Matt Simmons is one of the top minds in the world when it comes to energy. His work has been followed internationally for over 35 years and Matt's company Simmons & Company International has served as co-manager on over $38 billion in public debt and equity offerings. Simmons & Company has also acted as financial advisor in nearly $140 billion of transactions, including 550 merger and acquisitions worth over $97 billion. In this interview Matt discusses the whistleblower disclosure this week exposing peak oil, the reality of the Brazilian oil discovery, when the flow of oil peaked, surprise declines in production, the need for field by field information disclosure, rusting infrastructure, graying workforce, questions BP's latest discovery, the fact that oil is a strategic resource and much more.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Matt Simmons
Biography from simmonsco-intl.com
Matthew R. Simmons - Chairman Emeritus of Simmons & Company International
Matthew R. Simmons graduated cum laude from the University of Utah and received a Masters degree with distinction in Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He then served on the faculty as a research associate for two years. In 1974, he founded Simmons & Company International. Simmons serves on the Board of Deans Advisors of Harvard Business School and is past President of the Harvard Business School Alumni Association. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Houston Technology Center and the Center for Houston’s Future. Simmons serves on The University of Texas’ M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Foundation Board of Visitors (Houston) and is a Trustee of the Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences. He is a member of the National Petroleum Council, Council on Foreign Relations and The Atlantic Council of the United States. In addition, he is past Chairman of the National Ocean Industry Association. Mr. Simmons is a Trustee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Farnsworth Art Museum in Maine.
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