The Energy Impacts with David Blackmon

In Episode 49 of The Energy Question, David Blackmon interviews Karr Ingham, EVP at the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, about his creation and maintenance of the Texas Petro Index. 00:00 - Intro 01:06 - Karr talks about his background and how he came up with the concept of the Texas Petro Index 05:29 - How the TPI is broken down by region 07:01 - Why the TPI is a good measure of the general he...

00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Talk about your background and the mission and the business objectives for, Sage Geo System 02:13 - Energy storage. What are the mechanics of that related to a geothermal project? 04:28 - The factors that have prevented geothermal from scaling up in a significant way over the past decade 06:06 - The mechanics of Geothermal - How deep underground heat is harvested and cost-eff...

In Episode 47 of The Energy Question, David Blackmon interviews his podcasting partner, Armando Cavahna, about the oil and gas situation in Brazil. 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Armando Cavanha's background and career 05:29 - President Lula's energy policies - how are they stacking up compared to Bolsonaro? 09:59 - Positive prospects for more development in Brazil 12:53 - BRICS - Brazil's involvement and...

In Episode 46 of the Energy Question, David Blackmon interviews Meredith Angwin, Author of "Shorting the Grid," about issues impacting the New England, Texas and national power grids. 00:00 - Intro 00:56 - Where you can Find Meredith Angwin 03:46 - Burning a lot of oil 6:27 - lawsuit against New York State saying that by refusing to build pipelines a.)Jones Act 11:18 - Offshore Projects 20:04 -dic...

In Episode 45 of The Energy Question, David Blackmon interviews Dr. Tammy Nemeth, who co-hosts The Energy Transition Podcast along with David, Armando Cavanha and Irina Slav.   In this 33 minute discussion, David and Tammy cover the landscape of energy-related issues impacting Canada and the UK.   Run of Show:   00:00 -Intro 02:05 - LNG exports in Canada 07:45 - Efforts by the Trudeau government t...

In Episode 19 of the Texas Legislative Podcast, David Blackmon and Texas Alliance of Energy Producers President Jason Modglin review the final days of the 2023 Regular Session of the Texas Legislature, along with the first few days of the special session that began immediately after. [Follow us on Twitter at @JasonModglin, @TexasAllianceEP and @EnergyAbsurdity] Run of Show: Episode 19: Session Rev...

In Episode 18 of the Texas Legislative Podcast, David Blackmon and Texas Alliance of Energy Producers President Jason Modglin cover the events of the week ending May 26 for the 2023 Session of the Texas Legislature.  Run of Show: Episode 18: Week ended 5.26.2023 Only 3 days remaining in the 2023 legislative session - We appear to have a budget deal – $321.3 billion over 2 years, including a $17.6...

In Episode 44 of The Energy Question, David Blackmon engages in a somewhat prescient discussion about upstream mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity during the first quarter of the year with Andrew Dittmar, Director at Enverus. Andrew talks about the business, policy and market factors impacting the M&A space during 2023, and ends up identifying Chevron as one of the big potential buyers...

In Episode 43 of The Energy Question, Host David Blackmon interviews Chuck McConnell, Executive Director at the University of Houston's Center for Carbon Management in Energy, about the huge potential for hydrogen hub development along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. Run of Show: 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - Chuck talks about his work at UH and the opportunity for carbon reduction projects like carbo...

In Episode 17 of the Texas Legislative Podcast, David Blackmon and Jason Modglin, President of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers recap the progress made by the 2023 session of the Texas Legislature for the week ended May 19, 2023. [Follow us on Twitter at @JasonModglin @TexasAlliance EP @EnergyAbsurdity] Run of Show: Episode 17: Week ended 5.19.2023 Only 10 days remaining in the 2023 legislat...

In Episode 16 of the Texas Legislative Update, David Blackmon and Jason Modglin review the energy-related events for the week ended May 12, 2023. Run of Show:  - This is Episode 16: Week ended 5.12.2023  - Just 19 days remain in the 2023 legislative session. It’s crunch time.  - Non-Austin update: Voters in El Paso soundly rejected Proposition K, a terrible proposal that would have saddled the cit...

In Episode 41 of The Energy Question, David Blackmon interviews Genevieve Collins, State Director for the Texas Chapter of Americans for Prosperity.  00:00 - Intro 00:56 - Genevieve discusses her background and the mission of AFP Texas 03:02 - Talks about Americans for Prosperity and how it started 04:51 - Discussion of AFP's legislative agenda in Texas 06:01 - The importance of property tax cuts...

