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Alex Cranberg / Ryan Lance / Mark Nelson

Oil and gas executives: Ryan Lance (chairman/CEO of ConocoPhillips), Mark Nelson (vice chairman of Chevron), and Alex Cranberg (founder/chairman of Aspect Energy).

Jan 9, 2026

Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
25:23
great job
25:24
great job you'll be back please mr president i'm alex cranberg uh my company aspect energy is one of the leading american international wildcatters we've found significant fields and central are you a
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
25:44
And you've been successfully wildcatting.
25:47
We've found significant fields in Central and South America, in the Middle East, and in Europe.
25:53
We're a leading oil producer in Hungary.
25:55
But probably the most pertinent example is what a wildcatter does is take on risk and try to reduce it.
26:02
Then other people come in and put more capital in later.
26:04
So we're kind of kickstarters in the oil industry.

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