The PetroNerds Podcast - Podcast Details

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The PetroNerds PodcastMidstream with Mike HowardRecorded on June 11, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neJZHvXMNdM Episode 136 of the PetroNerds podcast is a heavy-hitting midstream special with Howard Energy Partners. Your host, Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds, is joined by Mike Howard, CEO of Howard Energy Partners. The two discuss the current oil and gas market, natural gas and midstream, and what it takes to get something built. They get into Mike’s career in the midstream and the progression of natural gas, and the shale revolution. Howard Energy Partners gathers and processes natural gas from the Marcellus to the Permian to...2025-07-191h 13

The PetroNerds Podcast$65 Oil and US ExceptionalismRecorded on July 1, 2025 https://youtu.be/AqL8SHJOndM Happy 4th of July PetroNerds listeners! Episode 135 of the PetroNerds podcast is your 4th of July special and hot off the press. Trisha Curtis, host of the PetroNerds podcast and CEO of PetroNerds, walks listeners through oil prices, supply and demand, geopolitics, the US’ Big Beautiful Bill, and much more in 37 minutes. She gets into $65 oil prices and what is happening with both supply and demand on the back of hot wars, Iran, and so much geopolitical risk and reality. She talks about “peak...2025-07-0438 min

The PetroNerds PodcastIran, Geopolitics, and Montana TechRecorded June 20, 2025 and April 10, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P18tc6fuJU Episode 134 of the PetroNerds podcast is a true PetroNerds special and an incredible deep dive into geopolitics, the economy, and what it all means for the oil and gas industry. Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds and host of the PetroNerds podcast, front-loads this podcast with a fresh market update focusing on Iran and oil prices. In the introduction of this podcast, Trisha discusses oil prices and Iran, the Federal Reserve and interest rates, and the economy and oil prices. The...2025-06-231h 08

The PetroNerds PodcastChina, Tariffs, and Oil PricesRecorded on June 9, 2025 and April 1, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0e8wbiMGKM Episode 133 of the PetroNerds podcast is another PetroNerdy special and the first stop on the PetroNerds university tour. Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds and host of the PetroNerds podcast, is at the Colorado School of Mines in a fireside chat. She is joined by her host, Morgan Bazilian, Director of the Payne Institute at Colorado School of Mines. In this one-hour conversation, Morgan covers a range of questions with Trisha, ranging from inflation and the state of the economy to oil...2025-06-111h 16

The PetroNerds PodcastOil and NuclearRecorded on April 29, 2025 https://youtu.be/0TjOHjQXxuo Episode 132 of the PetroNerds podcast is a true PetroNerdy special and the first PetroNerds podcast with a focus on nuclear energy. Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds and host of the PetroNerds podcast, is joined by guest Doug Sandridge, Senior Vice President of Fulcrum Energy Capital Funds. He is also the founder of Oil and Gas Executives for nuclear. Trisha and Doug open this podcast talking about oil prices and the state of the oil and gas industry and then dive into the topic of nuclear power and energy.2025-05-241h 18

The PetroNerds Podcast"Energy is Power"Recorded on May 7, 2025 and January 16, 2025 https://youtu.be/AsKA7RStov4 Episode 131 of the PetroNerds podcast is a true PetroNerds special. This podcast is the lecture Trisha Curtis gave at the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy on January 23, 2025. In this lecture Trisha explains that energy is power, literally and figuratively, and she spends time putting energy in the context of geopolitics getting into the weeds on the US, China, and Russia. This introduction is special in and of itself. Trisha explains what is happening in oil prices and why they are...2025-05-091h 57

The PetroNerds PodcastThe US Economy and Health of the ConsumerRecorded on March 17, 2025 and March 19, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaJkh84vf40 Episode 128 of the PetroNerds podcast is an exceptionally timely jam-packed market update on the economy and the health of the US consumer. This a St. Patrick’s Day special and Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds, gets into the color of Kohl’s earnings call talking about pressure on discretionary spending for lower income consumers, Costco’s earnings call talking about pressure on the higher income consumer, and the major airlines talking about changes in consumer sentiment and shifts in flying. She talks about...2025-03-2153 min

The PetroNerds PodcastOil Prices and Oscillating VolatilityRecorded on March 7, 2025 and February 28, 2025 https://youtu.be/r7-WmGRE6zM Episode 127 of the PetroNerds podcast is another energy dense and intel rich jam packed podcast on everything you need to know to get you caught up on the oil market and the economy. This podcast is the conversation between Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, and Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds, recorded as a livestream on February 28th, 2025. Trisha introduces this podcast with a fresh market update talking about oscillating volatility, oil prices, the stock market, oil demand and tariff fears. She...2025-03-111h 17

The PetroNerds PodcastRussia, the Fed, and MidlandRecorded on February 22, 2025 and November 19, 2024 https://youtu.be/IyNgLJ96GYk Episode 126 of the PetroNerds podcast is a deep dive PetroNerds special. Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds and host of the PetroNerds podcast, catches listeners up on everything happening in geopolitics and the economy before getting into her talk and presentation to a sold out crowd in Midland, Texas for the Society of Petroleum Engineers on November 19, 2024. This is an hour-long complete rip of geopolitics, oil, and the economy, post election. In the introduction of this podcast, Trisha gets into the meeting between the US and...2025-02-251h 40

The PetroNerds PodcastOil Price Volatility, Trump, and US Shale with Chris AthertonRecorded on January 23, 2025 https://youtu.be/n4MJn2UE1w0 Episode 125 of PetroNerds podcast is your complete outlook and overview on oil prices, M&A, activity, Trump, and US shale. Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds and host of the PetroNerds podcast, is joined by Chris Atherton, the CEO of Efficient Markets, also known as EnergyNet. PetroNerds is proud to announce the first PetroNerds podcast sponsorship by Efficient Markets. This is a partnership between Efficient Markets and PetroNerds. Trisha Curtis and Chris Atherton cover everything from oil prices and M&A to changes in...2025-02-071h 11

The PetroNerds PodcastTrump 2.0, Oil Prices, and Executive OrdersRecorded on January 22, 2025 https://youtu.be/1DHtWQD9ln8 Episode 124 of the PetroNerds podcast is hot off the press PetroNerds special focussed on the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States and the multiple executive orders on energy signed on his first day in office January 20th, 2025. Trisha Curtis, the CEO of PetroNerds and host of the PetroNerds podcast, is joined in this episode by Jason Isaac, head of the American Energy Institute. Trisha Curtis is also the economist for the American Energy Institute. This podcast was recorded as a livestream...2025-01-241h 06

