NAPE Magazine — The Magazine for Dealmakers

Vol 5 No. 4 - Fall 2024 issue highlights included: Dealmaker Spotlight: EQT President, CEO and Director Toby Rice; CEO spotlight on One World Petroleum's Alex Ottewell; women dealmakers share insights for effective leadership; reducing methane emissions through collaborations to advance a lower carbon future; how artificial intelligence is changing the face of oil and gas operations; exploring battery energy storage in the US; new domain-specific AI models aim to help you see reality; LNG markets offer lots of opportunity, some risk; CCUS and the race for carbon solutions gains momentum with Louisiana's 'primacy' ruling; the price of drilling and sustainability of low well costs; and energy transition vs. energy future and how to meet the world's growing needs an energy expansion is needed.

Vol 5 No. 3 - Spring 2024 issue highlights included: Dealmaker Spotlight on Pegasus Resources CEO George Young Jr.; NAPE Recaps from the 2024 NAPE Summit, NAPE Charities Celebration and the NAPE/TCU Case Competition; brine mining for lithium and how the Smackover limestone has roared back to life; women in energy and putting together the pieces of the dealmaking puzzle; bitcoin mining offers a 'new market' for natural gas; E&P outlook for winning back institutional investors; hydrogen hub development in the Appalachian Basin; changing the narrative — 3 truths that flip the script on climate issues; and unleashing the power of Gantt charts.

Vol. 5 No. 2 - Winter 2024 issue highlights included: Dealmaker Spotlight on the NAPE Hall of Fame Class of 2024; Energy advocate Chris Liberty, CEO and founder of Liberty Energy founder; M&A outlook on the US lower 48 and the 4 things to look for in 2024; women in energy with Noela Oliveira Garza; CCUS cost compression; carbon credits and how the new path works; Policy and regulatory outlook and what to watch in 2024; the Corporate Transparency Act and how to stay on the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's good side; NAPE Summit Preview; an essay on the international security upheavals impacting strategic planning; and insight on who owns the heat and fluids in geothermal reservoirs.

Vol. 5 No. 1 - Fall 2023 issue highlights included: Dealmaker Spotlight on Continental Resources Founder Harold Hamm; From the Boardroom with Devon Chair Barbara Baumann; Global M&A feature on energy power deals that are poised to grow market share; women in energy with Bonnie Maillett; U.S. onshore upstream oil and gas prepares for IRA waste methane emissions charge coming in 2024; negotiating style comparisons; Hamm Institute spotlight on the value of U.S. energy independence; bitcoin mining and upstream exploration Q&A; Scott Tinker's expert insights on managing energy; Managing megaprojects; and extraordinary health care advances thanks to energy.

Vol. 4 No. 1 - Fall 2022 issue highlights included: Dealmaker Spotlight on Jack Stark, Continental Resources Inc.; CEO Spotlight on Tom Watson, FORVIS LLP; women in Energy with Stephanie Rinaldi, CPL, EVP of land and business development, NAPE Deal Sheet; Ruckus Energy; battery storage; blockchain and emissions disclosure; carbon-proofing energy infrastructure; hedging; fueling higher ed; offshore drilling; and connecting Snickers and Starbucks with gasoline. 

Vol. 4 No. 2 - Winter 2023 issue highlights included: Dealmaker Spotlight on NAPE Hall of Fame Class of 2023; history of NAPE — 30 years of making deals happen; energy timelines; women in energy — a 30-year retrospective; offshore wind; NAPE Classic Plus; American Hero Award honoring Anthony J. DeToto Sr.; recruiting Gen Z

Vol. 4 No. 3 - Spring 2023 issue highlights included: Dealmaker Spotlight on Cody Campbell and John Sellers, co-CEOs of Double Eagle; women in energy — a timeline of history-making women; energy policy; orphan wells; renewable energy; Summit Recap; NAPE Charities; and Q&A with Sec. Esper

Vol. 4 No. 4 - Summer 2023 issue highlights included: Dealmaker Spotlight on Oxy CEO Vicki Hollub; Conversations from the C-Suite feature on Combo Curve Co-founder Armand Paradis; the family legacy of Echo Production; a detailed look at pore space challenges and opportunities; Houston's transformation in becoming the world's energy transition capital; fireside chat with Carolyn Hansard, senior director of the Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure portfolio at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; how NAPE Summit 'hubs' foster dealmaking across all energy sectors; AI-empowered dealmaking; oil refining outlook; and how to use financial metrics from the oil markets to forecast one-year-ahead oil prices.

