Ron is the founder of Oceans NG, the predecessor to Bedrock. As a fourth-generation oilman and life-long entrepreneur, he has built many companies and has received Oklahoma’s Most Promising New Business award. He now serves as president of Bedrock. Mercer has extensive background in land and business management in the oil and gas industry. He has served in local elected office and continues to be active in local associations. He served on Oklahoma’s first hydrogen task force in 2004, and was an active participant in the most recent hydrogen task force convened in 2021. He currently serves on the board of the Oklahoma City Exploration Managers Group.
Mike has provided over 30 yrs of support for drilling operations both domestically and internationally for Conoco, BHP Billiton, and Chevron. Mike has drilled wells on and off-shore, all over the world. He has a deep understanding of the specialized tubular components and their application to Bedrock’s storage design. Mike brought this unique knowledge to the design of the storage pod that has been certified by DNV. Mike brings planning and operational skills to Bedrock and he continues to be instrumental in the design, installation, and operation of Bedrock’s CNG storage.
Key Relationships
Amentum Services, Inc. (formally Amentum Government Services Holding LLC) is an American government and commercial services contractor based in Chantilly, Virginia, The company was formed in 2020 from the spinout of AECOM’s Management Services / federal group. After Leidos, it is the second-largest government services (non-equipment producing) contractor in the US government contracting market. A full description of Amentum can be found here.
- DNV
Det Norske Veritas (DNV), formerly DNV GL is an international accredited registrar and classification society headquartered in Høvik, Norway. DNV provides services for several industries, including maritime, oil and gas, renewable energy, electrification, and healthcare.
Within the Energy arena, DNV offers global expertise in renewables, power generation, and energy storage and is active across its entire value chain.
DNV has certified and endorsed Bedrock’s storage technology for natural gas and is processing our application for hydrogen storage. Bedrock is the only entity to have received such certification. This certification will be critical in risk assessment and insurance needs when evaluating storage technologies.
We have formed a strong relationship with DNV and look forward to their assistance in introducing Bedrock to the clean energy sector.
- OnCue Marketing
OnCue is a growing innovator in the Oklahoma and Texas convenience store markets that employs more than 1,600 team members dedicated to creating exceptional customer experiences. The company is known for its state-of-the-art facilities, community outreach, sustainability efforts and food service expansion. OnCue is an early adopter of alternative fuels, including E85, CNG, electronic vehicle charging and hydrogen. Thanks to these efforts, OnCue was awarded the 2023 FMN Fuel Innovator of the Year presented by Fuel Market News Magazine.
Bedrock’s relationship with OnCue began in 2015 with the installation of the world’s first large volume, underground gas storage well. Installed to enhance deliverability in a constrained gas supply system, the facility has operated without issue since becoming operational in January, 2016. OnCue and Bedrock have expanded the relationship to embrace hydrogen in the transportation sector. Leveraging its existing customer base of CNG vehicles, OnCue will offer the option of using a hydrogen enriched CNG fuel.