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Oil and Gas This Week
Hosted by Mark LaCour & Paige Wilson · EN
Oil and Gas This Week is the show for busy oil pros who want to quickly keep their finger on the pulse of the industry.
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Oil and Gas This Week | March 2, 2026 | Ep 397
Mar 200:24:58Summary ready***BREAKING***LISTEN TO MARK’S COMMENTS ON THE SITUATION IN IRAN Novus Consulting Announces Strategic Acquisition of Magnum ForgeA New Powerhouse Consulting Firm for Oil and Gas | OGGN Special Feature Presidio Petroleum to go Public via Business Combination with EQV VenturesPresidio and EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. Announce SEC Effectiveness of Registration Statementhttps://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/08/05/3127473/0/en/Presidio-Petroleum-to-go-Public-via-Business-Combination-with-EQV-Ventures-Acquisition-Corp-Creating-a-Differentiated-Dividend-Yield-Driven-C-Corp-Focused-on-the-Optimization-Acqui.html Washington Prepares Broad License to Restart Venezuelan Oil Productionhttps://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Washington-Prepares-Broad-License-to-Restart-Venezuelan-Oil-Production.html Kuwait Seeks Foreign Majors’ Help to Develop Offshore Fieldshttps://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Kuwait-Seeks-Foreign-Majors-Help-to-Develop-Offshore-Fields.html Iranian Gunboats Confront U.S.-Flagged Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuzhttps://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Iranian-Gunboats-Confront-US-Flagged-Oil-Tanker-in-Strait-of-Hormuz.html Equinor Exits Vaca Muerta with $1.1 Billion Sale to Vista Energyhttps://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Equinor-Exits-Vaca-Muerta-With-11-Billion-Sale-to-Vista-Energy.html Texas Upstream Oil, Gas Employment Was Steady in 2025https://www.rigzone.com/news/texas_upstream_oil_gas_employment_was_steady_in_2025-02-feb-2026-182905-article/ ExxonMobil breaks ground on Baytown sitehttps://www.bicmagazine.com/projects-expansions/downstream/exxonmobil-breaks-ground-on-baytown-site/ Refiner Phillips 66 can process 250,000 bpd of Venezuelan crudehttps://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/refiner-phillips-66-can-process-250-000-bpd-of-venezuelan-crude/ Trinidad and Tobago in talks with Indian Oil to revive refineryhttps://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/trinidad-and-tobago-in-talks-with-indian-oil-to-revive-refinery/ Mozambique LNG announces full restart of onshore and offshore activities in Mozambiquehttps://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/gas-processing/02022026/mozambique-lng-announces-full-restart-of-onshore-and-offshore-activities-in-mozambique/ ExxonMobil to inject US$100M to transform STEM education in Guyanahttps://guyanatimesgy.com/exxonmobil-to-pump-us100m-to-transform-stem-education-in-guyana/ Comment on any video, send us a screenshot to marketing@oggn.com and will send you an OGGN hardhat/laptop sticker, and a temporary tattoo: https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialOGGN Brought to you on OGGN, the largest and most listened to podcast network for the oil and energy industry. Don’t forget to ask a question for our next First Friday Q&A. You ask the questions and we answer them. Enjoying the show? Leave us a review here.Sign up for OGGN newsletters here.Visit the OGGN Merch store here.Curious about podcast advertising? Learn more here. The Weekly Rig Count by Baker Hughes https://rigcount.bakerhughes.com/rig-count-overview More from OGGN … PodcastsLinkedIn GroupLinkedIn Company Page
SummaryOil and Gas This Week | January 2026 FFQA
