C.O.B. Tuesday

Sharing energy knowledge. Embracing energy innovation.

Let’s talk about energy.

The energy transition is one of the defining challenges of our lifetime—and while many people feel passionately about the issues, few genuinely comprehend the numbers and constraints behind the energy competition. To address this problem, Close of Business Tuesday (COBT) brings “Truth in Energy.” We invite industry leaders, innovators, investors, academics, regulators, and political leaders to join us for collegial, thoughtful and data-driven discussions about the future of energy.

Featuring guests such as Former Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury, James A Baker III, General David H. Patraeus, Dr. Dan Yergin, Jigar Shah of the DOE Loans Program, Senator Dan Sullivan, Admiral Bill McRaven, Professor Jesse Jenkins of Princeton, Amy Myers Jaffe of TUFTS University, Eric Cantor of Moelis, Journalist Brian Sullivan, Author Bjorn Lomberg, Walter Isaacson, Katherine Blunt and other thought leaders including industry analysts from Goldman Sachs, Raymond James, Evercore, and more. Close of Business Tuesday hosts  

honest, timely conversations with people who understand the issues in energy today and bring an insightful, pragmatic approach to problem solving. We can’t solve the world’s energy issues alone. But together, we can talk about big problems and uncover insights that will point to a more sustainable energy future.

Veriten also provides additional content through our podcast Gener8 and a weekly energy editorial by Arjun Murti called Super-Spiked. Gener8 dives deep into the world of nuclear, power, and industrial heat and aims to bring concise, thoughtful, and in-depth discussions biweekly with expert guests. Gener8 is hosted by Veriten Director of Nuclear and Power Strategy, Brett Rampal and its COO, Jeff Tillery. Super-Spiked is produced by Veriten Partner in Energy Policy & Macro Arjun Murti and takes aim at an increasingly messy energy transition by examining the clash of energy commodity & equity markets with policy, ESG initiatives, and geopolitics.

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January 19, 2021

Ep. 47 – Featuring Gregory Wrightstone (Author, “Inconvenient Facts”)

Welcome to another edition of COBT! There is no shortage of news this week with the inauguration of President Elect Joe Biden and his potential plans for executive orders in early days of his administration. We were pleased to be joined by Gregory Wrightstone, Executive Director at CO2 Coalition and Author of “Inconvenient Facts” to…

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January 12, 2021

Ep. 46 – Featuring Jeffrey Harris (Global Reserve Group)

We were delighted to visit with Jeffrey Harris, Founder of Global Reserve Group for this week’s COBT session. Jeffrey is a fantastic guest, friend, and energy leader. As you all know, our goal is to host an open and intellectually honest conversation – Jeffrey was a fantastic contributor to that effort. Our TPH crew launched…

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January 11, 2021

Special Edition – The View From Houston featuring Bob Harvey and Bobby Tudor from the Greater Houston Partnership

We are pleased to bring you this “Special Edition” discussion with Bob Harvey, President and CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership (“GHP”). Joining Bob in today’s discussion is TPH’s own Bobby Tudor, who is also proudly GHP’s Chairman. GHP is a unique pro-business, pro-community, All-Houston organization. Bob has been its leader for 8 years now…

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January 5, 2021

Ep. 45 – Two States: Georgia and Saudi Arabia Featuring Robert Bryce

For our first session of 2021, we were thrilled to welcome back an esteemed guest and great friend, Robert Bryce. Robert’s experience includes being an acclaimed author, moviemaker, speaker, columnist, and much more. Today’s focus was all about Saudi Arabia and Georgia. We also took a look back at 2020 and ended with our favorite…

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December 29, 2020

Ep. 44 – Unpacking Bitcoin Featuring Danny Masters from CoinShares

In a year that witnessed the price of oil diving from $65 to below –$40 per barrel, we have also seen the price of bitcoin advance from $3,915 in March to a new all-time high above $28,365 this week. A host of extraordinary factors contributed to these outcomes. Our sense is the value drivers in…

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December 22, 2020

Ep. 43 – The COVID Relief Bill Featuring Ryan Clancy from No Labels

We had the exciting opportunity to visit with Ryan Clancy to discuss the $900 billion COVID relief bill passed by the US Congress on Monday. Ryan is the Chief Strategist at No Labels, an organization at the spearhead of a non-partisan movement “to find common sense solutions to our toughest problems.” No Labels and its…

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December 17, 2020

Special Edition – The Front Lines of the Energy Debate

Last week, an oilfield services company tried to buy logo apparel for all its employees. This was to be a holiday gift after a traumatic year. But the apparel’s manufacturer refused the order. We are told the apparel company did not want to “co-brand” with an oil and gas firm despite the fact most, if…

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December 15, 2020

Ep. 42 – A Matter of National Security

We were thrilled to host this week’s session with Dr. Kenneth Pollack, Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). Dr. Pollack has an incredibly impressive background on Middle Eastern and National Security Policy. His experience includes a tour of duty at the CIA, serving twice at the National Security Council, working for the Joint…

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December 8, 2020

Ep. 41 – The Money Show

The oil and gas industry is facing a serious challenge and that’s finding outside capital. To tackle that issue from all angles, we assembled an all-star cast from the legal and financial communities. The conversation starts in a very unique place … and that’s with the proposed Fair Access to Capital regulations coming out of…

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