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Big Digital Energy

Chuck Yates, Mark Meyer, Kirk Coburncollide.io
Weekly news in energy covering oil and gas and cleantech.
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Episodes

Texas Freeze 2024, Exxon drama, Davos Highlights | BDE 24.01.23.24

[00:00:00] Back with Eminem Jokes! [00:00:23] Super Bowl Hype and Cultural Gaps [00:00:46] Storm Stories and Power Grid Talk [00:01:45] Renewables Debate and Twitter Battles [00:02:08] Breaking Down the Energy Mix During the Storm [00:03:06] Freezing Problems and Smart Solutions [00:04:01] Local Energy Politics and Quirks [00:05:08] Global Energy Scenes and Big Picture Stuff [00:06:24] Energy Market Moves and Future Bets [00:07:19] Cool Energy Projects and Innovations [00:08:15] Deep Dive into E...

Jan 23, 202451 minEp. 94

“Peak Cheap Oil is a Myth”, natural gas VS weather, oil & gas protests | BDE 01.09.24

00:00 BDE is a renowned intellectual academic-approved show 03:50 “Peak Cheap Oil is a Myth” 17:25 Chuck & Kayne Anderson 19:34 natural gas VS weather 25:37 Italy VS native americans 31:19 pointless oil & gas protests 33:16 Port Arthur field trip? 39:23 germany & france 41:36 northeast heating oil & Jones Act 46:34 Mark’s final words 48:36 outro Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online commu...

Jan 09, 202451 minEp. 93

BP pauses Red Sea shipments, COP28 & fossil fuels, Gas imports from Russia? | BDE 12.19.23

00:00 Sports talk 03:38 BP pauses Red Sea shipments 10:05 Goldman Trims 2024 Brent Crude Oil Forecast 13:31 COP28 & fossil fuels 18:25 tripling renewables 22:31 Gas imports from Russia? 29:30 $800m investment to Octopus Energy 34:02 Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute 37:05 the effects of seismic surveys on marine organisms 42:31 Fury Resources & H2S 48:19 Christmas break & after show talk Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content,...

Dec 19, 202352 minEp. 92

Oxy to Acquire CrownRock, Guyana–Venezuela crisis, COP28 recap | BDE 12.12.23

00:00 sports talk 02:18 Occidental to Acquire CrownRock 10:54 Permian and future of Oil 14:56 Guyana–Venezuela crisis 25:06 COP28 recap 32:03 EVs are going to get more expensive 35:38 Tesla’s autopilot is taking lives Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions....

Dec 12, 202346 minEp. 91

Politics distracts progress, COP28 & OPEC | BDE 12.05.23

00:00 Decarbonization and electric 07:15 COP28 & OPEC 35:16 Chuck big mad 38:02 University of Texas makes the playoffs Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions....

Dec 05, 202351 minEp. 90

John Arnold Tweet, IEA & COP28, Postponed OPEC meeting | BDE 11.28.23

00:00 John Arnold Tweet 12:20 Adding to John Arnold’s list 26:23 Collin gets deep 27:27 IEA & COP28 37:42 Postponed OPEC meeting 43:05 canadians… Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions....

Nov 28, 202347 minEp. 89

Open AI drama, GM's Cruise CEO resigns, Argentina’s new libertarian president | BDE 11.21.23

00:00 Open AI drama 23:38 GM's Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt resigns 28:35 Biden-Harris earmark $169M for Electric Heat Pump Manufacturing 34:20 Argentina’s new libertarian president 38:30 the basin water problem 41:21 JFK assassination anniversary Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions....

Nov 21, 202352 minEp. 88

NuScale and backers pull the plug, we went to Exxon’s campus, Direct air capture | BDE 11.14.23

00:00 we went to Exxon’s campus 05:15 Exxon starts mining lithium 09:03 CO2 Capture 10:45 Collide Pro 12:12 Who's best fit to extract? 19:19 NuScale and backers pull the plug 27:44 Big tech is driving energy infrastructure 32:00 Power generation problem 36:16 Shell immersion cooling 37:18 Nuclear in the US? 44:01 Direct air capture 53:52 Carbon credit grifts 55:11 Texas A&M 57:20 Man grabs Greta Thunberg's mic Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-e...

Nov 14, 20231 hrEp. 87

Black market gas in Panama, Pipeline construction gone to 0, real life GTA Houston | BDE 11.07.23

00:00 Acquisition rumors 03:12 Fuze recap 04:03 EV douche bags 06:31 18-wheeler high speed chase in Houston 12:34 Oil predictions and Collide Pro 15:48 Black market gasoline in Panama 24:21 T. Boone Pickens 26:17 Pipeline construction has gone to zero 31:57 UK & North Sea drilling 35:03 What's Shell up to? 40:38 David Lee Roth Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage wit...

Nov 07, 202343 minEp. 86

Chevron acquire Hess $53 billion, ExxonMobil & Pioneer, Venezuela | BDE 10.24.23

00:00 Texas sports talk 05:18 YDC Roast recap 07:28 Chevron acquire Hess $53 billion 19:41 epic morning routine 20:53 ExxonMobil & Pioneer 24:35 130 companies to ditch fossil fuels 27:36 Venezuela sanctions easing 33:05 Citgo auction Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions....