Feb 200:25:31Summary readySponsored by Cognite – https://www.cognite.com/en/ogpodcast HPC Innovation Excellence Award Winners: https://insidehpc.com/2025/11/hyperion-reesearch-announces-winners-of-2025-hpc-innovation-excellence-awards/ OGGN YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialOGGN This Week in Petroleum History https://aoghs.org/this-week Brought to you on OGGN, the largest and most listened to podcast network for the oil and energy industry. Don’t forget to ask a question for our next First Friday Q&A. You ask the questions and we answer them. Enjoying the show? Leave us a review here.Sign up for OGGN newsletters here.Visit the OGGN Merch store here.Curious about podcast advertising? Learn more here. The Weekly Rig Count by Baker Hughes https://rigcount.bakerhughes.com/rig-count-overview More from OGGN … PodcastsLinkedIn GroupLinkedIn Company Page
SummaryOil and Gas This Week | Happy New Year | Ep 395
Jan 2200:27:24Summary readySponsored by Cognite – https://www.cognite.com/en/ogpodcast Massive untapped oil and gas reserves discovered beneath the Permian. What will it take to tap it? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/massive-untapped-oil-gas-reserves-194434604.html U.S. completes first sale of Venezuelan oil, valued at $500 million, official says https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-completes-first-sale-venezuelan-oil Chevron takes final investment decision on Leviathan gas expansion https://www.bicmagazine.com/projects-expansions/midstream/chevron-takes-final-investment-decision-on-leviathan Energy Transfer to upsize Transwestern Pipeline’s Desert Southwest expansion project https://www.bicmagazine.com/projects-expansions/midstream/energy-transfer-upsize-transwestern-pipelines-desert-southwest-expansion Hamm to Halt Drilling in Bakken Shale https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/hamm_to_halt_drilling_in_bakken_shale-16-jan-2026-182785-article Oil steadies as Iran supply fears ease and Greenland moves into spotlight https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-steady-ebbing-iranian-protests-lower-chance-us-attack-2026-01-19 Venezuelan Crude Rerouting Favors U.S. Refiners Over China https://pgjonline.com/news/2026/january/venezuelan-crude-rerouting-favors-us-refiners-over-china EU Could Rely on U.S. for Up to 80% of LNG Imports by 2030, Report Warns https://pgjonline.com/news/2026/january/eu-could-rely-on-us-for-up-to-80-of-lng-imports-by-2030-report-warns ADNOC Gas Signs $3 Billion, 10-Year LNG Supply Deal with HPCL https://pgjonline.com/news/2026/january/adnoc-gas-signs-3-billion-10-year-lng-supply-deal-with-hpcl Vietnam’s EVN Secures $1.13 Billion Loan for LNG-Fired Power Plant https://pgjonline.com/news/2026/january/vietnam-s-evn-secures-113-billion-loan-for-lng-fired-power-plant TechnipFMC Wins Major Subsea Scope on Mozambique FLNG Project https://pgjonline.com/news/2025/december/technipfmc-wins-major-subsea-scope-on-mozambique-flng-project Chevron Houston Marathon’s has raised over $41 million for local Houston charities since its inception in 1995 Home Chevron Houston Marathon Leaderboard https://fundraisers.hakuapp.com/events/79103f1cf8d4ae79d64a/fundraising?_gl=1*kmq125*_gcl_au*MzIyNzc5MzMwLjE3Njg4NDc2NzI.*_ga*MTM2MTc5Mjg3NC4xNzY4ODQ3Njcy*_ga_RFCGD81T15*czE3Njg4NDc2NzIkbzEkZzEkdDE3Njg4NDc4NDIkajUwJGwwJGgw Brought to you on OGGN, the largest and most listened to podcast network for the oil and energy industry. Don’t forget to ask a question for our next First Friday Q&A. You ask the questions and we answer them. Enjoying the show? Leave us a review here.Sign up for OGGN newsletters here.Visit the OGGN Merch store here.Curious about podcast advertising? Learn more here. The Weekly Rig Count by Baker Hughes https://rigcount.bakerhughes.com/rig-count-overview More from OGGN … PodcastsLinkedIn GroupLinkedIn Company Page
SummaryOil and Gas This Week | 2026 Predictions |Ep 394
