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Kaden argues with himself. That’s it. That’s the episode.

In this Quantum Day special, two very different versions of Kaden—one fully sold on the future of quantum technology, the other deeply skeptical—break down what’s actually happening in the quantum sector right now. From logical qubits and error correction to quantum chemistry, grid optimization, and fusion research, the episode explores how these innovations could reshape the energy industry… or distract from solutions we already have.

HQD Kaden makes the case for quantum as the next major leap in energy—unlocking better batteries, smarter grids, and entirely new materials. SCN Kaden pushes back, questioning the cost, the timeline, and whether quantum is being overhyped while classical systems quietly keep the world running.

It’s optimistic. It’s cynical. It’s the same person arguing both sides.

Happy Quantum Day.

˙ʇɥƃᴉN lɐɔᴉssɐlƆ pɐS

˙ǝpᴉs ǝuo ƃuᴉǝǝɹƃɐ ǝldoǝd ʇuǝɹǝɟɟᴉp s’ʇI ˙lnɟǝdoɥ s’ʇI ˙ɔᴉʇsᴉɯᴉssǝd s’ʇI

˙ɟɟo ƃuᴉuɹnʇ ɯoɹɟ plɹoʍ ǝɥʇ doʇs oʇ lᴉɐɟ ʎlpnol sɯǝʇsʎs ɯnʇuɐnb ǝlᴉɥʍ pǝdʎɥɹǝpun ƃuᴉǝq sᴉ lɐɔᴉssɐlɔ ʍoɥ puɐ ‘ʎɔɐᴉpǝɯɯᴉ ǝɥʇ ‘ʇᴉɟǝuǝq ǝɥʇ ƃuᴉʇɹoddns ‘sǝǝɹƃɐ uǝpɐʞ ǝʌᴉʇᴉsoԀ ˙slɐᴉɹǝʇɐɯ ǝɯɐs ǝɥʇ puɐ ‘spᴉɹƃ ɹǝqɯnp ‘sǝᴉɹǝʇʇɐq ǝsɹoʍ ƃuᴉʞɔol—ʎƃɹǝuǝ uᴉ dǝʇs ɹouᴉɯ ʇsɹoʍ ǝɥʇ sɐ lɐɔᴉssɐlɔ ʇsuᴉɐƃɐ ǝsɐɔ ǝɥʇ sʞɐǝɹq uǝpɐʞ ǝʌᴉʇɐƃǝN

˙ʇsol ʎpɐǝɹlɐ ǝʍ suoᴉʇnlos uo snɔoɟ puɐ …ʎɹʇsnpuᴉ ʎƃɹǝuǝ ǝɥʇ ǝdɐɥsǝɹ ʇ’uplnoɔ sǝɹnlᴉɐɟ ǝsǝɥʇ ʍoɥ sǝɹouƃᴉ ǝposᴉdǝ ǝɥʇ ‘ǝɔuɐɹouƃᴉ uoᴉssᴉɟ puɐ ‘soɐɥɔ pᴉɹƃ ‘ǝɔuɐɹouƃᴉ lɐɔᴉssɐlɔ oʇ uoᴉʇdnɹɹoɔ ʇɔǝɟɹǝd puɐ sʇᴉq lɐɔᴉƃollᴉ ɯoɹɟ ʎɐʍ∀ ˙uǝɥʇ ʞɔɐq ɹoʇɔǝs lɐɔᴉssɐlɔ ǝɥʇ uᴉ ƃuᴉuǝddɐɥ ʎllɐnʇɔɐ ʇou s’ʇɐɥʍ dn plᴉnq—pǝɔuᴉʌuoɔ ʎllnɟ ɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ ‘ʎʇᴉɔᴉldɯᴉs lɐɔᴉssɐlɔ ɟo ʇsɐd ǝɥʇ ɟo lnɟʇqnop ʎlǝʇǝldɯoɔ ɥʇoq—uǝpɐʞ ɟo uoᴉsɹǝʌ lɐɔᴉʇuǝpᴉ ǝuo ‘ʎɹɐuᴉpɹo ʇɥƃᴉN lɐɔᴉssɐlƆ ʇɐɥʇ uI

˙ǝposᴉdǝ ǝɥʇ ʇou s’ʇɐɥ┴ ˙ʇᴉ ʇou s’ʇɐɥ┴ ˙ǝslǝ ǝuoʎɹǝʌǝ ɥʇᴉʍ sǝǝɹƃɐ uǝpɐʞ

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Sponsored by Tracerco – Direction, Measurement and Diagnostics Solutions
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The United States produces nearly 14 million barrels of oil per day, imports more than 6 million barrels, exports almost 6 million barrels, and refines over 16 million barrels daily. So what’s really happening?

