Episode Mentions
Marketplace All-in-One · Apr 3, 2026
Gas vs. gas
“Tom Closa, chief energy advisor, explained Brent vs WTI crude differences and unprecedented physical barrel losses”
Marketplace · Apr 3, 2026
Gas vs. gas
“Chief energy advisor Tom Closa analyzed crude oil pricing, spot versus futures markets, and potential $150-240/barrel scenarios”
Marketplace All-in-One · Mar 2, 2026
Overnight, a wartime economy
“Tom Kloza, chief analyst, projected gas price increases to $3.10-$3.25 in short term, potentially $3.50”
Marketplace · Mar 2, 2026
Overnight, a wartime economy
“Tom Kloza, chief analyst, projected gasoline price increases from $3.00 to $3.10-$3.25 in near term.”
Blowback · Feb 2, 2026
S6 Episode 8 - "Cut Off Their Hands"
“Target of South African commando sabotage attacks on oil storage tanks in Angola's Malongo region”
Blowback · Jan 26, 2026
S6 Episode 7 - "Constellation"
“Texas-based oil company receiving $85 million in U.S. Export-Import Bank credits to develop Angola oil fields despite U.S. non-recognition of MPLA government”
How to Be a Better Human · Oct 16, 2025
How Texas became America’s biggest producer of wind energy (from Speed & Scale)
“Pat Wood's grandfather was head of the Gulf Oil Refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, shaping his early understanding of energy”