Dec 3100:19:07Summary readySponsored by Cognite – https://www.cognite.com/en/ogpodcastMark and Paige discuss what Mark got right in 2025 and his predictions for 2026. Brought to you on OGGN, the largest and most listened to podcast network for the oil and energy industry. Don’t forget to ask a question for our next First Friday Q&A. You ask the questions and we answer them. Enjoying the show? Leave us a review here.Sign up for OGGN newsletters here.Visit the OGGN Merch store here.Curious about podcast advertising? Learn more here. The Weekly Rig Count by Baker Hughes https://rigcount.bakerhughes.com/rig-count-overview More from OGGN … PodcastsLinkedIn GroupLinkedIn Company Page
SummaryOil and Gas This Week | December 5 2025 | Ep 393
Dec 1201:07:36Summary readySponsored by Cognite – https://www.cognite.com/en/ogpodcast Mark and Paige record live from the Permian Basin to discuss AI in Oil and Gas with Vince Doczy, Sr., Wells Engineering for ConocoPhillips, Linda Addison, Vice President – Americas for Cognite, Brandon Cavallaro, Digital Commercial Manager – North America Land for SLB, Ronnie Arispe, Staff IO Analyst for ConocoPhillips and Ed Marotta, Director of Data Science for ChampionX. Brought to you on OGGN, the largest and most listened to podcast network for the oil and energy industry. Don’t forget to ask a question for our next First Friday Q&A. You ask the questions and we answer them. Enjoying the show? Leave us a review here.Sign up for OGGN newsletters here.Visit the OGGN Merch store here.Curious about podcast advertising? Learn more here. The Weekly Rig Count by Baker Hughes https://rigcount.bakerhughes.com/rig-count-overview More from OGGN … PodcastsLinkedIn GroupLinkedIn Company Page
SummaryOil and Gas This Week | Nov 19 2025 | Ep 392
Nov 1900:30:01Tap to summarizeSponsored by Cognite – https://www.cognite.com/en/ogpodcast ExxonMobil warns EU law could force exit from Europe https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/exclusive-exxonmobil-warns-eu-law-could-force-exit-from-europe/ar-AA1PIxmI?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=6908dec6088f47b0b60488bd87a95a9f&ei=19 BP to sell stakes in US onshore pipeline assets for $1.5 billion https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/bp-to-sell-stakes-in-us-onshore-pipeline-assets-for-1-5-billion/ar-AA1PHS2p?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=69090234fdb543bca6651b03fa0def24&ei=18 Pirates Board Oil Tanker in Indian Ocean https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Pirates-Board-Oil-Tanker-in-Indian-Ocean.html Australia’s Woodside Bets Big on LNG Boom With 2032 Growth Plan https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Australias-Woodside-Bets-Big-on-LNG-Boom-With-2032-Growth-Plan.html UAE Dismisses Fears of Oil Glut https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/UAE-Dismisses-Fears-of-Oil-Glut.html Oil Rises as Sanctions Hit Russian Exports and Lukoil Declares Force Majeure https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Oil-Rises-as-US-Sanctions-Hit-Russian-Exports-and-Lukoil-Declares-Force-Majeur.html Canadian Gov Signals Plans to Scrap Oil, Gas Emissions Cap https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/canadian_gov_signals_plans_to_scrap_oil_gas_emissions_cap-05-nov-2025-182248-article BOEM Advances 1st Two OBBBA Offshore Lease Sales https://www.rigzone.com/news/boem_advances_1st_two_obbba_offshore_lease_sales-10-nov-2025-182280-article EIA Raises Oil Price Forecasts but Still Sees Drop in 2026 https://www.rigzone.com/news/eia_raises_oil_price_forecasts_but_still_sees_drop_in_2026-13-nov-2025-182311-article World oil market faces even larger 2026 surplus, IEA says https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iea-sees-global-oil-supply-growth-driving-larger-market-glut-2025-11-13 Iran Seizes Oil Tanker in Gulf of Oman https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Iran-Seizes-Oil-Tanker-in-Gulf-of-Oman.html India’s Refiners Turn to the U.S. in Break from the Gulf https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Indias-Refiners-Turn-to-the-US-in-Break-from-the-Gulf.html Trump Lifts More Arctic Drilling Curbs https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/trump_lifts_more_arctic_drilling_curbs-14-nov-2025-182324-article