The PetroNerds PodcastHigher Oil and Higher YieldsRecorded January 9, 2025 and October 17, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eRSxLuTl0g Episode 123 of the PetroNerds podcast is your complete market update for everything happening in 2025. This podcast is a timely and condensed talk on oil, energy, and power that Trisha Curtis gave to students at the Colorado School of Mines. This energy dense podcast gives you everything you need to get your 2025 off on the right foot. Trisha introduces this podcast with a thorough market update covering the rise in oil prices, the rise in the 10 Year Yield, the Federal Reserve, and much more...2025-01-111h 38

The PetroNerds PodcastUS Frac, the Fed, and OilRecorded on December 18, 2024 and October 3, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUetfgKI13c Episode 122 of the PetroNerds podcast is your pre-Christmas PetroNerds special. This podcast is the panel discussion Trisha Curtis hosted at the Denver Earth Resources Library with Leen Weijers, VP of Field Engineering at Liberty Energy and Brenton Cheeseman, VP of North America at NCS Multistage. Trisha spends time talking to Leen and Brenton about growth in US oil production, the role of the US service sector, and the incredible efficiencies made in the past few years. This is a candid conversation covering...2024-12-201h 29

The PetroNerds PodcastEnergy and Trump 2.0 with Chris WrightRecorded on December 5, 2024 and November 11, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MBxiCkwpxQ Episode 121 of the PetroNerds podcast is another PetroNerds special, recorded on November 11th, 2024, with Chris Wright at Liberty Energy’s office in Denver, Colorado. This is right after the election victory of Donald Trump’s second term and days before Chris Wright is officially named Trump’s pick for US Energy Secretary. Jason Isaac, the President of the American Energy Institute, hosts and moderates a panel discussion with Chris Wright and Trisha Curtis, the CEO of PetroNerds and Economist for the American Energy Institute. Tris...2024-12-061h 04

The PetroNerds PodcastPost Election Rip: US Shale and GeopoliticsRecorded on November 15, 2024 and November 13, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeqeFpP1UXc Episode 120 of the PetroNerds podcast is a show-stopping 30-minute post-election run down covering everything from U.S. shale to geopolitics. This podcast is Trisha Curtis’ talk and presentation to the Oklahoma Petroleum Alliance in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on November 13th, 2024 with a fresh market intro from Washington, DC. This heavy-hitting and fast-talking podcast gives you a full post election analysis of what a second Trump Presidency means for energy and how radically different this will be from the previous four years. Trisha al...2024-11-2145 min

The PetroNerds PodcastPetroNerds Special - Nerding Out with Chris WrightRecorded on November 18, 2024 and September 9, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs8EGC359ag This is a special reissue podcast with the oil and gas industry’s very own Chris Wright. On Saturday November 16th, 2024 CEO of Liberty Energy, Chris Wright, was announced as President Elect Donald Trump’s pick for the US Secretary of Energy. I have known Chris Wright since 2017, and I can honestly say there could not be anyone more qualified for this position. Chris is passionate and deeply understands energy issues and costs and cares about the consumer and human lives. Some...2024-11-181h 36

The PetroNerds PodcastUS Election and Energy SpecialRecorded on October 30, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4XY972tpoM Episode 119 of the PetroNerds podcast is a US election PetroNerdy special focussed on the impacts to US energy from this consequential Presidential election. Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds, is joined by Jason Issac from the American Energy Institute and former Texas representative. This fun election special tries to get into the politics and policies while keeping it relatively entertaining. This podcast is politically focussed but it is not light on passion or data. Trisha does a fliparro where she hands off the moderating...2024-11-011h 16

The PetroNerds PodcastESG, Climate, and the US Election - Part 2Recorded on October 23, 2024 and October 2, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RHqkhvyXb8 Episode 118 of the PetroNerds podcast is part two of the politics, ESG, and climate special with Paul Tice, NYU Stern Professor, investor, and fellow at the National Center for Energy Analytics. Trisha Curtis starts this podcast with a complete rip of the current volatility in US and global markets, oil prices, the US election, comments by Paul Tudor Jones on CNBC on debt and economic crises, the Harris team’s comments on not enabling US oil and gas and fracking, Baker Hughes’ CEO comm...2024-10-261h 25

The PetroNerds PodcastESG, Climate, and the US Election - Part 1Recorded on October 2, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD98lhCYUcg Episode 117 of the PetroNerds podcast is part one of a two-part PetroNerds special on the state of ESG policies and climate politics with Paul Tice. Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds, is joined by guest Paul Tice, author, NYU Stern Professor, and Fellow at the National Center for Energy Analytics. If you have been looking for a substantive podcast that gets into the politics of ESG and the current election, this is it. Trisha and Paul cover the gauntlet of issues surrounding investing and ESG (Environmental, Social...2024-10-1144 min

The PetroNerds PodcastChina, Power, and CO2Recorded on September 18, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayp_blmDYMI Episode 116 of the PetroNerds podcast is a compact heavy hitting PetroNerds special focussed on explaining the role of traditional fuels in the economy and the reality of power generation and CO2 emissions in the US and China. This is Trisha Curtis’ talk at the Dry Fork power plant in Gillette, Wyoming on September 18th, 2024 to state legislators from across the US who were visiting Wyoming’s energy facilities on behalf of the Wyoming Energy Authority. Trisha walks legislators through the actual data of US oil...2024-09-3040 min

The PetroNerds PodcastThe Economy, Geopolitics and OilRecorded on September 11, 2024 and July 12, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl09qODB9vg Episode 115 of the PetroNerds podcast is another jam-packed PetroNerds special you are going to listen to, relisten to, and share. This is the keynote address that Trisha Curtis gave to IPANM, the Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico on July 12th, 2024. This podcast is front-loaded with an energy-dense PetroNerdy market update covering everything from the softness and deterioration in oil prices, the Fed and inflation, weakness in the Chinese economy, lack of attention on geopolitics, and updates...2024-09-131h 26

The PetroNerds PodcastRising Electricity PricesRecorded on August 16, 2024 https://youtu.be/1z8gu8-Iz0g In episode 114 of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds, is joined by Chris Brown, VP of Policy and Research at the Common Sense Institute, to discuss the recent report Trisha co-authored on Colorado’s declining energy competitiveness. Energy is not just a sector of the economy; it is the sector upon which all businesses rely. Colorado, along with the rest of the US, has witnessed a dramatic escalation in electricity and natural gas prices, despite natural gas prices being near all-time lows, below $/mc...2024-08-3050 min

The PetroNerds PodcastPipes, Diffs, and MarketsRecorded on July 16, 2024 and May 17, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCOVcVkzWrI Episode 111 of the PetroNerds podcast is a true PetroNerds special. This is a recorded webinar with the Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA) hosted by Andy Black, President of LEPA and Tad True, VP of Bridger Pipeline, part of True Companies. Andy Black and Tad True ask Trisha Curtis a series of market related questions ranging from the macro and oil prices to price differentials and the blowouts seen in the early days of the Bakken shale boom. Tad talks about when he met...2024-07-201h 00

