Minerals & Royalties Podcast Series
The Energy Council has been working with Minerals and Royalties companies extensively since 2015, building a network and facilitating peer to peer connectivity for our members. Through The Minerals & Royalties Podcast we connect you to our network. Episodes feature the leading CEOs and Investors in the minerals and royalties space with the ultimate purpose to educate investors on the space.
We hope you enjoy!
Podcast: Chris Atherton, Chief Executive Officer, EnergyNet
Chris Atherton, Chief Executive Officer of EnergyNet, came onto the podcast to discuss the evolution and trends in the A&D market over the last 20 years and how their team has leveraged proprietary market comps to achieve high rates. Listen here. Listen Here
Podcast: Darin Zanovich, President & CEO, Mesa Minerals Partners II
Darin Zanovich, President and CEO of Mesa Minerals Partners II, returns to the podcast to discuss their teams recent exit to Franco Nevada in December 2020, their new partnership with NGP in May 2021. Listen here. Listen Here
Podcast: Jason Hoisager, President, Mustang Ridge Minerals (Former President – Rock Ridge Royalty)
Jason Hoisager, President, Mustang Ridge Minerals (Former President of Rock Ridge Royalty) joins us to talk about the Rock Ridge Royalty story and what his team has planned in the future for Mustang Ridge Minerals. Listen here. Listen Here
Podcast: Ashley Gilmore, CEO of Tracts, Whitney Wickes, COO of Rocking WW Minerals & Adam Olivier, BD Manager of OneMap Minerals
Ashley Gilmore, Whitney Wickes and Adam Olivier join us to talk about the efficiency gains realized by leveraging Tracts to automate the chaining of title. Listen Here
Podcast: Ben Barresi, President & James Sauseda, VP of Engineering, Cosmos Energy
Ben Barresi, President and James Sauseda, Vice President of Engineering at Cosmos Energy joins us to talk about the importance of building relationships and trust with minerals owners over the long-term. Listen here. Listen Here
Podcast: Andrew Rosell, Shareholder, Winstead
Andrew Rosell, Shareholder at Winstead joins us as a part of our new mini series around “Investor Due Diligence for Minerals & Royalties Funds” where he walks us through the different kinds of fund structures, fund provisions and management fee structures. Listen here. Listen Here
Podcast: Kimberly Garber, CEO, CORE-CCO
Kim Garber, CEO at CORE-CCO joins us as a part of our new mini series around “Investor Due Diligence for Minerals & Royalties Funds” where she discusses the different registration requirements and exemptions when raising/operating a private minerals fund. Listen here. Listen Here
Podcast: Reid Vidrine, Head of Energy, Standish Management
Reid Vidrine, Head of Energy at Standish Management joins us as a part of our new mini series around “Investor Due Diligence for Minerals & Royalties Funds” where he walks us through the roles and responsibilities of a 3rd Party Fund Administrator. Listen here. Listen Here
Podcast: Roger Crabb, Partner, Scheef & Stone
Roger Crabb, Partner, Scheef & Stone joins us as a part of our new mini series around “Investor Due Diligence for Minerals & Royalties Funds” where he walks us through the various aspects of raising funds as well. Listen here. Listen Here
Podcast: Chris Phillips, CEO, Phillips Energy
Chris Phillips, CEO joins us from Phillips Energy to discuss the early days of the minerals space and how it has evolved over time. Listen Here. Listen Here
Podcast: David Spyker, President & CEO, Freehold Royalties
David Spyker joins us from Freehold Royalties where he discusses the capital stack of their shareholder base, including their major shareholder CN Investment Division (CNID), which is a leading pension in Canada. Listen here. Listen Here
Podcast: Chad Stephens, President & CEO, PHX Minerals
Chad Stephens joins us from PHX Minerals, a publicly traded minerals & royalties company on the NYSE. Chad walks us through his 40+ years of experience in the Upstream space. Listen Here. Listen Here
Podcast: William Malloy, Tyler Leon & Trent Leon, Managing Partners, Tilden Capital
Tyler Leon, Trent Leon and William Malloy at Tilden Capital discuss their track record in the Permian Basin and how Interest Rates and Taxes (Capital Gains + Ordinary Income) affect minerals transactions. Listen here. Listen Here
Kitchen Table War Stories: JD Smith
Royalties & Minerals Council brings you Kitchen Table War Stories. Listen to the hilarious stories from JD Smith, CEO of EnCore Permian. Listen Here
Kitchen Table War Stories: Trey Stanton