The Giving Pump Returns at Shell Stations https://www.convenience.org/Media/Daily/2025/September/12/5-The-Giving-Pump-Returns-Shell-Stations_Community Episode Links Learn more about the Rice Energy Finance Summit here. Brought to you on OGGN, the largest and most listened to podcast network for the oil and energy industry. Don’t forget to ask a question for our next First Friday Q&A. You ask the questions and we answer them. Enjoying the show? Leave us a review here.Sign up for OGGN newsletters here.Visit the OGGN Merch store here.Curious about podcast advertising? Learn more here. The Weekly Rig Count by Baker Hughes https://rigcount.bakerhughes.com/rig-count-overview More from OGGN … PodcastsLinkedIn GroupLinkedIn Company Page
Transcribe →First Friday Q&A | November 2025 | Ep 391
Nov 1000:29:46Tap to summarizeSponsored by Cognite – https://www.cognite.com/en/ogpodcast Mark and Paige answer your questions live from Arkestro Opitmal 2025 Comment on this video, send us a screenshot and will send you an OGGN hardhat/laptop sticker, and a temporary tattoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAGSFzJxcWc Brought to you on OGGN, the largest and most listened to podcast network for the oil and energy industry. Don’t forget to ask a question for our next First Friday Q&A. You ask the questions and we answer them. Enjoying the show? Leave us a review here.Sign up for OGGN newsletters here.Visit the OGGN Merch store here.Curious about podcast advertising? Learn more here. The Weekly Rig Count by Baker Hughes https://rigcount.bakerhughes.com/rig-count-overview More from OGGN … PodcastsLinkedIn GroupLinkedIn Company Page
Transcribe →Oil and Gas This Week | Oct 22 2025 | Ep 390
Oct 2600:29:30Tap to summarizeSponsored 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 the state’s energy transition https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/california-oil-workers-face-uncertain-future-states-energy-126444978 Texas’ plastics industry sets pace with $61.5 billion in production, nation-leading wages https://www.bicmagazine.com/industry/refining-petrochem/texas-plastics-industry-sets-pace-with-61-5-billion Bechtel takes a deep dive into tragic incident with three fatalities at US LNG project https://www.offshore-energy.biz/bechtel-takes-a-deep-dive-into-tragic-incident-with-three-fatalities-at-us-lng-project All systems go for Equinor’s drilling ops with Transocean and COSL rigs All systems go for Equinor’s drilling ops with Transocean and COSL rigs OPEC Chief: The World Needs $18.2 Trillion in Oil and Gas Investment https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/OPEC-Chief-The-World-Needs-182-Trillion-in-Oil-and-Gas-Investment.html Mexico Sends $3 Billion in Subsidized Fuel to Cuba in Just Four Months https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Mexico-Sends-3-Billion-in-Subsidized-Fuel-to-Cuba-in-Just-Four-Months.html Beetaloo Partners Complete Drilling Program for Pilot Gas Project https://www.rigzone.com/news/beetaloo_partners_complete_drilling_program_for_pilot_gas_project-15-oct-2025-182081-article London-Listed Energy Firm Acquires Oil and Gas License in Ukraine https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/London-Listed-Energy-Firm-Acquires-Oil-and-Gas-License-in-Ukraine.html BP Picks Valaris Rig to Drill Series of Wells in Med https://www.rigzone.com/news/bp_picks_valaris_rig_to_drill_series_of_wells_in_med-14-oct-2025-182077-article Marathon Petroleum awards $750,000 to nine Borderland nonprofits Marathon Petroleum awards $75,000 to nine Borderland nonprofits Brought to you on OGGN, the largest and most listened to podcast network for the oil and energy industry. Don’t forget to ask a question for our next First Friday Q&A. You ask the questions and we answer them. Enjoying the show? Leave us a review here.Sign up for OGGN newsletters here.Visit the OGGN Merch store here.Curious about podcast advertising? Learn more here. The Weekly Rig Count by Baker Hughes https://rigcount.bakerhughes.com/rig-count-overview More from OGGN … PodcastsLinkedIn GroupLinkedIn Company Page
