Energy Thinks with Tisha Schuller

Tisha Schuller welcomes Arnab Datta, senior counsel at Employ America, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Arnab talk about the importance of stable oil prices in maintaining an economy with tight labor markets and rising wages. Before his start at Employ America in 2020, Arnab worked on housing policy as a legislative fellow for Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO). He also was a law c...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Chad Zamarin, who was promoted to executive vice president of corporate strategic development at Williams in January 2023, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Chad discuss how Williams is accelerating real decarbonization through investments, operations, and culture. Chad started at Williams as senior vice president of corporate strategic development in...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Paula Gant, president and CEO of GTI Energy, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Paula emphasize the importance of leveraging innovation and collaborating with unconventional partners to accelerate economy-wide decarbonization. Paula started at GTI as senior vice president of strategy and innovation in 2019 before becoming president and CEO in 2022. Pre...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Alan Armstrong, president and CEO of Williams, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear about the meaningful work Williams is doing leading into a low-carbon future. Alan became CEO and president of Williams in January 2011 after working as the company’s SVP of Midstream operations. He started working at the company as an engineer in 1986 and later served in...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Armond Cohen, president and co-founder of the Clean Air Task Force (CATF), to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Armond’s thoughts on what makes a compelling oil and gas real decarbonization strategy. Armond served as a clerk for the Hon. Harlington Wood, Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit for about a year starting in 1982. The next...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Kevin Krausert, CEO and co-founder of Avatar Innovations, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Kevin’s thoughts on the stellar opportunities for industry innovation and what comes next for real decarbonization. Kevin started his career working on oil rigs for Beaver Drilling Ltd. in 2004 and worked his way to CEO in 2017. In November 2020, he co-founded...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Matt Gallagher, president and CEO of Greenlake Energy Ventures, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Matt’s thoughts on Tisha’s new book, Real Decarbonization, and what comes next for current and emerging oil and gas leaders. Matt started his career as an engineer at Pioneer Natural Resources in 2005. Five years later, he joined Parsley Energy to build t...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Toby Rice, president and CEO of EQT Corporation, to the Energy Thinks podcast. Tisha and Toby discuss: ·      EQT’s environmental-centric approach to unleashing U.S. LNG; ·      The global decarbonization race; ·      The energy industry’s role in addressing climate; ·      His vision for the “greenest initiative on the planet”; ·      Qualities needed for rising leaders to...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Vicki Hollub, president and CEO of Occidental, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Oxy is one of the largest oil producers in the U.S. and a leading producer in the offshore Gulf of Mexico and the Permian and DJ basins. Tisha and Vicki discuss: ·      Oxy’s role as a carbon management business; ·      Key qualities for leaders amid the energy transition; ·      Effective collabor...

In this special edition of Energy Thinks, hear Tisha Schuller’s conversation on the #hottakeoftheday podcast with host David Ramsden-Wood, a.k.a. DRW. DRW started his career in the energy industry as a reservoir engineer at Anadarko in 2001. He later became the co-founder and COO of OneEnergy Partners, which was sold in November 2018. In an effort to publish his book, “What the F@&K is Wrong w...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Brian Schettler, partner at AE Industrial and head of AEI HorizonX, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Brian led the founding and rollout of AEI HorizonX as the venture capital arm of Boeing. Tisha and Brian discuss: ·      Technological innovations in sustainable aviation; ·      The necessary bridge between traditional business and new forms of innovation; ·      The place for...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Alice Jackson, former president of Xcel Energy - Colorado, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Since the recording of this episode, Alice has been promoted to chief planning officer and senior vice president of System Strategy at Xcel Energy. Tisha and Alice discuss: ·      Xcel’s affordability and reliability guardrails around energy transition efforts; ·      Three strategic pr...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and the senators discuss: ·      The value of bipartisan collaboration; ·      Milestones from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; ·      Energy transition perspectives from Colorado and Louisiana; ·      How oil and gas leaders can build trust with political leaders;...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Harry Bowcott, senior partner at McKinsey & Company in London, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and Harry discuss: ·      The complicated and messy world view of realistic climate action; ·      Interdependence and interconnectedness themes around climate resilience; ·      COP26’s influence on net zero as an operating principle for business; ·      The need for oil...

Tisha Schuller and Alan Armstrong, president and CEO of Williams, discuss creating our energy future together as the keynote speakers for the 2022 Young Pipeline Professionals USA Symposium. Tisha and Alan discuss: ·      Their vision for a clean energy future; ·      Millennials’ and Gen Z’s role in the pipeline industry; ·      The need for pipeline professionals to innovate and spark positive c...

Tisha Schuller records a mini-episode testing out an idea for her newest book for the Energy Thinks podcast audience. Tisha is the CEO of Adamantine Energy, where she consults private clients from Fortune 100 energy companies to non-profit environmental organizations in energy policy, business strategy, politics, and community engagement. In Season 4 of the Energy Thinks podcast, she is talking to...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Matt Kolesar, chief environmental scientist at ExxonMobil, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and Matt discuss: ·      Exxon’s role in the energy transition; ·      Decarbonization roadmaps for global assets; ·      The underlying skills required to meet decarbonization targets; ·      The importance of addressing methane emissions; ·      How to inspire diverse talent; · ...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Mark Brownstein, senior vice president of the Energy Program at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and Mark discuss: ·        Reporting actual emissions data rather than estimates; ·        EDF’s methane-detection satellite making emissions data accessible for all; ·        The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative and the industry’s commitme...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Martha Hall Findlay, chief climate officer at Suncor, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and Martha discuss: ·        Proactively engaging with government’s around decarbonization to be a part of the solution; ·        The company’s 20-year support of a carbon price; ·        Suncor doubling down on sustainability leadership; ·        Cultivating trust and performance as o...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Chase Lochmiller and Cully Cavness, co-founders of Crusoe Energy Systems , to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Crusoe provides companies flare mitigation by redirecting flare gas to power computation. Tisha, Chase, and Cully discuss: ·       Using excess natural gas to power computer processing, including digital currency; ·       Developing a company that is a magnet for talent;...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Ryan Keys, president and co-founder of Triple Crown Resources, LLC, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and Ryan discuss: ·        Ryan’s vision for the evolution of the E&P business model; ·        Taking a stance on knowing actual emissions from operations; ·        Working with Kairos Aerospace and mitigating methane leaks; ·        Making decarbonization efforts pro...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Shantanu Agarwal, president and co-founder of Susteon, Inc., to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and Shantanu discuss: ·        How direct air capture (DAC) 2.0 builds upon early DAC technology; ·        The enabling component of DAC 2.0; ·        The key solutions to make DAC cost-effective and scalable; ·        Why carbon negative technology will be crucial to our climat...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Scott Sheffield, founder and CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources Company, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and Scott discuss: ·        Putting sustainability and ESG at the top of the leadership agenda; ·        Investor pressures for publicly traded versus privately held companies; ·        Being a nimble, proactive leader instead of a fast follower; ·        Accomplishing...

Guest host Anne Carto, director of client strategy and sustainability at Adamantine Energy, welcomes Xuan Yong, CEO and co-founder of Workrise, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Anne and Xuan discuss: ·        Workrise’s commitment to customers and the skilled labor workforce; ·        Retaining employees that support your company’s mission and vision; ·        What Workrise is doing differently to di...

Tisha Schuller welcomes Granville Martin, director of U.S. policy and outreach at the Value Reporting Foundation (VRF), to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and Granville discuss: ·        The growing opportunity to compete on carbon intensity; ·        Imminent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposals for emission disclosure requirements; ·        Oil and gas’s secure place in the g...