First Friday Q&A | August 2025 | Ep 385

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 Artificial Lift Solutions for having us here! Equinor Strikes New Oil and Gas Discovery Near Norway’s Troll Field https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/equinor-strikes-oil-gas-discovery-123000950.html Crescent Energy to Acquire Vital Energy in $3.1 Billion Shale […]

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 Don’t forget to ask a question for our next First Friday Q&A. You ask the questions and we answer them. Episode Links Here’s a list of trusted organizations vetted by Kerr County Officials and non-profit leaders: Kerr County Flood Relief Fund Kerrville Area Rebuilding and Recovery Fund San Angelo Area […]

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 bp reports production boost, strong Q2 results from oil trading https://worldoil.com/news/2025/7/11/bp-reports-production-boost-strong-q2-results-from-oil-trading Saudi Arabia raises oil output above OPEC+ quota in rare breach https://worldoil.com/news/2025/7/11/saudi-arabia-raises-oil-output-above-opec-quota-in-rare-breach Chevron Reveals Plans to Build $5B Blue Hydrogen Plant in Port Arthur https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chevron-reveals-plans-build-5b-143600579.html EnQuest widens its Southeast Asian horizons with more oil & gas assets Dow will […]

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 […]

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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 […]

Sponsored by Cognite – https://www.cognite.com/en/ogpodcast Mark and Paige record live from the Petroleum Accountants Society of Houston’s Annual Picnic Event at St Arnolds Brewery.  Aramco signs pacts worth up to $90 billion with U.S. companies https://worldoil.com/news/2025/5/14/aramco-signs-pacts-worth-up-to-90-billion-with-u-s-companies U.S. Energy Department launches ‘largest deregulatory effort in history’ https://worldoil.com/news/2025/5/14/u-s-energy-department-launches-largest-deregulatory-effort-in-history U.S. crude production may decline in 2026 amid slowing […]

Sponsored by Cognite – https://www.cognite.com/en/ogpodcast Indian Refiners Scoop Up Russian ESPO Crude as China Steps Back https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Indian-Refiners-Scoop-Up-Russian-ESPO-Crude-As-China-Steps-Back.html Germany Slams Idea of Splitting Europe’s Power Market into Zones https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Germany-Slams-Idea-of-Splitting-Europes-Power-Market-Into-Zones.html Libya is Too Risky for Big Oil https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Libya-is-Too-Risky-for-Big-Oil.html Brazil’s Oil Ambitions Challenge Climate Goals https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Brazils-Oil-Ambitions-Challenge-Climate-Goals.html Crude Dips to Two-Week Low Amid Trade War Fears https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/crude_dips_to_twoweek_low_amid_trade_war_fears-28-apr-2025-180362-article AccuWeather Looks […]