00:00 - Intro 01:11 - Take a few moments and tell us how Kayrros came about and the reasons why you went down the road of creating this company 06:24 - Kayrros method for obtaining the satellite information? 08:20 - Insights on what's going to happen in the future. How does that part of your business work? 11:17 - You mentioned ERCOT. Do you also do or are you also engaged in some of the other reg...

In Episode 15 of the Texas Legislative Update, David Blackmon and Texas Alliance of Energy Producers President Jason Modglin cover energy-related events in Austin for the Week ended May 5, 2023. [Follow us on Twitter at @JasonModglin @TexasAllianceEP and @EnergyAbsurdity] Run of Show: Happy Cinco de Mayo, Texas! Just 26 days remain in the legislative session for 2023 Ted Cruz attracted another for...

In Episode 39 of The Energy Question, David Blackmon interviews Tom Pyle, the President of the American Energy Alliance. Tom is one of the smartest advocates for real energy in the nation's capital, and brings an extensive knowledge of any and all related topics to the table. In this episode, David and Tom discuss the state of federal public policy in DC, and all the damage to our energy future be...

In Episode 14 of the Texas Legislative Update, David Blackmon and Texas Alliance of Energy Producers President Jason Modglin cover the energy-related events of the week ended April 28, 2023. Topics Covered Include: - Only 33 days remain in the 2023 Session -   Growing conflict between house, senate on taxes, education, grid, etc. - Lt. Gov. Patrick says he can force a special session – how would t...

In Episode 38 of The Energy Question, host David Blackmon interviews former Texas Democratic Congressman Martin Frost. Mr. Frost currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the Council for a Secure America, the focus of this discussion. CSA was founded on the premise that American energy independence through the production of liquid fuels served as the underpinning for U.S. security. This energy...

28 views Apr 25, 2023 In Episode 37 of The Energy Question, David Blackmon interviews Todd Snitchler, President of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) about issues currently impacting the independent power producers in the United States. EPSA Website: www.epsa.org EPSA on Twitter: @EPSA_CEO Run of Show: 01:00 - Description of EPSA's mission and membership. 02:10 - Todd describes the curre...

In Episode 13 of the Texas Legislative Update, David Blackmon and Texas Alliance of Energy Producers President Jason Modglin cover the key energy-related events in Austin for the week ended 4.21.2023. Run of Show: - Today is San Jacinto Day! God Bless Texas! - Ted Cruz picks up a “very likely” challenger in State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, from District 19 in San Antonio. Should Cruz be worried? - The...

It's a fast-moving half-hour with one of the real experts on the subject. Run of show: 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Peak Oil Supply or Peak Oil Demand - Is either theory valid? 06:23 - Discussion about the Book Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy. Book by Matthew Simmons 12:18 - Kenya ditches the dollar and buys oil from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in th...

In Episode 12 of the Texas Legislative Update, David Blackmon and Jason Modglin, President of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, discuss the energy-related events of the week ended April 14, 2023. It was a week during which the House passed its version of major, $12 billion cut in property taxes, controversy arose over legislation designed clarify the rules of the road for carbon capture and...

The Energy Question Episode 35 Adrienne Lotto, Senior Vice President of Grid Security APPA In Episode 35 of The Energy Question, David Blackmon and Adrienne Lotto talk about the crucial nature of the security and resilience on the U.S. power grid. Adrienne is a delightful and eloquent spokesperson for the power utility sector, and provides a wealth of great, usable information in this half-hour in...

In Episode 34 of The Energy Question, David Blackmon sits down with Dr. Ulric Trotz, Deputy Director & Science Adviser | Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, to discuss the potential climate benefits that the development of Guyana's massive offshore oil reserves can bring to that country and the surrounding region. Enjoy. Sponsorships are available or get your own corporate brand produce...

In Episode 11 of the Texas Legislative Update, David Blackmon and Jason Modglin, President of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, detail the significant energy-related events of 2023 legislative session for the week ended April 7, 2023. Topics Discussed: - House approves 302.6 billion biennial budget - Conflict on property tax cuts – where’s the compromise? - Senate approves SB 6 and SB 7 - Re...

In Episode 10 of the Texas Legislative Update, David Blackmon and Jason Modglin, President of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, review the energy-related events in Austin for the week ending March 31, 2023. Topics covered:  - Status report on federal HR 1, the House of Representatives omnibus energy bill; Back in Austin:  - Movement on carbon legislation and why it is important;  - Machinati...