Royalties & Minerals Council brings you Kitchen Table War Stories Series. Trey Stanton, Founder and CEO of ES3 Minerals joins us to tell a few crazy stories from his years in the minerals space. Listen here. Listen Here
Philanthropy Series: Tim Pawul, President of Minerals & Royalties Council Interviewed by Sam Vogel, Minerals Investor
Tim Pawul, President of Minerals & Royalties Council joins us to tell us about his personal journey on the Philanthropy Series. Listen here. Listen Here
Podcast: Stephen Claybourn, OFS Entreprenuer & Host of the BlackGold Podcast
Stephen Claybourn, OFS Entreprenuer and Host of the BlackGold Podcast joins us to discuss trends in the OFS space and how they parlay into minerals buying. Listen here. Listen Here
Podcast: King Crow, Partner, Flatland Minerals
On this episode of the Minerals & Royalties Podcast King Crow, Partner of Flatland Minerals discusses his 40+ years of experience in finance and sheds some light why minerals and royalties are such an attractive asset class to invest in. Listen here. Listen Here
Kitchen Table War Stories: Griffin Haby III & Paden Mckinney
Royalties & Minerals Council brings you Kitchen Table War Stories. Listen to the crazy stories from Griffin Haby III & Paden Mckinney, Co-Founders of Mountain Lion O&G. Listen here. Listen Here
Philanthropy Series: Cutler Gist, Principal, Montego Minerals
Cutler Gist, Principal at Montego Minerals joins the Royalties & Minerals Council - Philanthropy Series to tell us about his late son, Mercer Michael Gist. In honor of Mercer, Cutler & his wife set-up the "Mercer Michael Gist Foundation" at Texas Tech to help fund the tuition of multiple students a year. Listen here. Listen Here
Podcast: JD Mann, President & CEO of Warrior Oil & Gas
JD Mann, President & CEO, Warrior Oil & Gas joins us to discuss the different ventures he has started on the Land Services and Minerals front over the years, including his current company Warrior Oil & Gas. Listen Here. Listen Here
Podcast: Troy Eckard, CEO of Eckard Land & Acquisition
Troy Eckard, CEO of Eckard Enterprises, LLC explains why he pivoted into minerals in 2018 after 30+ years in upstream exploration. Listen Here. Listen Here
Podcast: Logan Heffner, Partner & VP of Engineering, Rye Ridge Resources
Logan Heffner joins us from Rye Ridge Resources, a Denver-based minerals and royalties aggregator focused on the Uinta Basin. Listen Here. Listen Here
Kitchen Table War Stories: Charlie Matter
Royalties & Minerals Council brings you Kitchen Table War Stories. Listen to the wild stories from Charlie Matter, CEO, CASE Energy Partners Listen Here
Kitchen Table War Stories: Robert Hefner
Royalties & Minerals Council brings you Kitchen Table War Stories. Listen to the wild stories from Robert Hefner, CEO, Hefner Energy Listen Here
Podcast: Brad Rich & Tanner Kyle, Managing Partners, Aunix Energy
Brad Rich & Tanner Kyle join us from Aunix Energy, a private minerals & royalties aggregator, to discuss the dynamics of minerals buying in Appalachia. Listen here. Listen Here
Podcast: Ryan Strawn, President of Appalachian Mineral Partners
We recently sat down with Ryan Strawn, President of Appalachian Mineral Partners to tell us more about the dynamics of minerals buying in Appalachia. Listen here. Listen Here
Podcast: Yoann Hispa & Craig Kaiser, Co-Founders of LandGate
Yoann Hispa & Craig Kaiser, Co-founders of LandGate join the Minerals & Royalties Podcast. Yoann and Craig tell us more about the technology driven marketplace that they have developed for buyers and sellers. Listen Here
Podcast: Troy Tittlemier, CEO, MagmaChem Research Institute
Troy Tittlemier, CEO, MagmaChem Research Institute joins the Minerals & Royalties Podcast. Troy tell us more about why he thinks MagmaChem can change the way operators explore & produce O&G. Listen here. Listen Here
Podcast: Collin Lensing, COO & General Counsel, Vendera Resources
On this episode of the Royalties & Minerals Podcast, we hear from Collin Lensing, COO & General Counsel, Vendera Resources . Listen here Listen Here
Podcast: Arrowhead Energy Partners
Travis Low, Matt Ritter, and Jim Shuss join us from Arrowhead Energy Partners to chat about the Arrowhead story and why they decided to launch amidst COVID-19 and the Oil Price War. Listen Here
Podcast: Diversification vs Specialization – Minerals & Royalties
On October 13th, 2020 a group of leading minerals & royalties Executives gathered to debate the pros & cons of building minerals & royalties portfolios around specialization vs diversification Listen Here
Podcast: Jimmy Murchison – CEO, Hatch Resources
Jimmy Murchison – CEO, Hatch Resources joins the OGC Podcast to discuss the role of debt financing and hedging in the minerals space . Listen here Listen Here
