MRP 318: Decoding Venezuela’s Oil Reserves
When U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January 2026, headlines focused on the country's massive oil reserves—reportedly 303 billion barrels, the largest in the world. But as we…
MRP 315: Mineral Rights News January 2026
Happy New Year! In this month's news episode, we cover several important developments affecting mineral rights owners and the broader oil and gas industry (of course the elephant is the…
MRP 281: Mineral Rights News April 2025
In this month’s mineral rights news episode, we analyze the unexpected OPEC announcement of plans to raise output by 411,000 barrels per day starting in May 2025 coupled with tariffs…
MRP 279: Mineral Rights News March 2025
In this month’s mineral rights news episode, we discuss how the energy landscape is being dramatically reshaped by policy decisions from the Trump administration, including the repeal of methane regulations,…
MRP 188: Why Does the U.S. Import Heavy Oil?
Despite the fact that U.S. produces enough crude oil to meet most of our energy needs, we still import more than 6 million barrels of heavy crude oil per day.…
MRP 181: Mineral Rights News December 2022
In this month’s Mineral Rights Podcast news episode for December 2022, U.S. natgas futures rise on cooler weather, oil falls as China COVID policies fuel demand fears, new federal rules…