MRP 327: Mineral Rights News April 2026

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of the U.S.-Iran conflict on the energy market and mineral rights owners.

In this month's news episode, we break down the energy market fallout from the U.S.-Iran conflict and what it actually means for oil prices (and your royalty checks) for the forseeable future. As compared to the start of the conflict, recent infrastructure damage has fundamentally changed the price recovery timeline. We also review how global strategic petroleum reserves are being tapped as a stopgap measure, which specific facilities were hit and why it matters, and why U.S. natural gas prices have so far been shielded from the chaos overseas. On the home front, we also cover a brewing political battle in Colorado that could directly affect mineral and royalty owners in the state, and close with a look at the rig count and what to expect from drilling activity in the months ahead. As always, links to the articles discussed in this episode can be found in the show notes at mineralrightspodcast.com .

People in this episode

Host: Matt Sands

Topics covered

• energy market
• oil prices
• royalty checks
• political battle
• drilling activity

Keywords

• energy market
• oil prices
• royalty checks
• natural gas prices
• drilling activity

Mentioned in this episode

Places: U.S., Iran, Colorado

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