About this episode

Mark Meyer discusses global energy issues and the challenges of achieving net zero emissions.

Three decades of front-row energy seats and takes you genuinely can't argue with. Mark Meyer gets into the Strait of Hormuz mess, Heathrow's jet fuel shortage, countries sitting on hydrocarbons while importing them, the IEA's net zero detour, BP's expensive U-turn, and why 2 billion people still cooking over dung deserves more airtime than another COP summit. Astros predictions and a Joe Rogan tangent included. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at collide.io Click here to view the episode transcript. 0:00 Intro 3:21 Strait of Hormuz and energy attention spans 6:23 Heathrow's jet fuel crisis 8:06 Land Man tour through a barrel of oil 9:55 New England's oil-fired electricity paradox 14:07 Countries sitting on hydrocarbons while importing them 21:39 Gas prices and the political blame game 25:12 California, the Jones Act, and US shipbuilding decline 28:46 ASU hackathon and hope for the next generation 35:22 Chris…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Meyer

Topics covered

• energy policy
• net zero
• oil and gas
• climate change
• energy crisis
• international relations

Keywords

• energy
• net zero
• BP
• IEA
• climate narrative
• OPEC
• gas prices
• Heathrow
• Strait of Hormuz

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BP, IEA, EPA

Places: Strait of Hormuz, Heathrow, California, New England, China, India, United States

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