FutureWise Energy
On-camera spokesman, writer, and producer of content for education, news and strategic issues related to upstream oil and gas.
How One Pennsylvania Shale Field Turned America into a Natural Gas Superpower
April 23, 2026
The “Heartbreak Shale” Just Drilled Its Best Well Ever: The Pearsall
April 18, 2026
Inside the Next Oil Shock: Rigs, Mergers, and What Happens to Your Gas Prices
April 15, 2026
China's Secret Weapon Is Hiding Under the Ocean
April 15, 2026
The Ceasefire Dropped Oil 15% — So Why Aren’t They Drilling?
April 8, 2026
West Texas’s Forgotten Gas Field — and Why It Matters Now
April 8, 2026
BP Kaskida Correction: The Real Deepwater Horizon Spill Numbers
April 8, 2026
Oil Is $101 Now — But the Market Already Sees $62
April 1, 2026
The Rig That Caused Deepwater Horizon Just Got Approved Again
April 1, 2026
10 Billion Barrels Nobody Could Reach — Until Now
April 1, 2026
Two Oil Prices, Two Curves, One Deadline This Friday
March 26, 2026
‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Made Trillions — Just Not for You
April 2, 2026
Education
BS Petroleum Engineering
University of Missouri–Rolla
Class of 1986
Key Credentials
$1.3B
Raised for two oil companies
$10B+
In transactions across nearly every U.S. basin
5,000+
Engineers trained globally
30
Years in upstream oil & gas
Career Timeline
FutureWise Energy
2025 – Present
On-camera spokesman, writer, and producer of weekly energy content
Independent Advisor
2015 – 2024
Private upstream services to clients
Trivista Energy
2012 – 2014
Energy leadership and strategic operations
PetroHarvester Oil & Gas
2009 – 2010
Upstream operations and asset management
MAAD Services
1999 – 2009
Managed hundreds of MA&D projects.
International Workshops
1995 – 1999
Global petroleum engineering training and development
Snyder Oil
1994 – 1995
Upstream oil and gas operations
Powers Petroleum
1990 – 1994
Petroleum engineering and operations
Mobil Oil
1986 – 1990
Petroleum engineer — first career role after graduation