Chuck Yates Got A Job

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. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share ins...

Chuck and Dan chat ocean thermal energy conversion. Pretty sure Chuck still couldn’t explain what OTEC is but at least recognizes how super cool it could be. Basically you can use the thermal heat of the ocean to run an electric turbine which would be an ideal, environmentally friendly application for warm ocean islands. First Chuck Job episode recorded internationally (London). Click here to watc...

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 int...

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 Ac...

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. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where...

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. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the co...

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”… Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world pr...

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. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the futu...

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...

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...

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 o...

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/laure...

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. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of...

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...

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 potsh...

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. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Jo...

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 f...

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. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of ener...

Chuck and Josh talk all things fundraising for energy investments - the role of content, connecting on an emotional level, ESG headwinds, and why Chuck’s girlfriend made him go clothes shopping before meeting her parents. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insight...

Chuck and Anne chat about a wide range of issues facing America’s largest independent oil and gas producers - educating politicians, guerrilla warfare tactics from the “other side”, Obama actually celebrating the Shale Revolution, and more. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals con...

Chuck and Campbell wonk out on the ERCOT grid. Do we hook to the rest of the US? Stay solo? It’s a complicated engineering, political and expensive proposition. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff...

Your weekly dose of energy news with Chuck Yates, Collin McLelland, Mark Myer, and Kirk Coburn: we talked about Joe Rogan, Norway's energy sustainability, IEA energy predictions, Steve Nicks, and of course the finger of the week. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share...

Chuck has a wide-ranging chat with Russell Gold, who before joining Texas Monthly covered energy for the Wall Street Journal for twenty years. They talk about Russell’s most recent article about the Craddick family (owning while regulating oil and gas interests and getting rich), Texas politics, the importance of storytelling, and the future of energy. Join the conversation shaping the future of e...

While there’s much to criticize about ESG (environmental, social, governance), the simple truth is that investors are demanding it. So Chuck and Dan chat about what ESG is, what’s going to be required, strategies to energy companies can use to “get ahead” of it, and what is truly the case for energy. Learn more about Ironsight: https://bit.ly/3XkMj0W Learn more about Chronos Energy: https://bit.ly...

Chuck and Ken chat about a lot of stuff - hanging out with Bono, building the premier private equity energy franchise, his new book The Fastest Tortoise, stripping at Richard Rainwater’s funeral, how to evaluate a deal, how to hire people and what’s the fine if you return a book late to the Bush Library. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & g...