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Iran Trade "Syndicate," SPR Drops Below 400M, & Musk's Memphis AI Power Play | BDE 05.07.26
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- May 7, 2026
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Summary
Kirk and Mark fly solo while Chuck takes a break, and there is plenty to chew on. Crude took a hit on Iran peace talk leaks, and a suspiciously timed 925 million dollar short has even Marjorie Taylor Greene calling out insider trading. From there it is the upcoming Trump and Xi summit, SPR refill chatter on DoD lands, the voodoo science of reserves accounting, exec comp tied to flaring mitigation, and where Anthropic fits in the gigascale power buildout. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at collide.io Click here to view the episode transcript. 00:00 - Cold open and Chuck on assignment 01:15 - Iran headlines and crude's air pocket 04:35 - The Trump and Xi summit ahead 07:00 - SPR refill ideas and DoD lands 13:00 - The voodoo science of reserves 21:00 - Goldman, BP and the reserve replacement game 25:00 - Exec comp and flaring mitigation 30:00 - AI tooling and grid intermittency 38:00 - Anthropic and the speed to power race 46:30 - An engineering project, not a science fair 53:30 - Wrap https://twitter.com/collide_ai https://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io https://www.facebook.com/collide.io https://www.instagram.com/collide.io https://www.youtube.com/@collide_io https://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/collideai