The PetroNerds PodcastHealth of the US ConsumerRecorded on June 19, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0iAFs4wde4 Episode 110 of the PetroNerds podcast is a heavy hitting intel dense podcast on everything you need to know about the health of the US economy, the health of the US consumer, inflation, the Federal reserve, interest rates, and how it is all impacting oil prices. Trisha Curtis walks listeners through the US economy and explains how the consumer is being tapped out by high prices and how inflation, not interest rates, are actually driving down inflation to a degree. She explains the impact...2024-06-2151 min

The PetroNerds PodcastShale 2.0 with Buckhorn ProductionRecorded on April 30, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8BtHLEkfCQ Episode 108 of the PetroNerds podcast is another PetroNerds special. Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds, is joined by guest Sam Shiverick, CEO of Buckhorn Production. Buckhorn is a production company that purchased unconventional horizontal wells from an operator in New Mexico in the Permian Basin in 2020. This is an incredible conversation that highlights the longevity and future of US shale. Buckhorn is literally breathing new life into older unconventional assets and increasing output and showing just how profitable it can be. Sam explains the history...2024-05-181h 02

The PetroNerds PodcastThe Fed vs. the Consumer, Inflation, and OilRecorded on May 1, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvrIWJeT6Kc Episode 107 of the PetroNerds podcast is a complete rip and review of the US economy, inflation, a weakening consumer, the Federal Reserve and interest rates, the Chinese economy, and oil prices and oil demand. Trisha Curtis, host of the PetroNerds podcast and CEO of PetroNerds, walks listeners through Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell’s speech on May 1st and the reality of inflation not being appreciated by the dovish Fed. She goes through the poor earnings of stocks from Starbucks to McDonald’s, a...2024-05-0445 min

The PetroNerds PodcastWar, Energy, and PoliticsRecorded on April 18, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sa4TS6Vxhc Episode 106 of the PetroNerds podcast is your complete market update and round the world tour on what is happening in the oil market, energy, the global economy, and geopolitics. Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds and host of the PetroNerds podcast, takes listeners from natural gas prices in the US to the Middle East and back again. This podcast dives into the drivers for oil prices, the war in the Middle East and the Iranian strikes on Israel, Russia’s energy infrastructure targeting in Ukraine, OPEC sp...2024-04-2053 min

The PetroNerds Podcast$87 Oil, Geopolitics, and the FedRecorded on April 5, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpt86pq3xL0&feature=youtu.be Episode 105 of the PetroNerds podcast is a must listen to show stopper that you are going to want to share and listen to again. This PetroNerds podcast is a fresh market recap and dive on everything driving oil prices higher, including geopolitical tensions, the war in the Middle East, the Fed and rate volatility, inflation and concerns over sticky inflation, and China, Iran, and the less than ESG friendly energy transition. Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds and host of the...2024-04-061h 15

The PetroNerds PodcastBanning Oil and Gas in ColoradoRecorded on March 15, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlDrxbUnaJg Episode 104 of the PetroNerds podcast is a PetroNerds special focussing on the proposed bill and ban on oil and gas permits in Colorado by 2030, an effective ban on all new oil and gas drilling. Trisha Curtis is joined by guest Chris Brown, VP of Policy and Research at the Common Sense Institute (CSI). Trisha just joined CSI as an Energy Fellow and helped contribute to a very recent and timely report authored by Chris on Senate Bill 24-159 in Colorado. Trisha and Chris talk about...2024-03-2055 min

The PetroNerds PodcastNat Gas, US Shale, and Oxford Oil DayRecorded on March 6, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f_c_nmZ_mM Episode 103 of the PetroNerds podcast is another heavy hitting PetroNerds special. This is Trisha Curtis’ talk and presentation on US shale production and activity at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies’ Oil Day in Oxford, England on December 1st, 2023. Trisha front loads this episode with everything timely in the oil and gas market and global economy including Colorado’s potential ban on oil and gas drilling by 2030, Xcel’s proposed rate increase on natural gas to fund renewables, China’s economy and political...2024-03-0951 min

The PetroNerds PodcastBiden LNG, the Fed, and Oil Price VolatilityRecorded on February 2, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN-IvGpMn18 Episode 101 of the PetroNerds podcast is your complete market recap of everything that has taken place in oil and the global economy in the past two weeks. Trisha Curtis dives into the Biden Administration’s pause on LNG export permit approvals and what that means for global natural gas markets, oil price volatility, and Jerome Powell’s speech and the Fed rate decision. Trisha walks listeners through the rise and fall in oil prices and why the market is not appropriately pricing in geopolitical risk. She...2024-02-0352 min

The PetroNerds Podcast2024: Micro to MacroRecorded on January 17, 2024 and November 9, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF1wa6P2Hc4 Episode 100 of the PetroNerds podcast is your heavy hitting one stop shop for everything you need to know in energy and the economy in 2024. Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds, front loads this episode with a complete recap of oil prices, China’s economy, and the state of geopolitics in 2024. This podcast is the panel discussion Trisha Curtis did with Daniel Seaver, VP of Midstream at Fundare Resources, Chris Atherton, CEO of EnergyNet, and Andrew Haney, President of Nickel Road Operating. Th...2024-01-201h 27

The PetroNerds PodcastRockies Midstream with Tad TrueRecorded on October 6, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLJccNsTIxo Episode 98 of the PetroNerds podcast is a true PetroNerds special. Trisha Curtis is joined by Tad True of True Companies. He is a Casper, Wyoming local and the COO of Bridger Pipeline. Trisha and Tad discuss everything from the oil market and oil prices to covid and negative oil prices. They dive into the Bakken and the Powder River Basin. Tad gives exceptional color and perspective on what it was like to be a private company and midstream player in the Rockies during the extreme...2023-12-021h 01

The PetroNerds PodcastESG Reality with Paul TiceRecorded on October 5, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTcW2RbfqWY Episode 96 of the PetroNerds podcast is another heavy hitting podcast from PetroNerds with NYU Stern adjunct professor Paul Tice. He has 40 years of Wall Street experience and he talks with Trisha Curtis about the policies and complexities of “ESG” (environmental, social, and governance). This is an incredible discussion and Paul and Trisha Curtis do not hold back. Trisha asks Paul a myriad of questions related to ESG, the energy transition, public companies, and access to capital. At the time of recording on October 5th, 2023, WTI...2023-10-241h 06

The PetroNerds PodcastInvestability and Access to Capital with EnergyNetRecorded September 1, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI1eyMmu5IM Episode 95 of the PetroNerds podcast is a PetroNerds special with guest Chris Atherton, CEO of EnergyNet. At the time of recording oil prices were $85.96 and a month later oil prices are below that figure after seeing $93 and change and incredible volatility in the span of a week. Trisha Curtis asks Chris Atherton to walk listeners through the pre-Covid and post Covid periods of the industry and share what he has seen and how he views the market. He gets into private equity funds sizes...2023-10-071h 02

