Steve Hendrickson, President of Ralph E. Davis Associates, an Opportune company, catches up with Opportune Directors Linden Nicosia and Katie-Rose Herd, to discuss how the Covid pandemic has forced energy companies to create more flexible work environments to appeal to a younger workforce and to stay competitive, how the industry is making progress with diversifying the ranks of its leadership and workforce, and how the “S”, or social aspect of ESG, is expected to make a significant impact in 2023, and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

In the final installment of a two-part conversation, Steve Hendrickson, President of Ralph E. Davis Associates, an Opportune company, sits down with Dan Kohl and Daniel Rojo, Co-Heads & Managing Directors of Opportune Partners LLC, an independent investment banking and financial advisory affiliate of Opportune, to get their thoughts on how M&A and A&D deals are evolving and how they’re structured and transacted as we turn the corner to 2023.

In the first episode of a two-part conversation, Steve Hendrickson, President of Ralph E. Davis Associates, an Opportune company, Dan Kohl, and Daniel Rojo, Co-Heads and Managing Directors of Opportune Partners LLC, an independent investment banking and financial advisory affiliate of Opportune, discuss how macroeconomic factors are impacting oil and gas M&A and A&D deal activity, why M&A and A&D transactions are shifting towards more mature, developed inventory of assets, why the consistency of capital availability and how and where it’s deployed to fund deals will determine rates of return, and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

Ryan T. Senter, Partner who leads Opportune’s Business Transformation practice, and Randy L. Hill, Partner who co-leads the firm’s Complex Financial Reporting practice, discuss why the Dallas-Fort Worth area is a prime hub that helps Opportune grow its ecosystem of talent and business advisory solutions for companies across multiple industry sectors, why the firm’s unique approach to client service delivery helps differentiate it within the Dallas-Fort Worth market, and, while Opportune has preeminence in energy, the firm’s practice areas are industry agnostic and compatible for adding value to non-energy companies, and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

How have rising inflation and interest rates impacted the WTI crude oil market? Opportune’s Commodity Risk Advisory Director, Ryan Dusek sits down with E2Bs Daniel J. Litwin to cover the situation, and discuss his recent article, The Feds Fight Against Inflation: Is WTI Crude Oil Recession Proof? For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

Patrick Long, Director, and Michael Wohlfarth, Manager, in Opportune’s Process & Technology practice, discuss why rail logistics is a critical component of the overall U.S. supply chain, why a rail strike would have done considerable damage to the supply chain, and why companies should look to technology to gain access to real-time data to make better-informed business decisions, and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

Steve Hendrickson, President of Ralph E. Davis Associates, and John Beaird, Vice President of Ralph E. Davis Associates, discuss how the role of reserve engineering and geosciences consulting professionals has shifted from traditional banking to an owner’s perspective, why client expectations have shifted with capital fund sources, and why education has become vital as client backgrounds have diversified, and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

Steve Hendrickson, President of Ralph E. Davis Associates, and John Beaird, Vice President of Ralph E. Davis Associates, discuss how the role of reserve engineering and geosciences consulting professionals has shifted from traditional banking to an owner’s perspective, why client expectations have shifted with capital fund sources, and why education has become vital as client backgrounds have diversified, and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

Donald Barnhart, Director in Opportune LLP’s Process & Technology practice, discusses why businesses must think differently when it comes to planning and implementing change management strategies needed to thrive in today’s economy; why organizations today are under stress due to lack of staffing, job satisfaction, burnout, health concerns, and a myriad of other related challenges, which impede driving meaningful change; why effective organizational change management starts at the center of an organization; and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

Alex Epstein, New York Times best-selling author of “The Moral Case For Fossil Fuels” (2014) and “Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less” (2022), and Founder of the Center for Industrial Progress, discusses his background and his journey to becoming an energy expert and champion of fossil fuels; why the world needs more cost-effective and reliable sources of energy, not less; why the widespread use of fossil fuels in societies globally illustrates the positive impact it has on human flourishing and development; why fossil fuel usage is increasing globally despite the focus on the “transition” to renewables; and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

