Jag Gattu, Founder & CEO of UptimeAI Inc., joins Chuck Yates in this episode of "Chuck Yates Needs a Job" to dive into the world of AI and its revolutionary impact on industrial operations. As Chuck fumbles with tech and tries to keep up, Jag explains how UptimeAI is stepping in to replace the expertise of seasoned industry pros, acting as a virtual expert to diagnose issues, improve efficiency, and make operations safer and more profitable. Jag shares insights into the broader societal impa...
May 22, 2024•56 min•Ep. 157
I had Travis on the podcast and we just name dropped for an hour. Yeah, we talked a bunch of energy stuff - Halcon and the shale revolution, debt deals with Oak Tree, nuclear powering tech, hydrocarbons powering the developing world - but then we went through celebrity encounters - Justin Timberlake, Jeff Skilling, Michael Milken, Bret Michael, David Lee Roth. The only thing strange about this energy finance bro hash session was we weren’t wearing Pickering Energy vests. Digital Wildcatters brin...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 156
I wanted to learn more about lithium because this mineral is a big deal for batteries. Phones EVs everything needs lithium. So I had the guys from International Battery Metals on to talk lithium and their extraction methodology. Direct lithium extraction (DLE) is a thing, a real thing, even Exxon is doing it. Think about it, oil and gas guys, if you got waste water, why aren’t you extracting the lithium? Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge conten...
May 08, 2024•49 min•Ep. 155
Always cool getting to chat with Kathleen Kelley a/k/a the OPEC Whisperer. She’s doing some really cool charity stuff, volunteer led disaster relief with All Hands and Hearts. She also level sets us on oil prices - demand, supply, China, Middle East unrest. 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...
May 01, 2024•42 min•Ep. 154
I had heard all about the Midland County school bond election last winter. $1.4 billion for new buildings, upgrading old ones, new technology. I didn’t realize that right next door the Ector County Independent School District had a similar election for $423 million that passed too. A large part of the proceeds will be used for the Career & Technical Education Center. CTE sounds totally dope - trains high school kids for real world stuff like welding, rig operations, electrical, roustabouting...
Apr 24, 2024•39 min•Ep. 153
The head of Stephens Inc.’s Energy practice told me he’s got family offices investing in oil and gas. I cried “bull shit, that’s up there with UFOs, Bigfoot and pleasant ex-wives.” Keith doth protest so I had him, Brad Nelson and Evan Smith on to convince me otherwise. Cool discussion on family offices - how to find them, how they operate, how they view the energy world. Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our on...
Apr 17, 2024•48 min•Ep. 152
In this episode, Chuck Yates and experts from Digital Wildcatters explore the exciting intersection of energy and technology through Bitcoin mining. As energy companies increasingly adopt tech-driven strategies, this episode examines how high-performance computing and Bitcoin mining are reshaping the industry. Topics include EQT’s move to cut natural gas production due to low prices and consider Bitcoin mining as an alternative energy use, along with AWS’s $650 million data center purchase, sign...
Mar 11, 2024•30 min•Ep. 150
I didn’t know much about Diversified Energy and their approach to the oil and gas business and they operate more wells than anyone else in the US so I wanted Doug to come on and tell me all about it. Pretty cool stuff they’re doing to manage end of life issues for old producing wells. Plus some really cool finance stuff they’re doing - securitizing debt in the insurance markets to get higher advance rates, cheaper interest rates. Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through e...
Mar 06, 2024•49 min•Ep. 149
Mark is one of the smartest guys I know so I had him on to explain to me what the hell is going on in the economy, the implications for the energy business and what his fund is looking at these days. Pretty fascinating opportunity in hydroelectricity. Mark is buying century old dams, modernizing and selling electricity into the grid. Cool way to play the demand for baseload power. Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. J...
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 148
Pretty cool to talk to the dude that runs the Bunkie Perkins account on X, sports sarcasm at its finest. And it’s even cooler when you talk about starting an oil and gas company with a rural SBA loan. 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. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ...
