#288 - Wilkie Colyer - CEO of Contango Resources

Wilkie has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Contango Oil & Gas since 2018. Prior to Contango, he was employed by Goff Capital, the family office of John C. Goff, from 2007 until August 2018. Mr. Colyer was responsible for the firms’ energy investing and has held a material role in public and private investments in sectors including financial services and real estate, among others. On this episode, Chris & Wilkie discuss: ➡️ lessons learned working for John Goff ➡️ story of buying and becoming CEO of Contango ➡️ how they find value in oil & gas assets ➡️ why all energy resources are critical We'd appreciate you filling out our audience survey, so we can continuously work on providing relevant content to our listeners.  https://www.thefortpod.com/survey Additional Resources 👉 Wilkie on LinkedIn 👉Contango Oil & Gas 👉Goff Capital ➡️ Fort Capital: https://bit.ly/FortCapital ➡️ Follow Fort Capital on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/fort-capital/ ➡️ Follow Chris on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3BYIjcH ➡️ Follow Chris on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chrispowersjr/ ➡️ Sign Up for our Newsletter: https://newsletter.thefortpod.com/ ➡️ Subscribe to The Fort on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oynxNX Timestamps (00:02:18) Wilkie’s career, investment philosophies, and learning under John Goff (00:18:19) Acquiring Contango and becoming the CEO (00:32:07) The Mission of Contango (00:35:58) Acquiring Whitestar at the 11th hour (00:57:03) Crescent (01:14:52) Thoughts on the Fossil Fuel industry (01:21:57) Where do you see supply coming from going forward? (01:26:52) Is there any technology in Upstream that’s on the horizon? (01:29:38) When you’re looking at a business investment opportunity, what sticks out that gets you excited? (01:34:14) What were some biggest takeaways while working under John Goff? -- The FORT Podcast with Chris Powers is a place where you can find meaningful conversations about entrepreneurship, real estate, investing, and more. Be sure to follow the podcast, so you never miss an episode! The FORT is produced by Johnny Podcasts

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