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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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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December 1, 2020

Ep. 40 – Featuring Ambassador Edward Djerejian (Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy)

Somewhere between a new Administration, the lead Iranian nuclear scientist being killed, and an ongoing OPEC meeting, we were hungry this week for Middle Eastern and Washington insights. We were so lucky as we found our good friend Ambassador Edward Djerejian of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy to help us sift through the…

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November 26, 2020

Special Edition – In The Field

First and foremost, HAPPY THANKSGIVING! 2020 has presented many challenges that remind us all how much we have to be truly thankful for. To celebrate and say thanks (and provide you a special Thanksgiving Day COBT surprise), we found energy folks working in the fields and facilities today — on Thanksgiving! — who could take…

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November 24, 2020

Ep. 39 – Featuring Kenneth Hersh (George W. Bush Presidential Center)

This week is all about being thankful and on that note, we were especially thankful to visit with our good friend Ken Hersh. Ken is the President and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center located in Dallas, Texas. He was also the CEO of NGP from 1988 to 2015. We couldn’t think of…

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November 17, 2020

Ep. 38 – Featuring Giorgio Bresciani & Dickon Pinner of McKinsey & Company

We were thrilled to have the opportunity to visit with Giorgio Bresciani and his colleague Dickon Pinner, both Senior Partners at McKinsey & Company. Giorgio, based in London, is McKinsey’s leader of their Global Oil & Gas practice and Dickon leads McKinsey’s Global Sustainability Practice from San Francisco. We had a robust discussion of the…

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November 12, 2020

Special Edition: “The Biden Effect” Featuring Leslie Beyer (PESA) & Anne Bradbury (AXPC)

With the election behind us and the transition of a new administration on the horizon, we decided to call on two great friends of the firm and previous COBT guests for a COBT “Special Edition.” We were thrilled to have the opportunity to visit with two great ambassadors of the oil & gas community: Leslie…

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November 10, 2020

Ep. 37 – Featuring Walter Isaacson

Today’s guest has honored TPH with a handful of visits over the years, but today’s discussion was a special treat. Walter Isaacson, renowned author, Professor of History at Tulane University, and Distinguished Fellow at The Aspen Institute joined us for this week’s “vaccine and Biden focused” COBT session. With no time to waste, we jumped…

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November 3, 2020

Ep. 36 – Europe: Understanding What’s Happening “Over There”

Last week the markets were rocked by the news that Europe was going back into lockdown … at least in France, Germany and the UK. We got to thinking about the energy macro in Europe … not just because of the lockdowns, but also because of all the talk of the energy transition that comes…

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October 27, 2020

Ep. 35 – New Mexico

With all the talk of fracking and energy that showed up in the Presidential debate of late, we decided to try and do a show which was “on the ground” and “based in the reality” of today’s energy world. That was a tall order but we called on the TPH friend network and found people…

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