Oct 24, 202338 minEp. 85

ExxonMobil's & Pioneer $60 Billion deal, German vs French nuclear quarrel, Israel | BDE 10.16.23

00:00 Intro 01:31 Crude and the Middle East 07:50 West Texas Intermediate 09:57 oil predictions 15:00 ExxonMobil's & Pioneer $60 Billion deal 30:04 gas price logistics 34:57 ExxonMobil's Pioneer acreage map 36:38 German vs French nuclear quarrel 46:17 local renewable woodchips Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI...

Oct 17, 202348 minEp. 84

Ford F-150 Lightning canceled, Las Vegas Sphere, Wael Sawan worries Shell employees | BDE 10.03.23

00:00 Chuck gets daughter addicted to gambling 02:01 FUZE 2023! 05:05 Wael Sawan worries Shell employees 14:11 "it's all about costs" 19:18 Ford F-150 Lightning canceled? 24:46 reflecting on net zero emissions and EVs 32:30 Las Vegas Sphere 37:23 coal plant capacity is up? 41:05 The Art of War 42:38 MLB American League West drama Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with...

Oct 03, 202347 minEp. 82

Armenia & Azerbaijan, UK combustion ban pushed back, Manufacturing in the US | BDE 09.26.23

00:00 New Elon Musk book, by Walter Isaacson 03:45 Matt Berry & Fantasy Football 07:41 crude update 10:25 Armenia & Azerbaijan 19:17 UK combustion ban pushed back 27:46 Manufacturing still exist in the US? 41:00 Midland getting an upgrade Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions....

Sep 26, 202354 minEp. 81

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Curbing Plastics Pollution, Oil Prices Climbing to $100? | BDE 09.19.23

Your weekly energy news with Chuck Yates, Mark Meyer, Kirk Coburn, and Collin McLelland. This week we covered: 00:00 Chuck's Birthday Party 02:02 Apple Net-Zero commercial 04:10 Dinosaurs & asteroids 07:52 the Roman Empire 11:04 peak oil 20:47 methane & co2 breaking down & whales 23:29 more whales 🐳 29:27 Chevron CEO Mike Wirth says oil prices climbing to $100 32:44 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 33:56 curbing plastics pollution 43:20 end of show talk Digital Wildcatters brings the energy co...

Sep 19, 202347 minEp. 80

Chat GPT is drinking all the water, 9/11, G20 criticized by climate groups, Al Gore | BDE 09.12.23

00:00 Where were you for 9/11 07:00 G20 criticized by climate groups 11:37 Al Gore 22:10 Chat GPT is drinking all the water 30:09 Why are so many great artists from Lubbock? 31:42 Top 5 country music songs of all time? Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions....

Sep 12, 202342 minEp. 79

Greece Wildfires, Aramco in trouble, Growing tensions for EV dealers, ADER in Texas | BDE 02.29.23

00:00 Intro 01:58 Upstream Stocks 07:55 Saudi Aramco is being investigated 11:34 ESG Metrics 16:04 Southwest Airlines 20:20 Greece Wildfires 27:23 Growing tensions for EV dealers 41:24 Copper & gold in Alaska's Bristol Bay 44:51 Aggregate Distributed Energy Resources (ADER) in Texas 51:51 Finger of the week Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up ...

Aug 29, 202354 minEp. 78

Hurricane Hilary, IRA Anniversary, Permian Resources $4.5B Deal, Driverless Car Crash | BDE 08.22.23

00:00 Intro 03:28 Inflation Reduction Act anniversary 06:32 IRA predictions 09:24 Permian Resources x Earthstone $4.5B Deal 15:29 Oregon & Utah Mandated Gps Trackers in EVs 20:06 Cruise Driverless Car Crash 25:08 VinFast x Black Spade $27B Merger 31:33 OXY buys carbon air capture tech firm for $1.1B 38:52 climate change 42:10 Hurricane/Tropical Cyclone Hilary 44:19 finger of the week 44:58 Marc Andreessen, San Francisco & Nashville Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together...

Aug 22, 202349 minEp. 77

Maui wildfires, Elon Musk, EV supply & demand | BDE 08.15.23

00:00 Intro 06:30 China 12:26 Elon Musk says we need more electricity 17:43 Denver 19:00 EV supply & demand 24:00 Maui wildfires 31:51 finger of the week Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions....

Aug 15, 202334 minEp. 76

Oil Hits $83, France Goes Nuclear, Engineering Enrollments Drop | BDE 08.07.23

2:15 - Oil prices hit $83/barrel on big inventory drawdown 5:30 - France passes pro-nuclear energy bill 8:45 - Reducing ship sulfur emissions warms oceans by reducing cloud cover 12:30 - Petroleum engineering enrollments are down 50% from peak 18:45 - Tesla CFO Zachary Kirkhorn retiring after 4 years 21:15 - Goldman Sachs' Jeff Curry retiring after 27 years Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community...