In this episode of Refining Reality, Brian and Bill break down one of the most misunderstood topics in energy markets: why America simultaneously imports and exports crude oil. They explore the hidden dynamics of refinery design, crude quality differences, global trade flows, storage economics, and how timing impacts supply and demand.

From Canadian heavy crude and Permian light oil to refinery configurations built decades ago, you’ll discover why not all barrels are created equal and why understanding imports, exports, inventories, and refining capacity is critical to understanding crude oil prices.

The conversation also dives into diesel exports, product balances, refining economics, and the difference between simple market narratives and the complex reality behind global energy flows. Along the way, Brian and Bill explain how traders, refiners, and analysts evaluate the physical market versus the financial market to anticipate future price movements.

Whether you’re a refinery operator, process engineer, energy trader, executive, or simply energy-curious, this episode provides a practical framework for understanding how crude oil moves through the global energy system.

Key Takeaways

Featured Sponsor

This episode is sponsored by Tracerco: https://tracerco.com/
Hosted by Energy Rogue®: https://energyrogue.com/

Tracerco helps refiners and petrochemical facilities see inside their processes without shutting down operations. Their diagnostic technologies provide real-time insights into towers, reactors, desalters, separators, heat exchangers, FCC units, and more, helping operators reduce downtime, improve reliability, and optimize performance. Tracerco’s technologies have helped facilities save millions by identifying operational issues before they become major shutdown events.

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Recording live again at DEKRA’s Safety In Action Conference 2026 from Orlando, Florida Russell interviews Jim Spigener, Chief Compliance Officer at DEKRA North America. Unlock the secrets to building a safety-first culture with a seasoned expert who has over 37 years of experience in safety leadership and behavioral safety initiatives. Discover how engaging frontline employees and embedding safety into organizational values can drive lasting change and save lives.

Contact Jim Spigner via LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jim-spigener-74252313
Company Website: www.dekra.us

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Sponsored by TeamViewer – The Digital Workplace Platform

Summary:
In Episode 58, Andrew Chrostowski talks with Johan Land, Chief Product Officer at Samsara.

Discover how Samsara turns 25 trillion data points and 70 billion video minutes into life-saving AI agents that prevent over 380,000 accidents. Real-time fatigue alerts, predictive maintenance, AI coaching, and gamified safety are already transforming roads and job sites.Learn how physical AI augments frontline workers, builds trust, and powers the future of mixed autonomy fleets.

Essential listening for fleet and operations leaders.

Links:

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Sponsored by Ericsson – Driving oil and gas forward with seamless connectivity.

This episode of Digital Doers features Casey Thames sitting down with Aaron Ladwig, Founder and Principal Engineer at Velox, for a conversation about one of the less-discussed challenges facing the energy industry: not every company has the engineering resources needed to turn good ideas into practical solutions.

The discussion begins with the evolution of Velox, which originally set out to address supply chain inefficiencies before discovering that many operators and service companies were struggling with a different problem altogether. As organizations grow, engineering often becomes a bottleneck, leaving product ideas, process improvements, and operational challenges waiting for the time and expertise needed to move them forward.

Rather than focusing solely on engineering design, Casey and Aaron explore what happens after the drawings are complete. From prototyping and manufacturing to automation and field implementation, the conversation centers on closing the gap between concept and execution, an idea that aligns with many of the themes explored throughout Digital Doers.

The episode also examines why smaller companies often innovate faster than larger organizations, how integrated engineering and manufacturing can shorten development cycles, and why engineers who understand field operations often produce more practical solutions. Aaron shares stories from customer projects, including the development of a new well-site power generation concept that demonstrates how unconventional ideas can move quickly from concept to field testing.

