Oil and Gas This Week | March 2, 2026 | Ep 397
***BREAKING*** LISTEN TO MARK’S COMMENTS ON THE SITUATION IN IRAN Novus Consulting Announces Strategic Acquisition of Magnum Forge A New Powerhouse Consulting Firm for Oil and Gas | OGGN Special Feature Presidio Petroleum to go Public via Business Combination with EQV Ventures Presidio and EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. Announce SEC Effectiveness of Registration Statement https://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 Production https://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 Fields https://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 Hormuz https://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 Energy https://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 2025 https://www.rigzone.com/news/texas_upstream_oil_gas_employment_was_steady_in_2025-02-feb-2026-182905-article/ ExxonMobil breaks ground on Baytown site https://www.bicmagazine.com/projects-expansions/downstream/exxonmobil-breaks-ground-on-baytown-site/ Refiner Phillips 66 can process 250,000 bpd of Venezuelan crude https://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 refinery https://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 Mozambique https://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 Guyana https://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 … Podcasts LinkedIn Group LinkedIn Company Page