Brendan Farris - Energy trading insights and marketing at Tourmaline, Canada’s largest natural gas portfolio - Ep 11

In this episode of Energy Untold, Brendan Farris recounts his journey from discovering energy trading as a career to becoming a Senior Gas Marketer at Tourmaline, Canada's largest natural gas producer. He reflects on his early career at TransAlta, lessons learned from the speculative trading side, and how his move to Tourmaline reshaped his understanding of the upstream side of the business.

Listeners will gain insights into Brendan’s approach to trading, hedging strategies, and the balance between analytics and intuition. He shares personal stories of navigating market volatility, the lessons learned from career-defining trades, and the dynamics of managing Tourmaline’s vast gas portfolio. Brendan also offers a rare glimpse into Tourmaline’s culture and how it leverages analytics and upstream knowledge to make decisive moves in the market.

This is an episode for aspiring traders and energy professionals alike, curious about the intricacies of marketing natural gas. 

Recorded on November 13, 2024

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Show Notes

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