As with many conversations on Digital Doers, the discussion extends beyond technology itself and focuses on execution, adaptability, and solving real operational problems. Whether it’s improving a process, developing a new product, or helping companies overcome limited engineering resources, the episode highlights the value of bringing ideas across the finish line instead of leaving them on the drawing board.

Host

Casey Thames
Host, Digital Doers

Guest

Aaron Ladwig
Founder & Principal Engineer, Velox

Website: https://www.veloxmfg.com

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This episodes continues the conversation with industry experts Micah Backlund (H&P) and Craig McMillin (bpx energy). They discuss industry collaboration, and the role of technology and environmental initiatives in oil and gas. They share insights on safety culture, technological innovations, and industry-wide collaboration to improve safety and environmental impact.

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This week, Kaden explores the nature of energy, matter, meaning, and the uncomfortable realization that most of civilization may be built on concepts we collectively agreed were important.

Along the way he discusses probability clouds, mass-energy equivalence, why everything is mostly empty space, and whether definitions actually explain anything or simply point at other definitions until everyone gets tired and accepts them.

He also attempts to determine what episode title he was supposed to write down.

Topics include:

And—

Actually, hold on.

There was supposed to be something here.

The notes just say:

“WRITE DESCRIPTION”

I thought I already did that.

Maybe this was the description.

Maybe descriptions are just arbitrary labels we assign to collections of audio files so they can be categorized more easily.

Which means this description is technically functioning correctly.

…five hundred seven…

…five hundred eight…

…five hundred nine…

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Sponsored by IFS – Purpose-built industrial AI

DESCRIPTION
In this episode, recorded in person at the 2026 SPE-AAPG-SEG CCUS Conference, The Woodlands, TX, Host, Elena Melchert, talks with John Hamling, Asst. Vice President, Strategic Partnerships at the University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center. John shares insights about the transferability of research results from the Bakken to unconventional reservoirs around the world.
LINKS
EERC main website: Energy & Environmental Research Center | University of North Dakota https://undeerc.org/

Bakken Production Optimization Program (BPOP) site: BPOP | University of North Dakota https://undeerc.org/research/projects/bpop.html

Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership (PCOR) site: Home – The PCOR Partnership https://pcor.undeerc.org/

EERC LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-&-environmental-research-center/posts?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_company_posts%3BLBAXbI3tTbGPhG5DMTkOUQ%3D%3D

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Part 2 of our WBPC coverage spotlights the innovators, technologists, and community builders working in and around the Bakken. From cutting-edge pipeline integrity tools and next-generation heating systems to a workforce development program inspiring thousands of North Dakota students, and the
growing Women’s Energy Network chapter putting down roots across the state. This episode showcases the people keeping the Williston Basin running and growing.

We speak to
Jacques Nicol — T.D. Williamson (TDW
Andy Craven — National Sales Director, Elite Petroleum Technologies
Shawn Brink — State Energy Education Coordinator, ND Energy Education
Ian Anderson — President & Co-Founder, Pronghorn Well Service
Erin White — Delek Energy Partners & Secretary, Women’s Energy Network – North Dakota Chapter

https://www.tdwilliamson.com
https://www.elitepetrotech.com
https://www.t4ndsummit.org
https://www.pronghornwell.com
https://www.womensenergynetwork.org

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In this special episode of The Mining & Minerals Show, recorded live at the BEV In-Depth Conference in Sudbury, Ontario, Deirdra moderates a panel on how Canada can move beyond resource extraction to build a resilient, sovereign critical minerals value chain. The panel includes leaders from industry and government in Canada and the United States, Jeff Gaulin, Vice President, Corporate Affairs at Vale Base Metals; Greg Da Re, Vice President, Corporate Development at Frontier Lithium; Amanda Wilson, Director General of Policy and Economics, Lands and Minerals Sector at Natural Resources Canada; and Abigail Hunter, Executive Director, SAFE’s Centre for Critical Minerals Strategy. The conversation explores what it will take to strengthen North American supply chains, expand processing and manufacturing capacity, attract investment and talent, and position critical minerals as an economic and strategic opportunity.

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