The PetroNerds Podcast$90 Oil and the EconomyRecorded September 18, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7cFHs4rjOQ Episode 94 for the PetroNerds podcast is an emergency recording on the sharp rise in oil prices and the extended Saudi “lollipop” cut of 1 mbd, helping to tighten supplies available on the market. Trisha Curtis takes listeners through the global oil market and global economy in this must listen to episode. WTI was $92.42, Brent $94.73, HH $2.73, and 30 year mortgages are between 7.5-8 percent on the day of recording. Traders and hedge funds who were sitting on the sidelines are plowing into the market and helping to move...2023-09-2255 min

The PetroNerds PodcastESG PushbackRecorded on August 25, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hFMMF5Al9s Episode 93 of the PetroNerds podcast is another special treat for listeners. Trisha Curtis is joined by first time guest Daniel Romito of Pickering Energy Partners. Dan and Trisha cover a range of topics focused around ESG and access to capital. Trisha pushes back on the notion that the ESG agenda is the way to move the needle. They start the podcast off by discussing politics, the state of the market and economy, fiscal spending, and Dan’s covid move from Chicago to Florida. Tr...2023-09-081h 06

The PetroNerds PodcastFed's Jackson Hole and China's Economic HoleRecorded on August 28, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIdSygmmsgo Episode 92 of the PetroNerds podcast is your roundtrip ticket across the globe, covering the US Fed Chair’s speech at Jackson Hole, Wyoming on August 25th, 2023, US China tensions and talks, and China’s continued economic backsliding. Trisha Curtis recaps the economic slowdown and economic fears in China, the BRICS meeting in South Africa, China’s well touted BRI (Belt and Road Initiative), Saudi China ties, and what all this means for oil. She gets into China and US tensions, concerns about China’s economic contagio...2023-08-3154 min

The PetroNerds PodcastChina's Economy and the US ConsumerRecorded on August 16, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWpifIHrfCs Episode 91 of the PetroNerds podcast is a must-listen podcast covering everything from oil prices to the property crisis in China and the health of the US consumer. Trisha Curtis walks listeners through what is happening in the global economy and why it matters for oil prices and takes a deep dive into China. She covers Chinese crude demand, China’s real estate sector, and China’s rising unemployment problem. She gets into commodity price weakness, US consumer spending, US housing, US mortgage rates, US inflation, and the US p...2023-08-1957 min

The PetroNerds PodcastKarl Rove Gets Nerdy with PetroNerdsRecorded on June 8, 2023 and August 8, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LAJkUHmzQE The 90th episode of the PetroNerds podcast is Trisha Curtis’ sit down interview with Karl Rove, former Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to George W. Bush. Karl Rove and Trisha Curtis spend time covering a wide range of topics on energy and politics. They discuss the current Biden Administration’s anti domestic oil and gas stance, lack of knowledge in the White House, green energy ideology, and “John Podesta and the green energy mafia.” Trisha brings up the meaty topics of energy s...2023-08-1141 min

The PetroNerds PodcastHarold Hamm and Continental ResourcesRecorded on July 27, 2023 and June 9, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy7JPBSbzXc Episode 89 of the PetroNerds podcast is Trisha Curtis’ in-person interview and conversation with Harold Hamm, former CEO of Continental Resources and now current Chairman of the Board. Trisha and Harold cover the US shale patch, domestic politics, and the global outlook on oil prices. They get into the Bakken, the Powder River Basin, taking Continental private, the macro outlook, and much much more. This is a nerdy detail-oriented podcast that is a must-listen to episode for all market players, both public and pr...2023-07-281h 02

The PetroNerds PodcastCrude RealitiesRecorded on July 12, 2023 and June 9, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj2Xtx83yF4 Episode 88 of the PetroNerds podcast is a rapid fire heaving hitting talk Trisha Curtis gave in Dallas, Texas at the Oklahoma Petroleum Alliance’s Annual Meeting. Trisha was asked to give a keynote address covering commodity markets and everything happening in the US and worldwide in 30 minutes. She did it and the audience feedback was stellar. She covers everything from public vs. private operator nuances and behavior, unappreciated ESG and investor pressure, the US and global economy, and why China’s role...2023-07-1543 min

The PetroNerds PodcastUS Shale, Washington, and Energy SecurityRecorded on May 12, 2023 and April 18, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9al6BcEgB3w Episode 83 of the PetroNerds podcast is Washington, DC special on US shale, investment, and energy security. This is a must listen to episode that crams a lot of intel and a lot of laughs into a short 30 minute presentation. Trisha discusses US shale production in the context of a unique and unprecedented regulatory evenoment and investor pressure surrounding the energy transition and ESG. She covers shale production, productivity, the role of public vs. private operators, and the G7 Energy Communique which...2023-05-1749 min

The PetroNerds PodcastOPEC, Fed, and ChinaRecorded on April 7. 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP2f88xB0Ok Buckle up for your world wind market tour with PetroNerds and the PetroNerds podcast. In episode 78 Trisha Curtis takes you through the oil market and the global economy, China, geopolitics, the energy transition and, JP Morgan’s annual energy paper, the Fed, and the US economy. Trisha discusses the OPEC Plus cuts which have driven oil prices to over $81/barrel and the pickle the Federal Reserve finds themselves in with sticky and persistent inflation and a banking crisis backdrop. She talks about re...2023-04-1151 min

The PetroNerds PodcastSVB and the UKRecorded on March 13, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3cn8CVEw6Y Episode 75 of the PetroNerds podcast is a true PetroNerds special. This is a UK energy and geopolitical focused conversation. John Grogan, former Labour Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom (Selby constituency) and now candidate in northern England is Trisha’s guest in this fantastic two part discussion. Trisha Curtis interned for John Grogan in UK Parliament in 2007. In part one Trisha and John talk about SVB and the current banking fallout, the market, the state of the UK economy and inflation, an...2023-03-2042 min

The PetroNerds PodcastRussia, War, and State of Reality Part 2Recorded on February 9, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVy6zS3KvHo Episode 73 of the PetroNerds podcast is the second half of Trisha Curtis’ response to Biden’s State of the Union and a fresh recap of the market. The introduction covers inflation, stock market swings, the one year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, what draining ammunitions means for the world and the role China has been playing and could play going forward. Part two of State of Reality covers the US and global economy, China and China’s coal fired power generation, and what PetroNer...2023-02-2548 min

