The Motley Fool's energy analyst, Taylor Muckerman, recently interviewed Larry Ryan, the business president of energy and water solutions at The Dow Chemical Company (DOW), while at the 2014 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. Ryan is also the general manager of oil and gas at The Dow Chemical Company, a leading specialty chemical developer.

In part one of this three-part interview, Ryan talks about the fluids and chemicals Dow has developed to help the oil-drilling industry. Find out more in the short video clip below.