Headline speakers at industry events are the forever premium attraction to draw an audience. Who doesn’t want to hear from the nation’s top oil and gas CEOs sharing their company stories and foresight? But aside from those presentations largely scripted, one-on-one interviews can offer other takeaway gems when energy leaders sit down to address questions....

When last we visited Energy Transfer earlier in May, the midstream machine and its combo platter of crude oil, natural gas, and NGL energy infrastructure had just wrapped up a spectacular 1Q. Perhaps there was a twinkle in the eye from Executive Chairman Kelcy Warren as the company marked its achievements, the reap of rewards from last year’s $9 billion in acquisitions, and the not-so-subtle hint there could be more fish to fry given just the right cast. ...