Episode 3 · October 13, 2025
The Hidden Economy of Trust in Oil & Gas – With Claude Thorp of NTG
In this episode of Wisdom at the Wellhead, Claude Thorp joins Jeff Dyk and Kevin Fischer to share how great partnerships build great companies, and why relationships, not contracts, keep the best projects moving.
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What Happens When a Two-Person Company Buys 400 Wells and the Clock Starts Ticking
The Question That Changes How Founders Think About Growth, Control, and What They’re Actually Building
Why the Best Oil and Gas Companies Are Built to Run Without the Person Who Started Them
How Strategic Partnerships Help Lean Oilfield Teams Outperform the Giants
What Happens When Your Whole Career Runs on Trust, and Then the Rules Change
Why the Best Engineers in Oil and Gas Learn to Think Past the Wellbore
What Twenty-Year Partnerships in Oil and Gas Actually Look Like Up Close
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