The PetroNerds PodcastCharacterizing 2023: UncertaintyRecorded on January 12, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlkkfBIfikg If you have not listened to a PetroNerd’s podcast in a while or have not listened to one at all, episode 71 the PetroNerds podcast is the one to boot up. Trisha Curtis takes listeners and her live audience through everything happening in the market and the global economy, starting with a focus on US shale and ending with China and ESG. Episode 71 of the PetroNerds podcast is your world wind tour and everything you need to know to start off 2023 on the right foot. Th...2023-01-311h 19

The PetroNerds PodcastUS Shale and the Oxford Institute for Energy StudiesRecorded on December 2, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lop0EQ5MHE&feature=youtu.be Everything US shale in 15 minutes? Trisha Curtis and PetroNerds have you covered. PetroNerds is back in the UK! Episode 70 of the PetroNerds podcast is a 15 minute market recap as of January 18, 2023 and the US shale presentation Trisha gave in Oxford on December 2, 2022. Trisha presented to an international group at Oxford University for the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies’ (OIES) Oil Day. This is a 15 minute complete and fast run down of all the major themes taking place in US shale in...2023-01-2028 min

The PetroNerds PodcastBiden, Midterms and OilRecorded on October 12, 2022 https://youtu.be/TMsK0XaOPNw Episode 61 of the PetroNerds podcast is another jam-packed podcast getting you ready for US midterms, catching you up on the state of the global and US economy, the state of the oil market, and the Biden Administration’s policies on oil and natural gas. In episode 61, Trisha Curtis talks with Diana Furchgott-Roth, a brilliant and seasoned economist, DC insider, and now the current Director of Energy, Climate, and the Environment at the Heritage Foundation. Trisha and Diana cover a range of topics including questions and changes around US...2022-10-211h 00

The PetroNerds PodcastDelaware Basin and ConocoPhillipsRecorded on August 17, 2022 https://youtu.be/Lj2beKVovRw Episode 57 of the PetroNerds podcast is another heavy hitting jam packed episode. Araron Hunter with ConocoPhillips returns – this time as the Vice President of the Delaware Basin. Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds and Aaron Hunter, Vice President of the Delaware Basin for ConocoPhillips, talk shop on all things Delaware Basin, Conoco earnings calls, technology trends, formation targeting, natural gas, LNG, red hot prices and inflation, and net net zero pledges. WTI is $87.02, Brent $92.58, Henry Hub $9.24, Dutch TTF $67.59, 30 Year Mortgage 5.48%, and 10 Year Yield 2.90%. They discuss frac and technological gr...2022-08-271h 01

The PetroNerds PodcastJobs, Recession, and Oil Price PressureRecorded August 5, 2022 https://youtu.be/PQ14RfBDLMM Episode 55 of the PetroNerds podcast is a must listen to episode on everything from the US jobs report to the market response, recession, the stock market and tech, oil rice pressure, crude oil inventory levels, inflation and the 1970s, and China and Taiwan. Trisha Curtis, host of the PetroNerds podcast and CEO of PetroNerds, is joined by her guest Gabby Richmond, Executive Director at the Denver Petroleum Club. This is another special “fliparoo” episode with Gabby where she asks Trisha the most timely and relevant oil market and geop...2022-08-1345 min

The PetroNerds PodcastEarnings, Recession, and Oil DemandRecorded on August 2, 2022 https://youtu.be/SyEGad8AmPY Recession, China, Taiwan, inflation and concerns about oil demand on the brain? PetroNerds has you covered. Episode 54 of the PetroNerds podcast is a 44 min jam packed intel ridden podcast covering Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and tensions with China, Exxon’s earnings call, and Chris Wright’s fantastic statement on the energy transition, investment pressure, and leadership in oil and gas in Liberty Energy’s Q2 2022 earnings call. Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds and host of the PetroNerds podcast, walks listeners through current oil and natural gas pric...2022-08-0644 min

The PetroNerds PodcastInflation, Recession, and Energy Crises: 18 Months of the Biden AdministrationRecorded on July 22, 2022 https://youtu.be/vmfMseyE7Q0 Episode 53 of the PetroNerds podcast is a fantastic discussion on supply chain issues, small businesses, inflation, recession, the Biden Administration, the coming rise in US unemployment, the US economy, the European energy crisis, and China. Want to get up to speed on everything happening in the US and around the globe in terms of energy and the economy? This is the podcast to listen to. This is part two of the PetroNerds Crude Life Mash Up where Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds and host of the PetroNerds...2022-08-021h 00

The PetroNerds PodcastPetroNerds Crude Life Mash UpRecorded on July 7, 2022 https://youtu.be/bkDimh-AoRc Episode 52 of the PetroNerds podcast is a special mash up episode with host Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds and Jason Spiess with The Crude Life. This is an absolute must listen to and must watch episode. Trisha Curtis is recording remotely from Craig, Colorado and Jason Spiess is recording remotely from Elizabeth, Minnesota. The two discuss $100 barrel oil prices and sticky inflation and what that means for the US economy, housing, recession, and new builds. They talk about the policy drives behind plugging wells, reducing stripper well production...2022-07-1553 min

The PetroNerds PodcastOil, Brine, and CementRecorded on July 5, 2022 https://youtu.be/NjQQrY3bEaQ Episode 51 of the PetroNerds podcast is focussed on what one company wants to do with brine water in oil and gas, mine it for various minerals. Trisha Curtis is joined by guest Thomas Smith, CEO of US Strategic Minerals. It is July 5th, 2022 and oil prices have dropped below $100 a barrel, recession worries are mounting, and the stock market is declining. Trisha makes sure to sprinkle in current market color and commentary, but the two talk about strategic minerals in brine water and the potential to “mine” or extract...2022-07-0947 min

The PetroNerds PodcastGetting "PetroNerdy" with Petro.AiRecorded on June 21, 2022 https://youtu.be/B4v-9Zztiwc In episode 50 of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha Curtis sits down with the CEO of Petro.Ai, Troy Ruths, on location at the Petro.Ai office, in Houston, Texas. This is a great must listen to conversation on the state of US shale, completions, and the money coming back into US shale. Trisha went down to Houston to speak at a dinner event for Petro.Ai where the infamous Mark Zoback also gave a talk. Trisha and Troy follow up this nerdy dinner convo with a Petronerds P...2022-07-0259 min

The PetroNerds PodcastPetroNerds in Action: Oil Prices and Oil DemandRecorded on May 12, 2022 https://youtu.be/NfaSKF6r7F8 Episode 48 is a true PetroNerds special. Want to see PetroNerds in action? Actually giving a client presentation? Listeners of the PetroNerds podcast get to hear and see this fun fast paced 40 minute talk, soup to nuts, on the global economy and global oil market. This was an actual recorded presentation given to a public E&P on May 12th, 2022. Trisha Curtis walks you through the global oil market, recession risks and realities, inflation, the impact of high oil prices and high inflation on the economy and oil dem...2022-06-0341 min

