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Send us Fan Mail Had a great conversation with our West Coast California energy enthusiast oilman Mike Umbro ( FieldView Capital ) yesterday for another Energy Crüe Podcast. He flew in to attend a Crüe Club event, be a guest on the Energy Crüe Podcast, and of course head to the FUZE event to speak on a panel. But was fortunate to have a chat with him about his next big project: and he needs all of...

Send us Fan Mail I sat with Bill Knox (VP - Ops - Anschutz) yesterday and we dove into his background growing up with a Vietnam helicopter pilot and how that instilled in him his love of aviation and flying. He discussed his experience in the Navy and the mentorship that he had there and how he strives to continue to mentor those around him. We discussed his experience and time as an oil’homme in...

Send us Fan Mail Just wrapped up an informative and engaging conversation with Nick Deiuliis (CEO - CNX ) for another Energy Crüe Podcast episode. We began discussing the 160+ year history of CNX and where they are at today. With a company that began during the Abraham Lincoln administration we dived into the company culture, and how he has the benefit of being part of the interview process of eve...

Send us Fan Mail Always enjoy meeting someone for the first time and getting behind the mic immediately after introductions. We chatted about leading a startup software company and growing it 7X over in 5 years, how AEGIS sets itself apart from the traditional old school way of hedging, going from a super major corporation to a startup, the importance of work-life balance, and spending time with y...

Send us Fan Mail James and I sit at a local OKC coffee shop and discuss his background and growing up, and how his love for rocks brought him into the oilfield. We chat about his career and his time at Chesapeake before going down his own path to founding VanAlstine Geosciences. We then get into his recent side career working with some major Hollywood stars as he pursues his acting career on the s...

Send us Fan Mail Had an awesome chat with Cody Godsell, P.E. (Senior Drilling Engineer- El Toro Resources LLC ) at the Red Piano Lounge in OKC. We chatted about how growing up in South Dokota he found his way into the oilfield. Starting his career at Chesapeake Energy and what that experience was like, to landing his current role at El Toro Resources LLC and the differences at working at a large c...

Send us Fan Mail Had an awesome time chatting with Austin Groover and Blakley Farrow today for an Energy Crüe episode at the Petroleum Club of Houston. We discussed how Austin and Blakley were first generation oilfield and how they decided to not only pursue a Petroleum Engineering degree but the benefits and excitement to going to the service side out of college versus the operator side of things...

Send us Fan Mail Adam Oxsen (VP - ROX Exploration) and I sat down at their office in Norman, OK to catch up on life. During our convo we discussed our interests and curiosities, Bitcoin, his tweet style LinkedIn posts. We then went down a rabbit hole of what success means to us and are we successful? Always great talking with Adam and be sure to check out his podcast: ROX Energy!

Send us Fan Mail What an unbelievable and interesting conversation I had yesterday with Michael Hale (VP - Exploration Novo Oil and Gas, LLC ) for another Energy Crüe podcast during my visit to OKC before we met up again at the final Crüe Club event for the quarter. Growing up in upstate New York with a father who passed on his love for science in his early years, Michael has always found himself...

Send us Fan Mail Mike Umbro (FieldView Capital) a San Diego native, and an Operator in California joined me to have a conversation about what it’s like as an operator trying to operate in California. Recently Mike has been very active on social media as an energy, environment, and oil & gas advocate. Showcasing the realities of when poor policy leads to higher cost, more pollution, more depend...

Send us Fan Mail Had an awesome conversation with Kevin Thuot (Managing Partner - JetRock) last week during their visit to Houston for #NAPE for Energy Crüe Podcast. Special shout out to Zach Howard for reaching out and setting up the introduction. Kevin has an interesting past, growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, doing internships at NASA, discussing the vomit comet and his contribution to t...

Send us Fan Mail Had an awesome conversation for another Energy Crüe Episode with Laura Freeman (Managing Director - Highpoint Global Capital) that lasted over 2 hours!!! We took a break from the usual podcast venues and headed to a Houston staple: The Shiloh Club. We started out with her background and how she got into the oil and gas industry with a physics major. We discussed her first role at...

Send us Fan Mail Pete and I sit down to discuss how someone with a Management Degree from Texas A&M got into the oilfield. We discussed his various roles and the mentors that came with it who offered practical and logical advice when looking at opportunities. We discussed having the right mindset, and the importance of centering yourself. We got into a few tangents in here, but for an introver...

