Hey Guys! This week our guest is Rory Johnston. He is the savant of all things oil. We discussed how he became an energy analyst, oil’s volatile history, how energy companies started caring about profitability and forgetting about growth at all cost, what is shale energy, the oil and field services and how to understand supply and demand data.

[0:00] Who is Rory Jonhston?
[7:30] The Energy Lost Decade
[16:00] Where to start learning the energy industry?
[22:00] Oil is Technology.
[27:00] Oil’s Volatile History
[32:00] Profitability > Growth
[34:00] What is shale oil?
[40:00] Oil and Field Services
[42:00] Pressure Pumping and Labor Most Likely to Benefit the Most
[50:00] The Stone Age did not end for the lack of stones.
[52:00] Understanding Demand and Supply: Inventories, Futures Curve,
[55:00] Supply and Demand Data: IEA, OPEC, Energy Information Agency
[1:05:00] Where to learn?
[1:16:00] More from Rory Johnston and Closing Questions

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