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The Mineral Rights Podcast: Mineral Rights | Royalties | Oil and Gas | Matt Sands

Jun 4, 2026

If you've filled up your gas tank lately, you already know something big is happening in energy markets — and it doesn't look like it's going away anytime soon. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has shut down roughly 14% of the world's oil supply through the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil and gas prices on...


May 28, 2026

Most mineral owners are sitting on tools that could save them hours of time, catch payment errors they'd never find on their own, and make them far more informed at every step of owning minerals and royalties — and they don't even know it. In this episode, we cover easy, free things you can do right now using tools...


May 21, 2026

When most people hear "geothermal energy," they think of Iceland, Yellowstone, or hot springs — places where the earth's heat is practically boiling up through the ground on its own. For decades, that image was essentially correct: traditional geothermal power only worked where nature had already done the hard work....


May 14, 2026

In this episode, we answer questions submitted by Sara, David, Kevin, Tom, Bradley, and Linda.  Topics range from decoding an unsolicited purchase offer to calculating decimal interest for allocation wells crossing multiple units in the East Texas Haynesville, to recovering unclaimed royalties for a deceased parent's...


May 7, 2026

In this month's news episode, we break down four major developments shaking up global energy markets in May 2026. From the UAE's sudden departure from OPEC to a widening gap between paper and physical oil prices, the episode covers what these fast-moving events mean for royalty owners who are trying to make sense...