{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Energy 101: We Ask The Dumb Questions So You Don't Have To","title":"The Secret to Surviving Every Oilfield Downturn","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/bfd8f963\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3869,"description":"Getting laid off twice taught Yogashri Pradhan, founder of IronLady Energy Advisors, that staying visible matters as much as staying technical. She traces a career running from UT petroleum engineering to Devon, Endeavor, Coterra and Chevron, the downturns that reshaped it, and why she got married in front of a pump jack. There is also honest talk on the Diamondback merger, the wildcatters she looks up to, where AI fits in the field, life in Midland, and her new book Fueling Impact.\nClick here to watch a video of this episode.\n0:00 Intro from Midland\n0:46 The full career timeline\n6:42 Studying petroleum at UT\n8:00 University Lands explained\n11:30 Devon and the Ivory Tower\n14:38 What a downturn really means\n20:00 Raising money in oil and gas\n22:30 The Endeavor and Diamondback merger\n24:35 Meeting Autry Stevens\n26:12 Wildcatters worth knowing\n27:33 Devon and Coterra coming together\n30:41 Inside Chevron\n34:24 Advice for picking the right company\n36:11 Going back for a master's and MBA\n39:00 Starting IronLady Energy Advisors\n43:16 Her connection to Wyoming\n45:52 Why she stays in Midland\n50:01 Working with OpsAI\n51:06 Where AI fits in energy\n54:34 Collide and the energy community\n56:19 The book Fueling Impact\n1:01:50 Sushi night with Chuck\nhttps://twitter.com/collide_aihttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.iohttps://www.facebook.com/collide.iohttps://www.instagram.com/collide.iohttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_iohttps://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collideai","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8F_7R-SE-nw_rUP_p1-vdDVWboJt_kcEhdbgrgTEL7E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYjY2/Yjk4MWJiZWFlYmVl/ZGIxYjkxYTdiYTdi/ZGUwMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}