PEI Podcast
David Blackmon on the Future of Oil, Shale, Energy Policy and American Power
A long form discussion on upstream energy, policy, shale, markets and the wider geopolitical environment.
PEI Media and Intelligence
Go beyond headlines and hear how experienced people think about operations, careers, markets and decisions.
Real oilfield stories, careers, operational problem solving, international experience, interviews and energy analysis through an upstream lens.
Featured Videos and Podcast Conversations
Watch Practical Energy Insights.
Long form interviews and technical content giving you behind the curtain insight into real operating experience, energy markets, career paths and the people making decisions across the industry.
PEI Podcast
Sandew Hira: The Collapse of the Dollar, the War on Iran and the New Multipolar World Order
A broader geopolitical conversation within the PEI podcast series, focused on global power, conflict and the changing international order.
Technical Insight
Core Drilling, The Billion Dollar Rock Sample
A practical look at core drilling and why a seemingly small rock sample can influence very large technical and commercial decisions.
What You Can Expect
Practical lessons built around what actually happened.
Each story focuses on what happened, what mattered, what decision was made, what was learned and how that lesson can help you think about similar situations today.
35%Real Oilfield Stories
20%Career Stories
20%Technical Problem Solving
10%International Culture and Life
10%Interviews and Networking
5%Energy Transition and Geopolitics
Featured Themes
From the field to the boardroom.
Origin Story25 YEARS
What I have actually learned from 25 years upstream
International projects, mistakes, people, judgment and the decisions that changed the work.
DrillingSTUCK
We saw the warning signs before we actually got stuck
How real operations teach more than definitions ever can.
CareersOFFSHORE
Nobody hires you to “work offshore”
Why defining the profession comes before chasing the location.
International11 COUNTRIES
Why international work made me less certain, not more
Different ways to solve the same problem, and why experience should expand your options.
Advisory25% OVER
How I would diagnose a campaign missing the plan
NPT, ILT, geology, contractor performance, logistics and decision quality.
TalentWHO IS OUT THERE?
Experienced oilfield professionals, I want to know who is out there
See the kind of experienced upstream professionals PEI is working to connect with relevant recruiters, employers and projects.
Podcast and Interviews
Coming SoonHear directly from people with experience, perspective and access that can help you understand the industry more clearly.
The interviews bring you conversations with drilling leaders, technical specialists, recruiters, professionals with unusual career paths and people making capital decisions.
Suggest a Guest or Join the PodcastWells LeadersVPs, heads of wells, drilling and completions managersTechnical SpecialistsDirectional, well control, MPD, cementing, fishing, subsea and moreRecruiters and Career StoriesPeople who understand hiring and people who built unusual careersCapital and Transaction ProfessionalsThe capital perspective on upstream execution risk