Aug 08, 202334 minEp. 75

Silicon Valley & Fracking, Wind is Dead? Bank's Carbon Footprint? | BDE 08.01.23

00:00 Intro 03:13 rig count update 06:00 oil prices, Exxon & Chevron 10:25 U.S. Energy Information Administration 12:28 price predictions? 15:46 German environmental movements 21:26 UK conservative party 24:08 Chuck's European experience with energy 26:42 wind is dead now? 30:30 banks measure their carbon footprint? 41:37 Silicon Valley and Fracking 47:04 Outro Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online c...

Aug 01, 202348 minEp. 74

Renewables, the Grid, Blackouts, Brian Harman | BDE 07.24.23

00:00 Intro 01:18 The world and energy 05:02 The impact for renewable technologies 12:50 Energy supply and the grid 17:17 Conserving energy and blackouts 22:08 Old dudes getting paid 26:10 golf talk and Brian Harman 29:02 abandoned wells 33:52 Outro Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questio...

Jul 25, 202335 minEp. 73

Derek Brower, the grid, Everybody's traveling, Renewable fuels | BDE 07.11.23

00:00 Intro 02:05 Rig count report 07:49 Everybody's traveling 11:45 Derek Brower on energy 22:39 The grid 24:57 Renewable fuels 30:13 Economy crisis in US & Europe 35:15 George Bush Intercontinental Airport Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions....

Jul 11, 202341 minEp. 72

Matthew Orr, Eurasia Analyst at RANE, on Ukraine-Russia War | BDE 06.27.23

00:00 Intro 00:34 Matthew Orr, Eurasia Analyst at RANE 02:44 Russia Ukraine rundown 08:48 The beginning of the end for putin? 13:00 Putin's response? 15:04 Russia's people & economy 21:40 Russia's place in the global alliance 35:24 Russian oil production 45:13 Putin's mental health 51:51 Russia Ukraine predictions? Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, l...

Jun 27, 202356 minEp. 71

Joe Rogan, Shell, Norway, IEA energy predictions | BDE 06.19.23

00:00 Intro 01:53 Norway Energy sustainability 12:20 IEA energy predictions 20:31 Let's get rid of kids 22:29 Shell update 26:29 Joe Rogan 38:44 Stevie Nicks Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions....

Jun 20, 202344 minEp. 70

Saudi & LIV Golf, Wael Sawan, Canadian Wildfires, climate change or arson? | BDE 06.12.23

00:00 Intro 01:32 SPR Releases 03:10 Saudi & LIV Golf 15:06 Let Exxon back into Dow Jones? 17:20 ESG Investor Sentiment 20:47 Wael Sawan & Shell 28:48 Oil & Gas Marketing 30:54 Canadian Wildfires, climate change or arson? 42:13 RIP SBA Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions...

Jun 13, 202345 minEp. 69

Saudi pledges big oil cuts, Rig counts plummeting, Texas is GOATED | BDE 06.05.23

00:00 Intro 02:18 OPEC - Saudi pledges big oil cuts 09:15 Rig counts plummeting 14:56 Exxon climate resolutions 22:53 Texas is GOATED 51:40 Outro Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions....

Jun 06, 202352 minEp. 68

G7, Chevron Bets Big on PDC, Exxon lithium drilling in Arkansas | BDE 05.23.23

00:00 U.S. Senior Open 04:13 Chevron Bets Big on PDC 16:39 Exxon lithium drilling in Arkansas 23:32 Glass, Lewis & Co. 26:48 G7 31:29 Graduation 32:40 Terminal E Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions....

May 23, 202338 minEp. 67

ONEOK to Acquire Magellan, Barclays East Africa Pipeline, Biggest players in EVs | BDE 05.16.23

00:00 Intro 01:30 Mothers Day 05:10 ONEOK to Acquire Magellan 24:35 Barclays East Africa Pipeline 33:05 ISS & Glass Lewis 34:28 Biggest players in EVs 43:30 Nigerian Monk 45:06 Greece Energy 51:00 Outro Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions....

May 16, 202352 minEp. 66

Lithium Valley, Permian Basin, King Charles III | BDE | 05.08.23

00:00 Intro 00:29 Vegas Recap 03:23 US majors trading 2x to Europe 13:52 Lithium Valley in California 21:47 Permian Basin Boom & Bust 31:36 Coronation of Charles III 33:20 Italy & Energy 39:54 Finger of the week suggestions? 42:10 Kathryn A. Mikells 42:49 Outro Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughe...

May 09, 202344 minEp. 65

Petro-masculinity, Oxy's carbon capture project, California’s solar “duck curve” | BDE 05.02.23

00:00 Intro 01:21 Exxon VS Apple 05:26 Europe Protectors 06:37 Bashing EVs 07:48 Scott Sheffield to retire 11:54 Oxy's carbon capture project 22:38 Ai & ChatGPT 25:43 Chinese Ai 27:25 Russian sanctions 31:02 East African Pipeline 36:22 California’s solar “duck curve” 45:27 Petro-masculinity 58:23 We’re all gonna die 59:48 Outro Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io . Engage wi...

May 02, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 64
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