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MOVES business strategies in 2021 and beyond.” and Blue Planet also executed a letter of intent
Prior to joining Energy Transfer, to collaborate on potential pilot projects and
Energy Transfer announces Whitehurst was a partner in the Washington, commercial development in key geographies,
with the goal of jointly advancing lower-
DC office of Bingham McCutchen where
Bradford D Whitehurst as he specialized in partnership taxation. He carbon opportunities.
was also an attorney at Washington, DC
Blue Planet creates carbonate-based
chief financial officer law firms McKee Nelson and Hogan & building aggregate made from flue gas-
captured CO2. Distinct from some other
Hartson. Whitehurst is a member of both
Energy Transfer today announced that the Washington, DC and the Virginia Bar industrial carbon capture and utilisation
Bradford D (Brad) Whitehurst has been Associations and is licensed to practise law in technologies, Blue Planet’s process does not
named as chief financial officer effective Washington, DC. require CO2 purification and enrichment
immediately. Whitehurst, age 46, brings 20 Whitehurst graduated from Duke prior to use which can reduce cost and unit
years of experience to the position having University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in energy consumed during capture. Founded
served most recently as executive vice Economics and from the UNC Kenan-Flagler in 2013, Blue Planet’s technology potentially
president and head of tax for the Dallas-based Business School in 1998 with a Master of enables permanent capture of CO2 in building
midstream company. Accounting degree. He received his law degree materials at scale, converting CO2 to a lower-
“In addition to overseeing all of Energy in 2001 from Duke University School of Law. carbon product for sale in the growing global
Transfer’s taxation functions, Whitehurst has ENERGY TRANSFER, January 11, 2021 market of aggregates.
also been responsible for managing Energy “Carbon capture, utilisation, and
Transfer’s Information Technology and storage, or CCUS, is viewed to be essential
Business Optimization divisions since joining ENERGY TRANSITION to advancing progress toward the global
the Partnership in 2014. He also serves on net zero ambition of the Paris Agreement,”
Energy Transfer’s investment committee and Chevron invests in carbon said Barbara Burger, VP of innovation and
is a director of USA Compression Partners. president of Technology Ventures at Chevron.
Additionally, Whitehurst is a member capture and utilisation “This investment is made through our Future
of the board of directors for the Energy Energy Fund which focuses on start-ups with
Infrastructure Council, having served in this start-up lower-carbon technologies that can scale
capacity since 2017. commercially, and we welcome Blue Planet to
“We are very pleased to have Brad Chevron today announced a Series C this portfolio,” said Burger.
assume the position of chief financial investment in San Jose-based Blue Planet “Chevron is a leader in scouting and
officer,” said Tom Long, co-CEO of Energy Systems, a start-up that manufactures and identifying innovative and game-changing
Transfer. “His expertise and strategic develops carbonate aggregates and carbon approaches to lower-carbon intensity,” said
counsel have been invaluable to us, not only capture technology intended to reduce the Brent Constantz, founder, CEO, and chief
as a member of our executive management carbon intensity of industrial operations. scientist at Blue Planet. “The investment
team for the last six years, but as a long- “Chevron Technology Ventures’ ongoing may also provide future opportunities to
time advisor to us on the significant M&A investment in carbon capture and utilisation incorporate Blue Planet’s approach into
transactions that took place prior to him technologies supports Chevron’s focus on a Chevron’s projects.”
joining the Partnership. We look forward to diverse portfolio of lower-carbon solutions. CHEVRON, January 14, 2021
his continued leadership as we execute our In connection with its investment, Chevron

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