Alan Lammey, nicknamed "Petrodamus" by his radio show listeners, is a crude oil and natural gas futures, basis, and options market analyst and journalist, best known for his innovative and forward-thinking energy and financial market analysis. Additionally, he is a knowledgeble energy consultant educating Houston area businesses (both big and small) on how to notably improve their bottom line concerning electricity and natural gas expenditures. Regarding the oil and gas markets, his primary focus is on the production of daily analysis of the oil and gas futures market as well as weekly feature stories on a host of market issues for various popular worldwide energy publications.

Alan developed a keen interest for energy, financial, and commodity markets more than a decade ago in his former career as a licensed stock and options broker, where he honed is knowledge on the fundamental and technical aspects of trading, as well as various forms of risk management. He has also worked for one of the largest energy marketers in North America as a supply manager to the western half of the United States, and has formal education and training in futures, stocks, and options trading and hedging strategies.

Alan pioneered "award-winning" coverage of financial basis (or forward curve) markets, and has also conducted a detailed study of the influence of hedge funds and large speculators in natural gas futures market, which is significantly at odds with studies by the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). He is currently writing a book exploring how transformations in energy trading, market dynamics and supply are likely to impact the petroleum industry for years to come. His work is published daily in many well-known energy publications in the United States and around the world.

Alan can frequently be seen on national television shows, as well as radio programs in Texas and other states.