Oil and Gas This Week

Sponsored by Cognite – https://www.cognite.com/en/ogpodcast Mark and Paige record live from the Western States Petroleum Association’s Annual Conference Reception in Dana Point, California. Thanks to Ryan and all the WSPA staff for having us there! Oil settles higher as US, China try to de-escalate trade tensions https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-rebounds-1-after-sharp-losses-us-china-tensions-2025-10-13 California oil workers face an uncertain future in […]

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Sponsored by Cognite – https://www.cognite.com/en/ogpodcast Mark and Paige record live from the SPE Gulf Coast Section Electric Submersible Pumps Symposium in Galveston, Texas  Huge thanks to Xccelerated Construction Unlimited (XCU) for having us here!  Cenovus Energy to acquire MEG Energy to expand oil sands portfolio https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/companies/news/55311707/cenovus-meg-energy-agree-to-acquisition-deal-to-grow-canadian-oil-sands-production Chevron Phillips Chemical Co Cuts 130 Jobs https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/chevron_phillips_chemical_co_cuts_130_jobs-13-aug-2025-181461-article BP layoffs expand […]

Sponsored by Cognite – https://www.cognite.com/en/ogpodcast bp names Albert Manifold as new chairman to replace Lund https://worldoil.com/news/2025/7/21/bp-names-albert-manifold-as-new-chairman-to-replace-lund/?oly_enc_id=9574A2135245J4T SLB Completes Acquisition of ChampionX https://finance.yahoo.com/news/slb-completes-acquisition-championx-125000890.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ7zSo_jSfJaTz25V5_GIWmS2fTrGQMb8xToypCYVmX56rkqhTlldpnOjBF0p3DE0_BGQ7ECfSJaZ3qZXLFFmerLPNPU_gX4R8XiB9wgoO6jgEi5rOPb8VqJZWBP6pT_P2ZsiXsrfjKTRkGQpl6mexIQ9H3UUR3Wy17jvv1eAzrm Chevron completes Hess acquisition after defeating Exxon in dispute over Guyana oil assets https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/chevron-defeats-exxon-in-dispute-over-guyana-oil-assets-clearing-path-for-hess-acquisition.html Exclusive-In rare move, California steps in to find buyer for Valero refinery to avoid closure, sources say https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/exclusive-in-rare-move-california-steps-in-to-find-buyer-for-valero-refinery-to-avoid-closure-sources-say/ar-AA1J9IDQ?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=9d792240d93c4f37a4725931c379ce84&ei=58 Fracking […]

Sponsored by Cognite – https://www.cognite.com/en/ogpodcast Investors brace for oil price spike, rush to havens after US bombs Iran nuclear sites https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/middle-east-tensions-put-investors-alert-weighing-worst-case-scenarios-2025-06-21 U.S. calls on China to prevent Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz and disrupting global oil flows https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/22/us-calls-on-china-to-prevent-iran-from-closing-strait-of-hormuz.html Iran oil doomsday in Hormuz may be more fear than reality https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/iran-oil-doomsday-hormuz-may-be-more-fear-than-reality-bousso-2025-06-22 Oil tanker market signals […]

Sponsored by Cognite – https://www.cognite.com/en/ogpodcast Three total fatalities reported from Chevron Angola platform fire https://www.worldoil.com/news/2025/5/28/three-total-fatalities-reported-from-chevron-angola-platform-fire US drillers cut oil and gas rigs to lowest since November 2021, Baker Hughes says https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-drillers-cut-oil-gas-rigs-lowest-since-november-2021-baker-hughes-2025-05-30 OPEC+ Mulls Even Larger Oil Output Hike as It Seeks Market Share https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/opec_mulls_even_larger_oil_output_hike_as_it_seeks_market_share-30-may-2025-180695-article bp appoints former U.S. shale boss to board as part of […]