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Let's Talk Energy

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About this Podcast:

Let’s Talk Energy is a podcast from Rystad Energy that delivers timely, expert-led insights into the global energy landscape. Hosted by Noah Brenner, who has covered the evolution of energy for more than 20 years, each episode features in-depth conversations with Rystad Energy experts, as well as the occasional special guest. Together, we explore the most important developments shaping the energy world, from oil production and power demand to market-moving geopolitics. Whether you're an industry veteran or simply curious about energy and its impact to our world, you'll find clear and thoughtful discussions. Have a question, a topic suggestion, or want to chat with us? Email podcast@rystadenergy.com and visit our website www.rystadenergy.com Follow us on LinkedIn YouTube Instagram X

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What is Let's Talk Energy about?

Let’s Talk Energy is a podcast from Rystad Energy that delivers timely, expert-led insights into the global energy landscape. Hosted by Noah Brenner, who has covered the evolution of energy for more than 20 years, each episode features in-depth conversations with Rystad Energy experts, as well as the occasional special guest.

What has Let's Talk Energy covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Venezuela’s oil and gas recovery: How far can it go? With Radhika Bansal and Rob Cordray" (21 October 2026, 37 minutes), "Inside Abu Dhabi's multi-billion dollar bet on gas in the Americas, with XRG’s Bill Lambert" (14 October 2026, 15 minutes), and "The data center power crunch: “Physics is going to win”, Robert Gaudette, CEO, NRG" (23 September 2026, 32 minutes).

How often does Let's Talk Energy publish?

Let's Talk Energy publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 34 minutes across 52 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Let's Talk Energy?

Booking probability for Let's Talk Energy is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Let's Talk Energy requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Let's Talk Energy's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Let's Talk Energy?

The strongest fits for Let's Talk Energy are Electric Power and Oil & Gas Extraction. Let's Talk Energy has a business audience.

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  • Let's Talk Energy

    Venezuela’s oil and gas recovery: How far can it go? With Radhika Bansal and Rob Cordray

    Oct 21, 202637 min

    Let’s talk energy and revisit the promise and peril of investing in Venezuela. Venezuela holds the largest hydrocarbon reserves in the world and was once a top global producer, but years of mismanagement left its oil...

  • Let's Talk Energy

    Inside Abu Dhabi's multi-billion dollar bet on gas in the Americas, with XRG’s Bill Lambert

    Oct 14, 202615 min

    Let's talk energy and get an inside look at the ambitious plans by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to expand its natural gas business in the Americas. XRG, Adnoc’s foreign investment arm, has been taking stakes...

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    The data center power crunch: “Physics is going to win” — Robert Gaudette, CEO, NRG

    Sep 23, 202632 min

    Let’s Talk Energy and get an inside look at how US power producers are responding to surging electricity demand. US power demand had been growing slowly for the last few decades but now electrification...

  • Let's Talk Energy

    How data centers and natural disasters are pushing the grid to its limits

    Sep 9, 202638 min

    Let’s Talk Energy and look at the growing stresses to power grids from the growing amount and severity of extreme weather and wildfires alongside rapidly rising demand from data centers.  Keeping the lights on...

  • Let's Talk Energy

    Why the Permian Basin won’t replace lost Middle East oil, with Jai Singh and Matthew Bernstein

    Aug 26, 202640 min

    Let’s Talk Energy and kick off our first episode back from our summer break with a look at the Permian Basin. The production trajectory in the Permian has been one of the single most important variables to understanding...

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    Host note: Back in August and future plans

    Jul 8, 20262 min

    We're on summer break and back with new episodes in late August 2026. That’s a wrap on the first half of 2026 and our 44th episode. Over the past 10 months, Let’s Talk Energy has surpassed 1 million views on YouTube...

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    How AI is reshaping the way we build, run and secure the grid, with Microsoft's Per Christian Honningsvaag

    Jul 1, 202642 min

    Let’s Talk Energy and try to understand how AI might be used to future proof the grid and what bumps we could encounter along the way. Regulators and utilities worldwide are sounding the alarm...