Alex Epstein, New York Times best-selling author of “The Moral Case For Fossil Fuels” (2014) and “Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less” (2022), and Founder of the Center for Industrial Progress, discusses his background and his journey to becoming an energy expert and champion of fossil fuels; why the world needs more cost-effective and reliable sources of energy, not less; why the widespread use of fossil fuels in societies globally illustrates the positive impact it has on human flourishing and development; why fossil fuel usage is increasing globally despite the focus on the “transition” to renewables; and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

Ryan Dusek, Director in Opportune LLP’s Commodity Risk Advisory Group, and Cooper Ligon, Consultant in the firm’s Process & Technology practice, discuss what makes Bitcoin an attractive alternative currency, why alternative sources of energy to power Bitcoin mining are helping accelerate the renewable energy industry, why Texas is increasingly becoming the preferred location for Bitcoin mining, and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

Austin Ward, Consultant in Opportune LLP’s Valuation practice, and David Edwards, Petroleum Engineer with Ralph E. Davis Associates, discuss a recent survey out of Texas Tech University that found the number of new petroleum engineering graduates in the U.S. declined by 83% from 2017, why there’s optimism for new talent in the petroleum engineering field to fill that gap for years to come, why a degree in petroleum engineering is still a rewarding career that can be applied to many different industries, and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

Michael Wohlfarth, Manager in Opportune LLP’s Process & Technology practice, discusses why the rising cost of diesel is driving record-high inflation, why diesel plays such a critical role in the global economy, and why industries from agriculture and trucking to farming and industrial will likely begin shifting expenses over to consumers, and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

Byrony Coan, Principal in Opportune LLP’s Upstream Transactional Advisory group, discusses why upstream oil and gas M&A deal activity declined in Q1 2022 compared to the previous quarter, why M&A activity is picking up across most major shale regions and not just the Permian Basin, and why communication across departments is key to executing asset transitions between the buyer and seller, and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

Steve Hendrickson, President of Ralph E. Davis Associates, an Opportune LLP company, discusses key findings from Haynes and Boone’s Spring 2022 “Borrowing Base Redeterminations Survey”, including why a large share of respondents believe borrowing bases will increase, why reserve-based lending (RBL) is and has always been a critical source of capital for the oil and gas industry, and why survey respondents reported lower hedging percentages compared to the last several surveys conducted, and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

Patrick Long, Director in Opportune LLP’s Process & Technology practice, and Rick Marriner, President, and Chief Operating Officer at Standard Soil, discuss why regenerative agriculture is a promising solution to addressing environmental challenges, why consumers, investors, and stakeholders are demanding more ESG transparency from businesses throughout the supply chain, and why ESG issues are evolving across many industries and are a critical business imperative, and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

Samuel Stewart, Manager in Opportune LLP’s Process & Technology practice, shares his thoughts on why the pandemic and recent weather events exposed deficiencies in the global supply chain, why digitizing certain aspects of a business can help assess operational processes and grow despite adverse challenges, and why optimizing, forecasting and reporting are key aspects of building an effective digital transformation strategy to gain critical visibility and insight into the overall supply chain, and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

James Hanson, Managing Director with Opportune Partners LLC, an independent investment banking and financial advisory affiliate of Opportune LLP, gives a high-level comparison between IPOs, SPACs, and MLPs, and issues involving the legal protections of each. Hanson also shares insight into the recent Delaware court decision about conflicts in the MultiPlan SPAC and why the ruling has broad implications for how SPAC transactions may be executed going forward. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.

Glenn Hartfiel, Principal, and Geoff Yut, Consultant, at Opportune LLP discuss why recent geopolitical events are heightening the need for the implementation of improved cybersecurity measures in the energy industry, why creating robust cybersecurity plans that feature regular monitoring and updating of malware virus protection and multifactor authentication can help prevent security breaches, and how the 2021 Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack underscores why oil and gas companies need to be vigilant in mitigating cyber risks, and more. For more podcasts from Opportune, visit https://opportune.com/insights/podcast.