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Talked to the CEO of Chesapeake Energy Today
15 years ago
General
As I was wandering around downtown Dallas gathering audio, a fun thing happened.
I was on the 41st floor (Sky Lobby) of Chase Tower, getting some sounds from the fountains and offices therein.
Suddenly, oil men began showing up and began setting up chairs and a microphone. As more and more insanely rich men began entering the room, I thought it would be best that I take my leave.
However, as I was exiting the building, I saw what may be one of the only Maybachs in Dallas parked in front of the tower. So I thought to myself, "if this particular vehicle is here, and there's 400 oil men upstairs, could they possibly be a proper source shed some light on the state of affairs regarding energy in our country and abroad?"
The answer was yes.
The first speaker was CEO of Chesapeake Energy, Aubrey K. McClendon. His speech was almost totally foreign to me, riddled with industry jargon and inside jokes. Once he began accepting questions, I was able to pose one to him.
"When will we be able to end our dependence on oil from the Middle East?"
Often when we imagine an oil executive, images of warmongering incumbent slave owners come to mind. In the case of Mr. McClendon, this was not the case.
Instead, his answer was that we as Americans must fervently advocate ingenuity, research, and education so that it is not necessary to buy fuel from war-torn countries.
He also had this wisdom to share with me:
"America has always been known to do the right thing, but only after exhausting all other options."
Shine on, you crazy oil person. Shine on.
I was on the 41st floor (Sky Lobby) of Chase Tower, getting some sounds from the fountains and offices therein.
Suddenly, oil men began showing up and began setting up chairs and a microphone. As more and more insanely rich men began entering the room, I thought it would be best that I take my leave.
However, as I was exiting the building, I saw what may be one of the only Maybachs in Dallas parked in front of the tower. So I thought to myself, "if this particular vehicle is here, and there's 400 oil men upstairs, could they possibly be a proper source shed some light on the state of affairs regarding energy in our country and abroad?"
The answer was yes.
The first speaker was CEO of Chesapeake Energy, Aubrey K. McClendon. His speech was almost totally foreign to me, riddled with industry jargon and inside jokes. Once he began accepting questions, I was able to pose one to him.
"When will we be able to end our dependence on oil from the Middle East?"
Often when we imagine an oil executive, images of warmongering incumbent slave owners come to mind. In the case of Mr. McClendon, this was not the case.
Instead, his answer was that we as Americans must fervently advocate ingenuity, research, and education so that it is not necessary to buy fuel from war-torn countries.
He also had this wisdom to share with me:
"America has always been known to do the right thing, but only after exhausting all other options."
Shine on, you crazy oil person. Shine on.