Send us Fan Mail Sara and I begin our conversation trying to settle a Lafayette dispute that has been going on for years: Kellers vs Meche’s King Cake. (NOTE: I’ve changed my vote). We did a taste test and made some decisions. We then dove into what LAGCOE is and the impact they are having in their community. We discussed stepping into a new role in a new industry only 5 months ago and the experie...

Send us Fan Mail Nick Patterson and Jon Murphy | Delmar Systems Connect with JP Recently I had the awesome opportunity to sit down with Nick Patterson (CEO) and Jon Murphy (Contract Sales) with Delmar Systems at Lakeside Country Club. We sat around a table, opened a bottle of wine, and got behind the mic to record an episode of Energy Crüe Podcast. We discussed the challenges turned to opportuniti...

Send us Fan Mail Tim Roberts | Head of Business Development at TSS Connect with JP Tim and I sit down on this episode and start talking long hair dudes in the oilfield. We discuss his background and how someone  with a Math Degree got into the oilfield. We discuss the effort of kindness, shooting people straight, and honesty. Great conversation with Tim that certainly did not cover one topic but w...

Send us Fan Mail David Little | Bitcoin Advocate Connect with JP Have you heard of the phrase “Bitcoin fixes this”?Are you seeing bitcoin everywhere but are still unsure what the hell it is? How does it relate to energy? What is mining it even mean? Do you feel like you are behind the 8ball when it comes to bitcoin/cryptocurrency? I sure did, which is why I sat down with David Little, where we had...

Send us Fan Mail Matt Martin | Geoscience Manager at Ovintiv Connect with JP Solid 2 hour conversation with Matt Martin. As we are in the oil industry, we decided to stick with the oil theme and sample some olive oil and old vine red Zinfandel at “We Olive” in the Heights. We discussed everything from making the perfect brisket, the people who were impactful on his career, management styles and ho...

Send us Fan Mail Jim and Derek Nixon on Energy Crue Connect with JP That’s the beginning of this Energy Crüe episode where I sat down with Derek Nixon (President/CEO – Varel Energy Solutions) and his dad Jim Nixon (President – Varel International Energy Services) at the Petroleum Club of Houston where we poured ourselves a scotch and started chatting. Show Links Subscribe to Digital Wildcatters on...

Send us Fan Mail Cory Fehr | Founder and CEO at Integrity Insitu Connect with JP Cory joins me at the Petroleum Club of Houston where we catch up on his travels to Texas from Canada. We discuss his entreprenrial spirit and how that lead him from starting off folding boxes at a coring lab, to looking at a problem of coring samples in real time, downhole and how to get better data. So 8 years ago he...

Send us Fan Mail Ethan Etzel | CEO at Royal Completion Tools on Energy Crue Connect with JP Ethan and I sit down to discuss the pursuit of happiness and how to achieve it! What I really dig about Ethan, is that during our podcast we got into how he is actively passionate about having a mindset of happiness as well as advocating that for others. Whether it’s working out, putting on some elevator ja...

Send us Fan Mail Celeste Shaffer | BD Manager at Nabors Industries Connect with JP Celeste joins me where we start our conversation on her body building training and everything that goes into it, as well as the challenges and discipline she has while preparing for a show. We then discuss what her world has been like for the past 6 months when she jumped into a BD role at Nabors. We discuss the mos...

Send us Fan Mail Richard Mercer | Assistant VP at Citi on Energy Crue Connect with JP It was a blast catching up with my great buddy Richard Mercer (Assistant VP – Citi) at his home in Katy, on my way to San Antonio. Richard and I have known each other for years, and to finally sit behind the mic and catch up with him with all the changes in his life was great. We chatted about how he started off...

Send us Fan Mail Marc L'heureux | Founder of Social Octane Connect with JP Want to thank The Tasting Room for setting Marc L’heureux (Founder – Social Octane) and me up with a space and a bottle of vino for our conversation. Really enjoyed hearing Marc discuss how he got into the oilfield working in the field for 15+ years before getting into corporate sales in Denver. While in Denver he saw...

Send us Fan Mail Roby Jacob | Operations Manager at Nabors Connect with JP This one is a doozy! Roby and I had a 2 hour conversation that went over everything from the chicken wing shortage, delta variant conspiracy, self-reflection and changing who you are, treating people correctly, operator and vendor issues we are facing in the industry, being real, and much more. Such a blast and really dig h...