Vol. 3 No. 1 - Fall 2021 issue highlights included: CEO spotlight on Rusty Hutson Jr. of Diversified Energy; Dealmaker spotlight on Bud Brigham, executive chairman of Brigham Minerals, Atlas Sand and Langford Energy Partners; big data feature on today's competitive M&A environment; women in E&P share secrets to success, expectations for the future; next-gen feature on Whitney Wickes, co-founder of Rocking WW Minerals; NAPE Summit Recap; global outlook on energy transition and oil and gas demand; and international focus on green hydrogen.

Vol. 3 No. 2 - Winter 2022 issue highlights included: CEO spotlight on Kate Richard of Warwick Investment Group; Dealmaker spotlight on Allen Gilmer, founder and former CEO/chairman of Enverus; Conversation from the C-Suite with Todd Brooker, president of Cawley, Gillespie and Associates; private equity in the energy transition; Sponsors for women in energy; NAPE Summit preview; continuing discussion on women in energy; oil and gas outlook; big data feature on blockchain; and Renewables feature on hydrogen.

Vol. 3 No. 3 - Spring 2022 issue highlights included: Dealmakers & Decision-Makers of NAPE; 2022 NAPE Summit recap; Q&A with former Secretary of State and CIA Director (and dealmaker) Mike Pompeo; CEO Spotlight on Jay R. Young, King Operating Corp.; M&A outlook; nuclear power; carbon capture; bitcoin; and leadership and complex problem-solving.

Vol. 3 No. 4 - Summer 2022 issue highlights included: Dealmaker Spotlight on Nick Dell'Osso Jr., Chesapeake Energy Corp.; Conversations from the C-Suite with Jon Brumley, Bounty Minerals LLC; women in energy with Tracy Lenz, founder of Pecan Tree Oil & Gas; CCUS; Summer Deal Sheet; M&A outlook; energy transition; climate economics; bitcoin mining; machine learning; cybersecurity; and energy security.

Fall 2020 issue highlights included: Political luminary Karl Rove; Dealmaker Spotlight on Noble Royalties Inc. CEO and President Scott Noble; CEO Spotlight on Ventana Exploration and Production President and CEO Heather Powell, CPL; international asset diversification; Tight oil and COVID-19; big data; oil & gas law; diversity, equity and inclusion; new rules in capital markets; Summer NAPE recap; acquiring acreage position with solar; geonomics testing; and effective job seeking techniques.

Winter 2021 issue highlights included: Dealmaker Mike Grimm, president of Rising Star Petroleum; CEO Spotlight on Cimarex CEO Tom Jorden; Halliburton Labs incubator; Women on boards of directors; tips for returning to face-to-face events; using LLCs to protect assets; maximizing cash flow; Five strategy trends; Artificial intelligence and machine learning; Valuation trends and best practices; NAPE Summit/NAPE Network preview; market intelligence revolution; and managing stress and building resilience in a challenging time.

Vol. 2 No. 3 - Spring 2021 issue highlights included: Sun Coast Resources Inc. Founder and CEO Kathy Lehne; oil and gas + renewables; M&A outlook; blockchain's breakout; OPEC+ tensions; and RealX CEO Luke Glass.

Vol. 2 No. 4 - Summer 2021 issue highlights included: Devon Energy Corp. President & CEO Rick Muncrief; dealmaking strategies; portfolio optimization; carbon capture; ESG; NAPE Summit preview; and Tomahawk Land Resources Co-founder Clayton Warren.

Vol. 1 No. 1 - Fall 2019 issue highlights included: C-Suite feature on BPX Energy CEO David Lawler; Dealmaker Spotlight on DBC Resources LP President Donald L. Clark, CPL; five pillars of global E&P; evolving North American gas market; dealmaking trifecta; speaker spotlight on Chevron Corp. Vice President of Drilling & Completions Kimberly McHugh; and Summer NAPE recap.

Vol. 1 No. 2 - Winter 2020 issue highlights included: Dealmaker Spotlight on George Solich, president and CEO of FourPoint Energy and LongPoint Minerals; speaker spotlight on Parsley Energy President and CEO Matt Gallagher; global outlook; perspective on financing the smaller deal; international projections; big data value; defending the industry from political risk; and finding your focus.

Vol. 1 No. 3 - Spring 2020 issue highlights included: Dealmaker Spotlight on Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2017-19); NAPE's international prospect theater; eight trends driving O&G in 2020; new metrics for tight oil; NAPE Summit recap; women in energy leaders; depression emerging treatments; and successful L&D strategy.

Vol. 1 No. 4 - Summer 2020 issue highlights included: CEO Spotlight on EnergyNet President and CEO Chris Atherton; international dealmaker Eric Fry; big data; US shale industry implications; global energy transition; best practices for virtual events; port of Corpus Christi; virtual Summer NAPE preview; oil patch litigation; economic development; and women in energy mentors.