From scrubbing tanks in Indiana to leading an energy company, Matt Gallagher’s story is anything but boring. He’s seen it all, booms, busts, wild innovations, and even a UFO (or maybe just Starlink?) from a hot tub in Colorado. We get into the early days of horizontal drilling, what it was like growing Parsley Energy during the shale boom, and where he sees U.S. oil production headed next. Plenty of laughs, plenty of insight, and maybe even a conspiracy theory or two—this one’s got it all.

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00:00 - UFOs
05:47 - Parsley Energy Overview
15:58 - Early Days of Parsley Energy
18:45 - Randy Newcomer Insights
20:06 - Parsley's First Deal at NAPE
22:40 - Parsley's First Horizontal Drilling
27:52 - Greenlee's First U-Turn Experience
29:20 - What Matt Missed in Energy
32:47 - What's Next for Greenlake Energy
36:08 - When Will AI Take Over?
41:17 - Lightning Round Q&A
45:55 - Breaking News: 2022 YPE Roast Announcement
47:20 - Roast Battle 3 Preview
47:53 - Outro

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