October 1 2025 | Ep 389
Sponsored 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 … Podcasts LinkedIn Group LinkedIn Company Page