Transcribe →Oil and Gas This Week | October 1 2025 | Ep 389
Oct 100:31:34Tap to summarizeSponsored by Cognite – https://www.cognite.com/en/ogpodcast California lawmakers listen to Oil and Gas This Week and pass bill to boost oil production https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/california-lawmakers-pass-bill-boost-oil-production-2025-09-15 Regulator to Take Over Oil Contracts in Nigeria https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Regulator-to-Take-Over-Oil-Contracts-in-Nigeria.html Iraq’s Gas Deal Through Iran Blocked by U.S. https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Iraqs-Gas-Deal-Through-Iran-Blocked-by-US.html Oil Pipeline Lifeline for Canada Comes Under Siege in Michigan https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Oil-Pipeline-Lifeline-for-Canada-Comes-Under-Siege-in-Michigan.html Colombia’s Ecopetrol to Drill More New Oil Wells https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Colombias-Ecopetrol-to-Drill-More-New-Oil-Wells.html Turkey Plans Energy Deals With USA https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/turkey_plans_energy_deals_with_usa-19-sep-2025-181854-article Exxon Says Demand Makes Case for Fossil Fuel Growth https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/exxon_says_demand_makes_case_for_fossil_fuel_growth-19-sep-2025-181855-article Blackstone to Acquire Pennsylvania Gas Plant for $1B https://www.rigzone.com/news/blackstone_to_acquire_pennsylvania_gas_plant_for_1b-18-sep-2025-181830-article California legislature considers paying Valero millions to save refinery https://www.bicmagazine.com/departments/operations/california-legislature-considers-paying-valero Advanced recycling technologies offer new methods to tackle plastic waste https://www.bicmagazine.com/departments/hse/advanced-recycling-tech-offer-new-methods TotalEnergies and Cognite Expand Their Partnership to Scale Industrial AI https://totalenergies.com/news/press-releases/digital-transformation-totalenergies-and-cognite-expand-their-partnership-scale Say hi to Thomas from Burnley, UK https://www.instagram.com/bakerhughesco/p/DL8LHdOpoIA/?hl=en Baker Hughes ASPIRE is a two-year rotational leadership program for recent graduates and early-career employees, designed to grow their functional and leadership skills through challenging assignments, learning plans and global cross-functional projects https://careers.bakerhughes.com/global/en/job/R156086/ASPIRE-Engineering-and-Technology-United-States-2026-Opportunities Brought to you on OGGN, the largest and most listened to podcast network for the oil and energy industry. Don’t forget to ask a question for our next First Friday Q&A. You ask the questions and we answer them. Enjoying the show? Leave us a review here.Sign up for OGGN newsletters here.Visit the OGGN Merch store here.Curious about podcast advertising? Learn more here. The Weekly Rig Count by Baker Hughes https://rigcount.bakerhughes.com/rig-count-overview More from OGGN … PodcastsLinkedIn GroupLinkedIn Company Page
Transcribe →Oil and Gas This Week | September 15 2025 | Ep 388
Sep 1800:36:35Tap to summarizeSponsored by Cognite – https://www.cognite.com/en/ogpodcast ABB https://global.abb/group/en Brought to you on OGGN, the largest and most listened to podcast network for the oil and energy industry. Don’t forget to ask a question for our next First Friday Q&A. You ask the questions and we answer them. Enjoying the show? Leave us a review here.Sign up for OGGN newsletters here.Visit the OGGN Merch store here.Curious about podcast advertising? Learn more here. The Weekly Rig Count by Baker Hughes https://rigcount.bakerhughes.com/rig-count-overview More from OGGN … PodcastsLinkedIn GroupLinkedIn Company Page
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