The PetroNerds PodcastDJ and Colorado Oil and Gas with Heidi GillRecorded on May 4, 2022 https://youtu.be/k8klTgu4wqo Episode 47 is a special treat for PetroNerds podcast listeners wanting to know more about Colorado, regulations on oil and gas, the need for politicians to actually act, and the Denver Julesburg Basin. Trisha Curtis is joined by guest Heidi Gill, CEO of Denver based Urban Solutions. Urban Solutions is primarily a soundwall and mitigation company for oil and gas activity, but as Heidi explains, it is also a compliance company and is working on software and nuisance impacts and mitigation in other businesses from renewables to crypto. Trisha...2022-05-231h 03

The PetroNerds PodcastInflation, the Fed, and the US EconomyRecorded on April 22, 2022 https://youtu.be/apUCiLWz5IM Inflation on the brain? Thinking about the US economy? Housing? Employment? Episode 46 of the PetroNerds podcast is the long-promised episode on everything from inflation, recession, to housing, and the US economy. This is part 2 of a two part series where Gabby Richmond of the Denver Petroleum Club performs another PetroNerds fliparoo and interviews Trisha Curtis on the state of the US economy, inflation, and the Federal Reserve. Trisha and Gabby discuss the Strategic Petroleum Reserve release and the impact on oil prices, high oil prices and high ever...2022-05-1248 min

The PetroNerds PodcastA PetroNerds "Fliparoo" - China Focus with Gabby RichmondRecorded on April 22, 2022 https://youtu.be/J8it73SELXs In episode 45 of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds and host of the PetroNerds podcast, is joined by the Denver Petroleum Club’s Gabby Richmond. Gabby is well versed on the oil and gas market and topics of China and is an Australian native. In this special PetroNerds podcast, Trisha and Gabby do a little “fliparoo” and Gabby takes the opportunity to interview and ask Trisha questions on the market. This podcast is incredibly timely and topical and focuses on China and China’s energy polici...2022-05-0540 min

The PetroNerds PodcastLNG, Nat Gas, and TellurianRecorded on April 4, 2022 https://youtu.be/UUZ17gIh39I Episode 43 of the PetroNerds podcast is part one of an incredible double header on all things US natural gas, global LNG markets, the European energy crisis, and the impact of regulations on ESG and investor pressure. Trisha Curtis is joined by her guest Renee Pirrong, Strategy Director at Tellurian. Tellurian is active in the upstream space in the Haynesville and will soon be exporting LNG (Liquified Natural Gas). Before recording WTI was $101.80, Brent $106.36, Henry Hub $5.80, and TTF Dutch from CME $36 MMBtu. Trisha starts off the podcast with a...2022-04-0854 min

The PetroNerds PodcastUkraine and the BakkenRecorded on February 28, 2022 https://youtu.be/lSC3AaLL6Pc In episode 41 of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha Curtis takes the first 15 or so minutes to recap what is happening with the crisis in Ukraine and the invasion by Russia which began on the 23rd of February. Trisha is joined by her guest, Justin Kringstad of the North Dakota Pipeline Authority, to talk about the state of the Bakken, the Williston Basin, and North Dakota at $95 oil. The Williston Basin rig count has remained extremely low despite elevated oil prices and Trisha and Justin discuss the nature of...2022-03-091h 05

The PetroNerds PodcastEuropean Energy Policy and Crises with Thierry BrosRecorded Monday February 21, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEOCL6UxQaw IIn episode 40 of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha Curtis discusses European energy policy and the European energy crises with expert and professor Thierry Bros. This is a dense, high BTU content podcast. Thierry is a professor at Sciences Po Paris and recently published an op-ed titled “Dreaming isn’t going to solve the energy crisis.” Trisha and Thierry talk about this recent article and an early February document from the European Commission on including natural gas and nuclear in their plans to decarbonize. They get into high ene...2022-02-281h 14

The PetroNerds PodcastPrivate Operator in the Permian BasinRecorded on February 2, 2022 https://youtu.be/QnEDvuubSDQ In episode 39 of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha Curtis sits down with Ryan Keys, CEO of Triple Crown Resources. Triple Crown is a private operator in the southern Midland Basin with 44,000 acres. Ryan offers a very candid view of what it is like to be a private operator in the basin and the serious cost pressures facing operators. Inflation and rising costs and the lack of labor and skilled labor are beginning to bite operational efficiency. Trisha and Ryan talk about the oil market, oil prices, hedging, infl...2022-02-161h 08

The PetroNerds PodcastConocoPhillips and the Permian BasinRecorded on January 28, 2022 https://youtu.be/IJnBpXr9AT8 In episode 38 of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha Curtis has the pleasure of sitting down and talking all things Permian Basin with Aaron Hunter of ConocoPhillips. Aaron is the Vice President of the Midland Basin for ConocoPhillips. Trisha and Aaron get into three main topics starting with Permian nerdiness and the state of play in the Midland and the Delaware, the resiliency of the Midland over the course of 2020 and 2021, changes within the Permian Basin, and the rise of private operators. They discuss the acquisitions of Concho Resources and She...2022-02-031h 04

The PetroNerds Podcast"Unsettled," Talking Climate Change with Steven Koonin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrf7_isQNr4 In episode 37 of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha Curtis sits down with Steven E. Koonin, the author of “Unsettled.” Trisha and Steve discuss the premise of the book, the elevation of climate change in policy making, potential pitfalls in the data, and the controversial topic of understanding how much humans are influencing global warming and the certainty of that in the reports and analysis. This is a frank discussion about the cost of the energy transition and the certainty or lack thereof that climate change is indeed a “code red for humanity...2022-01-2757 min

The PetroNerds PodcastNew Year Geopolitics: Energy, Russia, and China with Mark Rossano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be8dNuuR8oA Happy New Year and welcome back to the PetroNerds podcast and the first recording of 2022. It is January 10th, 2022 and in this episode of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha chats with Mark Rossana about Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, energy prices, and European and US inflation. This is another special episode, making up for lost time, an hour of conversation with Mark Rossano, and a 20-minute recap with Trisha Curtis. Trisha and Mark get into the nuances of the US inflation and the Fed’s response to increase rates and tamp down...2022-01-101h 19

The PetroNerds PodcastOil Equities and Decarbonization with Dan Pickering https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERQXn94iPLI Happy New Year and welcome back to the PetroNerds podcast. In this episode, Trisha Curtis, host of the PetroNerds podcast nerds out with Dan Pickering of Pickering Energy Partners. This is a special 1-hour 17-minute podcast. Trisha and Dan cover everything from oil prices, market sentiment, inflation, decarbonization, ESG, and investor pressure. They talk about oil prices, the role of market sentiment, the strength and health of the US and global economy, and inflation. Dan discusses how long the debt bubble took to burst and take down the US econo...2022-01-081h 17