Feb 14, 2024•58 min•Ep. 147
When I first started the podcast, Collin would always ask me: How long is this week’s episode? And did somebody cry? It did seem like in the early days, when the industry was hanging by a thread, we did a lot of serious mental health content. I joked I was the Brene Brown of the oil business. So I did a thing this week. I went on my friends Donnie and Stephanie’s podcast called Angst and shared a lot, probably too much. Hey, anxiety is something we all share….hit me up with how you think I did…....
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 146
Going Old School this week. Going into the CYNAJ vault to rerelease the original podcast with BRV and Shake Unikitty. From October 2020. We covered it all (the shale revolution, private equity, the world) while being fueled on wine and white claw. And more white claw. 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 toughes...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 145
Chuck chats with literally one of the most interesting people on X, hell on the planet. Anonymously known as Oilfield Rando on X….Chuck and Rando riff on the world, Melanie Trump, greatest Bond and … bidets. Yes, bidets. Recorded two years ago but still relevant today. 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...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 144
The Jones Act is always in the top ten for worst US economic policies. Passed in 1920, it basically restricts all goods and services transported between US sports to be on US built, owned and crewed vessels. While that sounds great it skyrockets costs on US citizens particularly those in Puerto Rico, Alaska and Hawaii. Why does this matter to us energy geeks? Because the US doesn’t have a Jones Act compliant ship that can transport LNG, Massachusetts imports LNG from primarily Trinidad but occas...
Jan 17, 2024•56 min•Ep. 143
David Hobbs, Executive Chairman of Pantheon Resources, joins Chuck Yates on this episode of "Chuck Yates Needs a Geography Lesson" to discuss Pantheon’s bold ventures on Alaska’s North Slope. With 200,000 acres and discoveries like the Kodiak and Ahpun fields, Pantheon is working to turn Alaska’s frozen terrain into a hot spot for oil exploration. David, with his British charm, brings insights into the company’s mission and the unique challenges of drilling in Alaska, while Chuck—dating a Brit h...
Jan 10, 2024•58 min•Ep. 142
The Jones Act is always in the top ten for worst US economic policies. Passed in 1920, it basically restricts all goods and services transported between US sports to be on US built, owned and crewed vessels. While that sounds great it skyrockets costs on US citizens particularly those in Puerto Rico, Alaska and Hawaii. Why does this matter to us energy geeks? Because the US doesn’t have a Jones Act compliant ship that can transport LNG, Massachusetts imports LNG from primarily Trinidad but occas...
Jan 03, 2024•53 min•Ep. 141
Chuck has the Shannon brothers on to talk cyber security. Bottom line: It’s freaking scary. Hackers can mimic your voice with artificial intelligence and it’s only getting more sophisticated. And 84% of hacking is because of human error so we discuss how to prevent that. 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 toug...
Dec 19, 2023•50 min•Ep. 140
SHOW ALERT! Engineering porn episode. Chuck and Ted absolutely geek out on all things reservoir engineering. Artificial learning to forecast reserves. Well design matters. Recent performance in the DJ is rocking. The Permian, not so much. Emerging plays in the Vaca Muerta, Uinta and some new stuff in the Permian. And data, lots of data talk. Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io ....
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 139
Keith and Chuck talk through intellectual property, trade marks and non-competes from the Company’s point of view and the employees’ points of view. As the kids say these days “it’s complicated”… 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. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Click...
Nov 29, 2023•58 min•Ep. 138
Artificial intelligence is pretty cool and is going to be embedded in everything. Will it ultimately be a force for good or for evil? Who knows. Either way we are going to need a lot more electricity in the US to power an AI driven world. So Chuck thought he’d invite Marc Andreessen to Telluride for a Power Summit. 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...
Nov 22, 2023•13 min•Ep. 137
Seth Miller, a chemist-turned-tech-expert, joins Chuck Yates on the latest episode of "Chuck Yates Needs a Job" to discuss climate change. Seth dives into the science behind our warming world, the societal cost of carbon emissions at $190 per ton, and his vision of a future with self-driving Ubers to make commuting a breeze. Meanwhile, Chuck proudly stands by oil and gas as essential to humanity’s progress. Their conversation mixes climate realities, technological solutions, and Chuck’s spirited...