Podcast: Matt Sands, Managing Member of Silverheels Investments and Host of The Mineral Rights PodCast
Matt Sands, Managing Member of Silverheels Investments and Host of The Mineral Rights PodCast joins the Minerals & Royalties Podcast to discuss how he got into the minerals space back in 2015 & more . Listen here Listen Here
Podcast: Josh Adler, CEO, Sourcewater
Josh Adler, CEO, Sourcewater joins the Minerals & Royalties Podcast to discuss how they are predicting development activity in the Permian Basin. Listen here Listen Here
Podcast: Ryan Childs & Abhishek Kumar, Principals of Production Lending LLC
Ryan Childs & Abhishek Kumar, Principals of Production Lending LLC join us to discuss some of the preferred equity and debt solutions that their team is providing to the sub $15mm market for E&P, Non-Op, and Minerals & Royalties companies.. Listen here. Listen Here
Podcast: Minerals & Royalties Aggregation Strategies Panel Discussion
On this episode of the Royalties & Minerals Podcast, we hear from our panel of experts on Minerals & Royalties Aggregation Strategies. Listen here Listen Here
Podcast: Mackie Cannon, CEO, OneMap Mineral Services
On this episode of the Royalties & Minerals Podcast, Mackie talks about OneMap’s patient capital enabling them to take a longer-term view to mineral ownership which allows them to focus on acquiring undeveloped minerals in the Permian. Listen Here
Podcast: Scott Noble, CEO, Noble Royalties
On this episode of the Royalties & Minerals Podcast, Scott breaks down the dynamics in today’s current market and explains how Noble Royalties is well equipped to provide solutions for all of the different stakeholders in the minerals value chain Listen Here
Podcast: Armand Paradis & Jeremy Gottlieb, Co-Founders, Inside Petroleum
On this episode of the Royalties & Minerals Podcast Armand Paradis & Jeremy Gottlieb, Co-Founders, Inside Petroleum discuss their journey to starting Inside Petroleum where they are implementing all of the features O&G Executives need to operate their companies in today’s fast paced environment. Listen Here
Podcast: Ahna Mee & Jackie Haney, Co-Founders and Managing Partners, UnionRock Partners
On this episode of the Royalties & Minerals Podcast, Jackie Haney and Ahna Mee join us from UnionRock Partners to talk about the strategic rationale for having a blended NonOp and Royalties strategy and more. Listen Here
Podcast: Preston Page – Managing Member, Everest Energy
On this episode of the Royalties & Minerals Podcast, Preston Page talks about his team’s data driven approach has led them to be more successful in smaller & more complex corporate to corporate royalty & ORRI transactions Listen Here
Brandon O'Gara – Chief Financial Officer, Echo Energy
On this episode of the Royalties & Minerals Podcast Brandon O’Gara talks about how Echo has leverage an “in-house approach” to scale up the ground game and build a material portfolio that is attractive to their institutional investors Listen Here
Daniel Herz – President & CEO, Falcon Minerals Corporation
On this episode of the Royalties & Minerals Podcast Daniel Herz explains the similarities between the minerals & royalties space and of the early days of the MLP space in the 2000s.. Listen Here
Oscar Torres – CEO, Tower Rock Oil & Gas
On this episode of the Royalties & Minerals Podcast Oscar Torres talks about his teams value driven approach to acquisitions and how their team goes about sourcing opportunities. Listen Here
Robert Hefner, President & CEO, Hefner Energy
On this episode of the Royalties & Minerals Podcast Robert Hefner talks about the Anadarko Basin, stochastic and deterministic modeling and maximizing a minerals portfolio. Listen Here. Listen Here
Podcast – Josh Camp, President & CEO, Perpetual Production
Josh Camp shares his insights in this podcast. During the episode, Josh discusses the various ways his team approaches mineral buying in order to de-risk underwriting and formulate an information edge. Listen Here
Podcast – Chris Beato, CEO & Co-Founder, Rocking WW Minerals
Chris Beato shares his insights in this podcast. During the episode, Chris leverages his 35+ years experience in the industry to explain why companies need to go back to a “produce out” strategy in order to deliver consistent returns for their investors. Listen Here
Podcast – Jace Graham, President, Rising Phoenix Resources
Jace Graham shares his insights in this podcast. During the episode, Jace talks about his team’s approach to the ground game and how they have leveraged some of the best practices and technologies used in real estate investing in order to more effectively identify motivated sellers. Listen Here
