Oil and Gas This Week | August 28 2025 | Ep 386
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 by 32% as Energy Giant Shifts Focus to Traditional Oil https://www.chron.com/business/article/bp-layoffs-houston-20806767.php Texas businessmen indicted for allegedly bribing officials at Mexico’s Pemex https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/texas-businessmen-indicted-allegedly-bribing-224549859.html KRG, Baghdad Strike Another Oil Deal https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/KRG-Baghdad-Strike-Another-Oil-Deal.html Petrobras Inches Closer to Amazon Oil Exploration License https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Petrobras-Inches-Closer-to-Amazon-Oil-Exploration-License.html New Hope Emerges for Insolvent UK Refinery https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/New-Hope-Emerges-for-Insolvent-UK-Refinery.html NOAA Updates 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast https://www.rigzone.com/news/noaa_updates_2025_atlantic_hurricane_season_forecast-12-aug-2025-181446-article Trump to Tap Biden Appointee to Lead FERC https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/trump_to_tap_biden_appointee_to_lead_ferc-11-aug-2025-181428-article Blackstone to Buy Enverus https://www.rigzone.com/news/blackstone_to_buy_enverus-08-aug-2025-181414-article Texas Leads Again: Oil & Gas Slash Methane Intensity by 50 Percent Amid Soaring Production https://www.bicmagazine.com/industry/refining-petrochem/texas-leads-again-oil-gas-slash-methane ‘Erasure of years of work’: outcry as White House moves to open Arctic reserve to oil and gas drilling https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/09/national-petroleum-reserve-alaska-oil-gas-drilling BLM announces November 2025 sale of oil and gas leases in New Mexico and Oklahoma https://www.cibolacitizen.com/news/blm-announces-november-2025-sale-oil-and-gas-leases-new-mexico-and-oklahoma Episode Links Xccelerated Construction Unlimited SPE ESP Symposium TEE UP! Power Networking for Professional Women Houston September Industry Mixer 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 … Podcasts LinkedIn Group LinkedIn Company Page