Listen "Electric Chinese Ferrari’s, Cracking down on Mining, LNG Mania | BDE 02.26.24"
Episode Synopsis
https://twitter.com/DWildcattershttps://twitter.com/FracSlaphttps://twitter.com/nimblephattyhttps://twitter.com/kirkcoburnhttps://twitter.com/wmarkmeyer0:00 Introduction to BTV Weekly Coverage0:30 Feedback and Pre-Episode Summary0:51 Chuck Yates Needs a Job Podcast Mention1:11 Feedback on Last Week's Show1:30 Discussion on Show's Content Density1:50 Listener Feedback on Fluff Content2:12 Military Symbolism and Mining Movie Discussion2:33 Pop Culture and Mining Movies2:57 Court and EnterPlus Merger Discussion4:22 Historical Perspective on Mergers4:46 M&A Market Commentary5:13 Reflections on Past M&A Deals5:35 Bakken Formation and Oil Production6:02 Origin Story of Bakken's Development6:25 Initial Successes in Oil Production7:02 Bakken's Impact on Industry7:27 Williston Basin and Mining Methods7:47 Board Experience with Ian Dundas8:14 Pump Jack Video Discussion9:14 Podcast Location Suggestions9:56 Alan Gilmer's Invitations10:17 Mining and Market Consolidation11:01 Bakken's Future and Investment Opportunities11:38 Interest in Bitcoin Mining12:16 Power Conference and Bitcoin Mining13:05 Discussion on Gas Utilization for Bitcoin Mining13:29 Internet Requirements for Bitcoin Mining14:32 Importance of Connectivity for Mining14:56 Transition Back to Main Topics15:16 Mining Investments by Elliot and Others16:11 Global Mining Capacity and Market Comparison17:23 Investment Opportunities in Mining18:18 Apple's Market Cap and Industry Impact19:07 Mining's Role in Energy Transition20:11 Material Costs in EV Manufacturing21:01 Adjustments in EV Sales Targets22:16 EV Adoption and Market Observations23:16 Internal Combustion Engine Efficiency24:57 Challenges and Predictions for EV Market26:23 Personal Experience with Tesla27:04 Future of EV Adoption and Technology28:15 Tesla's Market Position and Competitors29:43 BYD's New Luxury Car Announcement31:17 Discussion on Luxury EV Brands31:38 Toll Brothers land sale to a data center developer32:49 Real estate dynamics and data center demand33:50 Toll Brothers' unexpected offer from a data center developer34:40 Importance of data center location and infrastructure35:15 Challenges with cooling and water usage in data centers36:10 Disclosure of land purchase details37:26 ASICs for artificial intelligence and energy efficiency38:18 Data centers' water usage and environmental impact39:22 US Department of Energy's notice to bitcoin miners40:13 Local opposition to infrastructure development41:16 Drilling operations and neighbor relations42:26 Global natural gas market dynamics43:19 Pakistan and Iran's pipeline construction44:33 LNG export capacity and market share45:53 LNG capacity expansion by Qatar47:33 Future prospects for LNG market48:21 Discussion on market share and long-term contracts49:45 Perspective on coal energy50:58 Personal anecdote about coal industry discussion51:45 Highlighting global coal dependency53:12 Renewable energy versus natural gas and coal54:20 The extensive pipeline infrastructure in the US55:28 Overview of elections in Indonesia57:34 Indonesian election results and controversies58:33 Indonesian policy towards China and the US59:00 Closing remarks and acknowledgments
Join the conversation shaping the future of energy.Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward.Apply today at collide.io
More episodes of the podcast Big Digital Energy
Oil Markets Go Schizo, OPEC+ Blinks & Cenovus Doubles Down on Canada’s “Peak Oil” Bet | BDE 25.10.09
09/10/2025
Trump’s bold take on climate week, Another BP walkback, solar plant shutdown | BDE 09.26.25
26/09/2025
Elon Musk data centers, IEA's credibility, Jimmy Kimmel and Charlie Kirk aftermath | BDE 09.20.25
20/09/2025
EQT LNG deal, MA offshore wind, Norway's export dilemma, Shell cancels SAF project | BDE 09.05.25
05/09/2025