Julie Woodard, senior first vice president of the American Association of Professional Landmen, sat down to discuss how the profession has evolved amid advances in technology, the rise of renewable energy, and growing global demand. Woodard, who will become the organization’s national president next year, reflected on her career, the importance of ethics in the field, and how landmen continue to play a vital role in energy development.

“What the show depicts is not all wrong. There are some similarities, but you have landmen that work in-house at companies, like operators — I work for Expand Energy, previously Chesapeake — doing exploration and production work. Then you have landmen that work in the field in a variety of capacities. The character on the show is similar to what we do — the

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