize long-term site value.

Lifecycle water & reuse

Delivering sourcing, storage, conveyance, treatment and reuse systems—supporting reliable water supply for drilling, production and refining, and keeping all operations on track and in compliance.

Integrated infrastructure

Developing critical infrastructure including gathering systems and pipelines, terminals, storage and treatment facilities to support upstream and downstream operations aligned with future growth.

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Permian Basin, Texas

Improving water management in the Permian Basin

A major oil and gas developer strengthened its drilling operations with reliable, cost-effective water storage and supply systems designed and built by CDM Smith.

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For 30 years, I’ve partnered with energy clients to navigate regulatory change, develop water management strategies, and restore sites for future use. At CDM Smith, we deliver integrated solutions that reduce risk and keep operations safe and compliant.

Kevin Molloy, PG

Geologist

Kevin has decades of experience delivering complex projects for refineries, petrochemical plants, terminals, and remediation programs worldwide. A hydrogeologist by training, he drives integrated solutions that prioritize safety, compliance, and long-term performance.

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Construction

CDM Smith is an integrated design-builder with a legacy of successful projects. We work as one entity to deliver a legendary client experience from project inceptions through design, preconstruction, construction and commissioning.

Program Management

CDM Smith’s program management team is bringing complexity under control by building strong, enduring relationships.

Construction Management

CDM Smith provides full-service construction management solutions across the water, environmental, transportation, energy and facilities industries.

Remediation

We restore environments and protect communities by delivering innovative, science-based solutions that reduce risk and lifecycle costs. Using advanced technologies and adaptive strategies, we help clients achieve resilient, long-term results.

Conveyance

Whether you’re concerned about keeping existing water conveyance assets healthy or building new ones, we’re here to help you find the answers you need.

Water Reclamation

Whether your goal is to meet your permit conditions or to build a net-zero facility, we’ll work with you to find the right solutions.

Emerging Contaminants

Our engineers and scientists are working tirelessly to solve the world’s most complex contamination challenges. Together, we’ll find solutions to the latest threats to public health.

Water Resources Infrastructure and Resiliency

Forward-thinking water resources planning, design construction and operations means making smarter investments that lower life-cycle costs and provide multiple benefits.

One Water

CDM Smith has been a leader in One Water for more than two decades, developing integrated water resources strategies and advancing projects that enhance our communities and protect the natural World.

Water Reuse

Water reuse is the future of water supply. CDM Smith is committed to strengthening water supply portfolios where they are most needed today and will be tomorrow.

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