Oct 18, 2023•58 min•Ep. 136
When Chuck got an email asking if he wanted to chat the Illinois Basin and...Bing Crosby, he responded in the only imaginable way: I’m in. Howard is going old school conventional in the shallow reef formations of Illinois and Indians. They literally talk old school geologic drive. Prospects. This may be the first mention of reprocessed 2-D seismic on Chuck Job. Oh yeah, and Howard’s uncle is none other than the legendary entertainer Bing Crosby. Really cool Five Questions: Bing Crosby Edition. L...
Oct 11, 2023•49 min•Ep. 135
Nareg Soghomonian joins host John Kalfayan to discuss the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Artsakh, Armenia, and its significant connection to global energy geopolitics. Nareg shares a personal account of a colleague's brother who has gone missing amidst the chaos, highlighting the dire situation. The conversation expands to the geopolitical conflicts affecting oil and gas prices and the silence of major energy companies like BP and Equinor, despite their stakes in the region. Nareg calls for ac...
Oct 03, 2023•47 min•Ep. 134
Chuck hosted a webinar with trial lawyers Lauren Varnado and Ashley Moore of Michelman & Robinson to discuss the industry’s biggest litigation challenges. The four C’s: climate change, corruption, cybersecurity, and corporate espionage. Spoiler alert: it’s hard out there in lawsuit land but there are things you can do to protect yourself. Connect with Lauren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-varnado-7b5b7761/ Connect with Ashley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-moore-508a1ab/ Michelman ...
Sep 20, 2023•52 min•Ep. 133
Chuck had no idea what to expect when Jake and Collin came on but whatever. Was it going to be a performance review for Chuck? Hahaha. It actually wound up being a walk down memory lane on the founding of DW and the current state of the union. The old pics and video clips are equal parts hysterical and cringe. 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 y...
Sep 14, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 132
The near-immortal in energy private equity fundraising, Gary Sernovitz, drops into the podcast, likely questioning his life choices. He and Chuck dive deep into the sultry world of energy private equity's history and current state—because who knew finance could smolder like this? It's a thrilling stroll down Wall Street. And Gary? He's pitching his new novel, "The Counting House," focused on... a CIO at a mid-tier university endowment. Now that's a unique twist! Buckle up for a rollercoaster of ...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 131
In this special episode, Chuck drags in Mark Meyer, who's inexplicably still tethered to Chuck on "Big Digital Energy", and Derek Brower, who's decided DC politics might be a tad less murky than oil at the Financial Times. Can Meyers shed light on his questionable life choices? Will Brower confirm if Capitol Hill's mess beats the oil spill? Listen in for energy talk, snide remarks, political potshots, and the enduring mystery of Chuck's job hunt. Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community t...
Aug 30, 2023•31 min•Ep. 130
Hold onto your hats as Chuck grills Rory Johnston of Commodity Context on the oh-so-slippery oil market escapades from Saudi Arabia, Russia, and China. Dive in for some juicy gossip and see if Rory's oil price prediction leaves him a soothsayer or just sorely mistaken. Tune in for a snark-fest and remember, no crystal balls were harmed in the making. Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at col...
Aug 23, 2023•42 min•Ep. 129
Get ready to rock your geological socks off with Nicole Gonzalez, the dynamite young geologist! She spills the dirt on Houston's Image Conference, where brainy earth nerds unite. From fancy keynote speakers to tackling Earth's pesky problems, it's gonna be a rockin' ride. And don't worry, they won't be digging up any rom-coms, but they might just unearth a few Hollywood geology myths. Stay tuned for geology like you've never imagined! Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together thro...
Aug 16, 2023•52 min•Ep. 128
Chuck bought 100 shares of AMPD, the electricity ETF that’s publicly traded on the NYSE. Having no idea what AMPD is or does, Chuck decided to have the creator explain it to him. Turns out it’s a pretty interesting, unique investment product that allows for a future bet on US carbon-neutral power prices. 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 ca...
Jul 26, 2023•45 min•Ep. 127
