About Us

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Mr. Latchem formed Spectrum Energy Services, LLC (SES) in 2000 to pursue innovative developments dealing with LNG and Natural Gas projects. These include the Integrated Satellite Unit that is designed for LDC use for base loading or peak shaving gas supply and a 100MMcfd LNG production unit for offshore Calabar, Nigeria. Mr. Latchem holds a patent on an innovative LNG import terminal.

Prior to SES, in 1992 Mr. Latchem formed Northern Eclipse, Inc. and later its regulated subsidiary Fairbanks Natural Gas, LLC, the local gas distribution company that serves Alaska’s largest interior city. In order to secure the utility certificate for the Fairbanks market, Mr. Latchem led the development of an innovative small scale LNG plant.

In 1985, Mr. Latchem formed Norgasco, Inc. to develop the local gas distribution company for the Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse, Alaska area which is home to many oilfield support contractors. Mr. Latchem continues to serve on Norgasco’s board of directors and is its largest shareholder. Prior to forming Norgasco, Latchem worked in a variety of positions in Alaska’s North Slope oilfields, studied mechanical engineering at Louisiana State University, and developed both retail and a wholesale venture in the food service industry.

 In addition to building two of Alaska’s four regulated gas distribution companies, Mr. Latchem is married and a father of 3, has served as a director of several non-profit boards, is an instrument rated multi engine commercial pilot, holds an A & P mechanic’s license, and a CDL.

 Ryan joined Spectrum Energy Services in the Spring of 2020. Prior to working at SES Midstream he worked as the Field Engineering Supervisor for Oasis Midstream Partners in Watford City, North Dakota. After graduating from the University of Tulsa with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Latchem worked as a field engineer for Kinder Morgan in Williston, ND where he facilitated gas plant operations, commissioning, and turn arounds. He later went on to join Oasis Midstream Partners as the lead field engineer responsible for the construction of a 40MMSCFD Mechanical refrigeration plant located in Watford City, ND.

Lauren has been a part of the SES Midstream team since its start in August 2019. Latchem graduated from the University of Tulsa with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Before moving back to her Alaskan roots, Latchem worked in Oklahoma as a project engineer for a small company designing environmental exhaust treatment packages for industrial applications and in Virginia as a waterfront engineer maintaining and designing modifications for the U.S. Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet. Latchem’s involvement abroad includes volunteering to build schools in rural Costa Rica, academics in Germany, and an LNG plant start-up in northern China. Beyond academics and work, Latchem is also a land scape photographer, private pilot, and rescue diver