Podcast – KC Stallings, President, Desert Royalty Company
KC Stalling shares his insights in this podcast. During the episode, KC talks about the ups & downs of investing in the minerals space over the past three decades, the lessons learned, and how their long-standing relationships with their industry peers and investor base have been a cornerstone of their success over the years. Listen Here
Podcast – Matt Wieszczyk, Managing Member, Par City Holdings
Matt Wieszczy shares his insights in this podcast. During the episode, Matt explains some of the advantages that smaller aggregators like Par City Holdings have in the minerals space. He also walks through why his team is bullish on Appalachia gas and why futures gas pricing is looking up amidst COVID-19 and the oil price war. Listen Here
Podcast – Nick Varel, President & CEO, Wing Resources
Nick Varel shares his insights in this podcast. During the episode, Nick talks about the resiliency of the North American oil business and why minerals & royalties will continue attracting new types of investors and end-buyers in the upcoming years. Listen Here
Podcast – Josh Lorenz, President, EnCore Permian
Josh Lorenz shares his insights in this podcast. During the episode, Josh explains why now is a great time for family offices and high net worth individuals with $25-$100mm to invest to acquire minerals & royalties portfolios at attractive discounts from PE backed companies who will need to sell their assets over the next few years in order to begin returning capital to their investors. Listen Here
Podcast – Cutler Gist, Principal, Montego Minerals
Cutler Gist shares his insights in this podcast. During our conversation, Cutler explains the fundamentals of using a 1031 Exchange and why they are such an attractive option for real estate investors who want to put money to work in the minerals and royalties space. Listen Here
Podcast – Adam Waterous, CEO, Waterous Energy Fund
Adam Waterous shares his insights in this podcast. Adam discusses his theory of “Peak Permian”, which describes current US production levels as unsustainable and grossly uneconomic. Adam explains how the emergence of unconventional fracking technology has caused a structural shift in the oil & gas industry.. Listen Here
Podcast – Derren Geiger, CEO & Portfolio Manager, Cornerstone Acquisition & Management Company
Derren Geiger shares his insights in this podcast. Derren discusses how Cornerstone’s strategy is driven by the macro and geopolitical forces in the market. Derren also talks about how ESG policies, COVID-19, and the Oil Price War are affecting today’s market. Listen Here
Podcast – Paden McKinney & Griffin Haby III, Co-Founders, Mountain Lion Oil & Gas
Paden McKinney & Griffin Haby III, Co-Founders, Mountain Lion Oil & Gas share their insights in this podcast. Griffin & Paden discuss their strategy and how they have developed a niche around gathering ORRIs over State & Federal leases in New Mexico. Listen Here
Podcast – Charlie Matter, CEO, CASE Energy Partners
Charlie Matter, CEO, CASE Energy Partners shares his insights in this podcast. Charlie discusses the impact that COVID-19 and the Oil Price War are having on A&D activity and how larger buyers will need to get creative in order to continue deploying capital at scale.. Listen Here
Podcast – Will Cullen, Vice President, LongPoint Minerals
Will Cullen, Vice President, LongPoint Minerals shares his insights in this podcast. Will gives some insight on why many LPs still struggle to make direct investments, the value creation that comes from active portfolio management, and why development timing is such a critical factor.. Listen Here
Podcast – Marc Zimmermann, President & COO, Royalty Clearinghouse
Marc Zimmermann, President & COO, Royalty Clearinghouse shares his insights in this podcast. Over a 20 year history they have completed 6,000+ transactions with an emphasis of long-term relationship building. Marc is well placed to discuss the current state of play in the space. Listen Here
Podcast – Darin Zanovich, President, Mesa Minerals Partners
Darin Zanovich of Mesa Minerals Partners shares his insights in this podcast. Darin talks about why this is an opportune time for long term investors that are yield driven to enter the space and capture an arbitrage before the public markets mature and the opportunity gap closes. Listen Here
Podcast – Ran Oliver, CEO, Viking Minerals
In the first of our Mineral and Royalties series Viking Minerals, Ran Oliver describes the parallels between real estate and oil and gas minerals and royalties investing. Listen Here