The PetroNerds PodcastThe US Economy With DRW https://youtu.be/yDBn4NzJDxE Trisha Curtis and David Ramsden Wood, known to many as DRW, spend 57 minutes discussing energy, inflation, policies, and the US economy in episode 33 of the PetroNerds podcast. Trisha and David dive into the US economy and energy market and discuss several significant events that have taken place over the past couple of weeks, including US Energy Secretary Granholm’s interview on Bloomberg while at COP 26 last week, green and ESG pressure in the US oil equity space, inflation, the Fed, interest rates, the US jobs report on Friday, Nov 5, 2021, Biden’s call...2021-11-1058 min

The PetroNerds PodcastInflation, Recession Risk, and Investor Pressure/ESG https://youtu.be/TqKpoyP-Gjk Episode 32 of the PetroNerds podcast is the second half of the double-header with Mark Rossano. This is a continuation of the conversation on China and the global energy crisis. In this podcast, Trisha and Mark talk about how inflation and the global energy crisis are interwoven and what the risks are to global economic growth and energy prices. This is a great discussion on inflation in the US and the impact it is having on the economy and spending power. This dialogue evolves from inflation and recession risk to rising interest rates and...2021-11-0349 min

The PetroNerds PodcastOil Equities and the Generalist Investor: A Conversation with Ben Cook of BP https://youtu.be/VQWBc6uPy08 In this episode of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha Curtis speaks with Ben Cook of BP Capital. They discuss a range of issues surrounding investing in oil and gas and hydrocarbons and renewables. They talk about investing in oil equities, the nature of the market, the generalist investor, how operators are going to win back investors, ESG, trends and themes in Q2 2021 earnings, and the role of oil prices and market stability in investing. This podcast covers the gauntlet and hits on many issues Trisha had been touching on throughout the PetroNerds...2021-08-251h 02

The PetroNerds PodcastBiden’s Call to OPEC, Inflation, and China’s CO2 https://youtu.be/6lxLGoLOF60 In this episode of the PetroNerds podcast, your host Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds, takes you on a 47-minute whirlwind tour of the oil market, oil prices, the International Energy Agency (IEA) and OPEC’s monthly market reports, inflation, the White House Press Briefing on August 11th, 2021 on inflation and OPEC, the US Consumer Price Index (CPI), and China’s coal-fired steel mill surge. This podcast is another must-listen-to episode and jam-packed with market intel. Trisha goes through the recent drivers in oil price declines, rampant inflation in the US and the Consumer Price Index...2021-08-1847 min

The PetroNerds PodcastOPEC Plus, US Oil, and Chinese Solar in Xinjiang https://youtu.be/KlOO9q5n9-M In episode 21 of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha Curtis and Ethan Bellamy get into the weeds on the Saudi and UAE production volumes and disputes in the latest OPEC Plus meeting or non meeting debacle. They talk about oil prices and the risks to the upside and downside as well as activity in the US and what is happening with US oil demand. They conclude with an impressive analytical link between Chinese human right abuses and forced labor issues in the province of Xinjiang, Chinese solar panels, and well known names from th...2021-07-1244 min

The PetroNerds PodcastExxon, Activism, Executive Orders, and DAPL https://youtu.be/fS3I3YzWkNs In episode 19 of the PetroNerds podcast, your host Trisha Curtis, CEO of PetroNerds, and cohost Ethan Bellamy get into the very hot topics of ExxonMobil’s board seat debacle with activist investor group Engine No.1, Biden’s doubleheader Executive Orders on climate change, and the Dakota Access pipeline decision in favor of Energy Transfer and DAPL. Trisha and Ethan discuss the implications and meaning of activist investors and put in context the overarching Executive Orders by the Biden administration which have far-reaching consequences for the financial system and procurement of contr...2021-06-1156 min

The PetroNerds PodcastOPEC, Oil Prices, and Opaqueness https://youtu.be/37JV-509Mrc In episode 18 of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha Curtis comes out swinging on OPEC, Iran, and inflation. This is an episode you do not want to miss. Trisha and Ethan discuss OPEC’s latest moves, rising oil prices in the context of rising inflation, and the role of the US dollar. They also discuss Iran and Saudi Arabia’s behavior and supply and demand in oil. They round out the lively discussion by talking about natural gas and the controversy of banning it in some cities for newly build homes. This is the...2021-06-0451 min

The PetroNerds PodcastOil Demand and Federal Leasing Ban on Petronerds Podcast https://youtu.be/fHoY82nP5Jg Episode 13 of the PetroNerds podcast is part 1 of a nerdy two parter on oil prices, oil demand outlooks, US oil demand, OPEC plus, Biden’s recent policy moves, and the Senate hearing on the suspension of oil and gas leasing on Federal Land, pending review. This episode covers a lot of ground and is very timely. You are not going to want to miss it. Stay tuned for part two, episode 14 where Trisha and Ethan get into the BP earnings call and the interview with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohamma...2021-05-0358 min

The PetroNerds PodcastTrucks, Natural Gas, and Batteries | A conversation with Hyliion’s Louis Baltimore https://youtu.be/oIeCf40xZbU In episode 12 of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha Curtis sits down with Louis Baltimore of Hyliion trucking. Trisha and Louis talk about natural gas combined with battery technology in the trucking space and what types of solutions Hyliion has to offer the market. This is the first interview/discussion with a guest on the PetroNerds podcast. Trisha and Louis get into discussions of the role of natural gas in the trucking space, the market in the US, and potential markets abroad. 2021-04-261h 09

The PetroNerds PodcastTexas, the Grid, Nat Gas, and Hot Oil Prices https://youtu.be/rIZD_icKX-A This is a timely and must listen to episode of the PetroNerds podcast. This is one of the first Digital Wildcatter podcast mashups. Trisha Curtis shares the stage with the first guest co-host of the podcast, Robert Norton. Robert is filling in for Ethan Bellamy this week and is another midstream expert and economist. Trisha and Robert discuss all things related to weather and energy after the major storm that rocked Texas and much of the US during the second week of February and get into the weeds of pipelines, production...2021-02-2255 min

The PetroNerds PodcastEarnings Roundup for the Majors and the Fate of Dakota Access Pipeline https://youtu.be/2C7GrcnV8U0 In this episode of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha and Ethan discuss the rise in oil prices, the launching of the PetroNerds podcast, the launch and rebranding of the PetroNerds website, the Executive Order on Tackling Climate Change and the impact it will have on existing permits in New Mexico. This podcast brings the heat and is a must listen to episode. Trisha goes through the majors, their earnings and highlights, and calls out BP for their embracement of strong US regulations, big bets on renewables, and claims that Rosneft’s greenhouse gas em...2021-02-051h 13

