“We’re Sleepwalking into an Energy Crisis”: Insights and Investment Opportunities with Elliott Gue

In this episode of Mining Stock Education, host Brian Leni interviews Elliott Gue, the editor and chief analyst at Energy Bulletin. Elliott discusses the current geopolitical landscapes affecting energy markets, future energy demand, and investment opportunities. He provides an in-depth analysis of Venezuela’s misunderstood oil reserves and its potential production capabilities. Furthermore, Elliott outlines the long-term forecast of a major energy crisis emerging from rising global demand, decreasing non-OPEC supply, and limited OPEC spare capacity. He advises investors to look at various sectors such as US refineries, oil services companies, and upstream natural gas producers as potential opportunities to mitigate and profit from the anticipated energy shortages by 2028-2030.

00:00 Introduction

01:27 Venezuela’s Oil Reserves: Myths and Realities

04:55 Investment Needs for Venezuela’s Oil Industry

09:19 Impact on US Refineries and Global Oil Market

17:00 Geopolitical Factors and Oil Market Dynamics

24:58 Future Energy Crisis and Strategic Importance of Venezuela

27:43 China’s Energy Strategy: Build First, Break Later

29:16 India’s Energy Growth and Challenges

31:17 Global Competition for Energy Commodities

32:41 The Role of Natural Gas in the US Energy Market

35:31 Renewables and Grid Scale Storage

41:20 Investment Strategies in the Energy Sector

47:41 Elliott’s Newsletter and Final Thoughts