The Permian Basin is changing fast. From shifting capital markets to evolving operational priorities, staying ahead of industry trends has never been more important.

Join Energy Workforce & Technology Council on June 24 in Midland for an executive-level lunch discussion featuring leaders from Admiral Permian Resources and Piper Sandler on what’s next for the basin and the broader energy market.

Featured speakers include:

• Denzil West, CEO, Admiral Permian Resources | Fireside Chat focused on today’s evolving industry landscape
• Ryan Tull, Managing Director, Head of Energy, Power & Infrastructure Capital Markets Origination and Public M&A, Piper Sandler | Market Outlook covering current market trends and the outlook for the energy sector

Denzil West, P.E., Chief Executive Officer
Admiral Permian Resources

Denzil West is a founder and Chief Executive Officer of Admiral Permian and is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Prior to founding Admiral in 2017, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer at Reliance Energy where he was primarily responsible for the technical, operational, and financial performance of the company. During that 10-year engagement at Reliance, he also was a co-founder in two regional intrastate midstream companies that Reliance and partners successfully built and monetized.

Prior to Reliance, Denzil was an independent investor and started multiple successful companies.

In his early career he was a petroleum engineer with ARCO Oil and Gas working in the Mid-Continent, Rocky Mountain, and Permian Basin regions. He has been on the Board of Directors of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association for many years and currently serves on the Executive Committee. In addition, he served for many years as a Board Director of Vesta Energy Ltd, a Calgary based E&P. In 1981, Denzil earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M.

Ryan Tull, Managing Director, Head of Energy, Power & Infrastructure Capital Markets Origination and Public M&A
Piper Sandler
Ryan Tull joined the energy, power & infrastructure investment banking group at Piper Sandler in 2024 and leads the capital markets origination and public M&A for the group. Tull has 30 years of experience in the energy industry, including 20 years as an investment banker. Prior to Piper Sandler, Tull was head of oilfield services and oilfield infrastructure at J.P. Morgan from 2019 to 2024, and worked for Credit Suisse from 2004 to 2019 where he was promoted to managing director and served as head of oilfield services.

Tull has extensive capital markets and advisory experience, raising more than $50 billion in debt financing, leading more than 20 IPOs as well as many other follow-on equity offerings and having completed approximately $40 billion in M&A deal volume.

Tull is a long-time Houstonian and grew up in New Mexico. He earned a bachelor’s degree in managerial studies and economics as well as a Masters of Business Administration degree, with honors, from Rice University.