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    How a decade of underinvestment is reshaping the global hunt for oil, with APA Corporation's Tracey Henderson

    Jun 24, 202637 min

    Let’s Talk Energy and look at the growing resurgence in oil and gas exploration. Starting in the 20-teens, many oil companies began cutting exploration budgets and letting...

  • Let's Talk Energy

    Why the world's cheapest oil is now its riskiest investment, with Olga Savenkova and Schreiner Parker

    Jun 17, 202644 min

    Join us for our annual Summits in Singapore, Houston and London:  https://rystad.info/4vj3TTe Let’s Talk Energy and examine how, despite being an intensely competitive business, oil...

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    How data center growth is slowing the US shale comeback, with Ryan Hassler and Marauder Capital's Roe Patterson

    Jun 10, 202643 min

    Let’s Talk Energy and dig into the companies that are drilling, fracking and producing oil and gas in the US shale plays. Oil and gas companies working onshore US are cautiously increasing activity...

  • Let's Talk Energy

    How the worst oil crisis ever recorded could end in energy abundance, with Claudio Galimberti

    Jun 3, 202635 min

    Join us for our annual Summits in Singapore, Houston and London:  https://rystad.info/3SfZuBC     Let’s Talk Energy...

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    Why Iranian oil could be the biggest energy story of the decade, with Aditya Saraswat

    May 27, 202633 min

    Join us for our annual Summits in Singapore, Houston and London: https://rystad.info/3PEAT8X   Let’s Talk Energy and evaluate the long-term implications of the Middle East war on the region’s...

  • Let's Talk Energy

    The AI arms race has a critical minerals problem, with Michael Walshe and Jeff Dickerson

    May 20, 202643 min

    Join us for our annual Summits in Singapore, Houston and London: https://rystad.info/49X79uF Let’s Talk Energy and dig into the increasingly contentious world of critical...

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    Running on empty: How the Middle East war is squeezing jet fuel markets, with Susan Bell

    May 13, 202635 min

    Join us for our annual Summits in Singapore, Houston and London: https://rystad.info/48VVL1M Let’s Talk Energy and take the pulse of the aviation industry as it struggles...

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    Asia's oil scramble is reshaping crude markets, with Lin Ye and Priya Walia

    May 6, 202640 min

    This episode was recorded on Thursday, 30 April 2026. Join us for our annual Summits in Singapore, Houston and London: https://rystad.info/4dgjr2q Let’s Talk Energy and look at how oil-importing...

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    How Malaysia is looking to seize its upstream opportunity, with Petronas SVP Datuk Bacho Pilong

    Apr 29, 202640 min

    Join us for our annual Summits in Singapore, Houston and London:  https://rystad.info/4eNpspm    Let’s Talk Energy with Datuk Bacho Pilong, Senior Vice President at...

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    The Hormuz crisis and the real cost of a barrel of oil, with Paola Rodriguez-Masiu

    Apr 22, 202635 min

    Let’s Talk Energy and dive into the details of the stressed physical oil market. According to the news, Brent oil is trading around $95 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate or WTI is around $88. But...

  • Let's Talk Energy

    Energy insecurity is changing the case for renewables, with Vegard Vollset

    Apr 15, 202630 min

    Let’s Talk Energy and examine how concerns about the security and affordability of fossil fuels due to the war in the Middle East are impacting the adoption of renewables. As...

  • Let's Talk Energy

    How the Middle East war is reshaping Asia’s upstream strategy, with Prateek Pandey

    Apr 8, 202630 min

    This episode was recorded on Tuesday, 31 March. Let’s Talk Energy and try to understand how the war in the Middle East is changing how companies and countries think about producing energy in Asia. Nowhere –...

  • Let's Talk Energy

    Will power-hungry data centers overwhelm the grid? With Fredrik Ellekjær and Victoria Fethke

    Apr 1, 202638 min

    Let’s Talk Energy and take a deep dive into data centers. Data centers have been around since the advent of the internet, but their buildout – and associated energy needs - have exploded over the past few...

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