The PetroNerds PodcastWelcome to PetroNerds Podcast with Trisha and Ethan https://youtu.be/ngEVv8sekJM In the first episode and official reboot of the PetroNerds podcast (thank you Digital Wildcatters), Trisha Curtis and Ethan Bellamy address the global oil market, the US oil market, COVID, and the role of $50 oil in detail. Trisha dives into the importance of $50 oil and why it is a magic number for shale, Saudi Arabia, and Russia. She also discusses the impact of a likely ban on fracing on Federal land and the pending regulations coming at the oil and gas industry. Trisha gets into the controversial weeds of shale productivity gains, frac...2020-12-0641 min

The PetroNerds PodcastThe PetroNerds Podcast – Episode 11: Prop 112In this episode of the PetroNerds Podcast, Trisha Curtis discusses the ins and outs of Colorado’s controversial ballot measure, Proposition 112 (Increased Setback Requirement for Oil and Natural Gas Development), and provides some background on the current state of oil and gas production in Colorado. Show notes: Maps of the increased setback and “vulnerable” areas off limits to future oil and gas development can be found here: https://cogccmap.state.co.us/cogcc_gis_online/ The State Ballot Information Booklet: http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2018_english_final_for_internet_updated_language_73_0.pdf The Fiscal Impact Statement: http://leg.colorado...2018-10-2230 min

The PetroNerds PodcastThe PetroNerds Podcast – Episode 10: Crushin’ on the Powder River BasinIn this episode of the PetroNerds Podcast, Trisha Curtis dives into the Powder River Basin (PRB). She discusses the basin’s operators, reservoirs, productivity, and outlook. This episode covers several themes and highlights from Q4 2017 earnings calls. Subscribe to the PetroNerds Podcast in iTunes and TuneIn. Carry On by The New Valleys has been[...]2018-04-0500 min

The PetroNerds PodcastThe PetroNerds Podcast – Episode 9: Get Ready for Q4 Earnings with a Reflection on Q3 (CLR and CDEV)As we approach the release of Q4 2017 earnings for independent US oil and gas companies, Trisha Curtis reflects on Q3 earnings comments from Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm and Centennial Resource Development CEO Mark Papa. Her discussion examines CEO forecasts for Q4 related to profitability, productivity, and macroeconomics, creating benchmarks for us to assess not only the accuracy of these projections but also how market sentiment has changed since last quarter given the rise of oil prices and US oil production volumes. Subscribe to the PetroNerds Podcast in iTunes and TuneIn. Carry On by The New...2018-01-3132 min

The PetroNerds PodcastThe PetroNerds Podcast – Episode 8: The Great Rebalance?In this month’s podcast, Trisha Curtis discusses crude oil prices hitting $60 dollars per barrel, the longevity of the much ballyhooed rebalance, supply and demand fundamentals, OPEC activity (accord or discord?), Saudi refined products, as well as GOR concerns in the shale sector and service company Q3 earnings calls (Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes – GE).[...]2017-10-2700 min

The PetroNerds PodcastThe PetroNerds Podcast – Episode 7: Cash Flow Concerns, Tech Sector Analogies, HedgeAware IntroIn this episode of The PetroNerds Podcast, Trisha Curtis discusses free cash flow concerns surrounding the US shale industry and comparisons to mainstream but cash flow negative tech companies. This conversation explores differences in business models, pricing, intellectual property development, and buy-in costs. Trisha also introduces PetroNerds’ new HedgeAware platform and covers hedging and financial[...]2017-09-1400 min

The PetroNerds PodcastThe PetroNerds Podcast – Episode 6: Frac Sand Frenzy, Hundred Mesh MadnessIn Episode 6 of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha Curtis discusses the burgeoning frenzy for 100 mesh frac sand, the shift to finer grain sand, rising prices, and the research that seeks to explain the relationship between finer sands and increased productivity. Carry On by The New Valleys has been modified and is licensed under an Attribution License.2017-06-0400 min

The PetroNerds PodcastThe PetroNerds Podcast – Episode 5: PetroNerds in Riyadh, Saudi Aramco IPO, OPEC vs Shale, New Pipeline ImpactIn Episode 5 of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha Curtis discusses her recent trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and her presentation there before the IEF (International Energy Forum), Saudi Aramco’s IPO and some of its challenges, how shale resiliency is causing disarray in OPEC, and Keystone, DAPL, and activity levels in the Williston Basin. Carry On by[...]2017-04-0200 min

The PetroNerds PodcastThe PetroNerds Podcast – Episode 4: More Permian Basin Acquisitions, Per Acre Costs Getting PriceyEpisode 4 of the PetroNerds Podcast tackles two Permian-centric acquisitions: ExxonMobil’s purchase of Bass and Noble’s purchase of Clayton Williams. Host Trisha Curtis discusses these deals, Permian well productivity, and some potential headwinds for new Permian entrants, including high acreage acquisition costs, constrained capital budgets in a low price environment, the specter of rising service costs, and[...]2017-02-0900 min

The PetroNerds PodcastThe PetroNerds Podcast – Episode 3: OPEC’s Cuts, America’s Rig Ramp, and Water Production in the Shale PatchIn Episode 3 of the PetroNerds Podcast, Trisha discusses OPEC’s November production cut deal, the rapid growth of America’s drilling rig count, and associated water production costs and issues in the shale patch. The PetroNerds Podcast – Free Episode 3 Slides The PetroNerds Podcast – Free Episode 3 Slides Carry On by The New Valleys has been[...]2016-12-2100 min

The PetroNerds PodcastThe PetroNerds Podcast – Episode 2: The Activity Behind the Earnings Calls: Continental Resources, Oasis Petroleum, Pioneer Natural Resources, EOG ResourcesIn Episode 2 of the PetroNerds Podcast, Trisha discusses the recent activity of several Bakken, Anadarko Basin and Permian Basin players (Continental Resources, Oasis Petroleum, Pioneer Natural Resources, and EOG Resources) and how that activity fits within their recent earnings calls. The PetroNerds Podcast – Free Episode 2 Slides (Note: the full slide deck to[...]2016-11-1200 min

The PetroNerds PodcastThe PetroNerds Podcast – Episode 1: OPEC, DAPL, Enbridge-Spectra, Apache, EOG-YatesWelcome to the inaugural PetroNerds Podcast with PetroNerds co-founder Trisha Curtis. This is the first in a series of monthly energy market podcasts with a focus on oil and gas news and events. More than just a summary of headlines, the PetroNerds Podcast takes a deep analytical dive into topical energy market developments via a data-driven discussion of news, economics, companies, assets, well performance, and much more from the oilpatch. Discussions will touch on global energy markets and geopolitical events, US energy news, shale and tight oil + gas market developments, and policy issues. In this episode, Trisha dis...2016-09-2835 min