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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…

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…

Today we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Naomi Boness, Managing Director of the Stanford Natural Gas Initiative. The Natural Gas Initiative (“NGI”) partners with research groups and industry partners to “generate the knowledge needed to use natural gas to its greatest social, economic, and environmental benefit.” We had a fantastic conversation about a broad…

Today we focused the show on the front lines of emerging energy technology. We were thrilled to be joined by Scott Gale, Executive Director of Halliburton Labs. Halliburton recently launched Halliburton Labs to provide early stage companies resources to help advance efforts towards cleaner and more affordable energy. A blend of incubation and acceleration, Halliburton…

We were thrilled to have the opportunity to visit with Bjorn Lomborg, President of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, to discuss his latest book, “False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Cost Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet.” The TPH team kicked off the session: Mike Bradley discussed the Exxon/Dow news as…

This week at COBT was all about one thing – one really important thing – POWER. We were very fortunate this week to have Robert Bryce join us. Robert is so many things – a power expert, an author of six books, an energy journalist, and a moviemaker. Robert’s true passion is the impact of…

We had the great opportunity to visit with MacKenzie Davis, a Managing Partner at SailingStone. SailingStone is a well-known, highly regarded global natural resource investor based in San Francisco. The firm has recently completed some fascinating research on the changing energy world and that was the focus of our conversation. MacKenzie walked us through a…

Today we had the honor of hosting a great friend of the firm and a great friend of the industry, Congressman Bill Flores (R-TX, 17th District). It was a real pleasure to hear from Bill as he shared his perspective on some of the current challenges policymakers are facing, what he hopes might get done…

Today we had the pleasure of speaking with two Energy Technology stars: Emily Reichert, CEO of Greentown Labs, and Brad Burke, Managing Director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship. Greentown Labs has just announced that they are expanding to Houston and we couldn’t be more excited for them to join in the effort…