E2B: Energy to Business

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?

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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.

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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.