Welcome back to another episode! This Week, Mark and Paige celebrate things to be grateful for this Thanksgiving: Retail Sales Are Climbing People Are Shopping More Online The Election is Drawing to a Close The Holiday Seasons Will Soon Be Here Our continued growth and diversification New Podcasts Our Team Sponsors A Fresh Start in 2021 Our Health * Our Family, Friends, and Listeners * Our listeners * Our Health Family and Friends Support the Show: Reviews If you want to get a question answered ...
Nov 27, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First Friday Q&A for November 2020. You ask the questions and we answer them. Big thanks to everyone who wrote in. Have a question? Click here to ask. Support the Show: Reviews Informative but one-sided ☆ ☆ “Been listening to this podcast for 4 years now. It’s really the only podcast like it, truly unique. The hosts do a good job of explaining a complex industry and sharing relevant news in a concise and easy to digest way. It’s a g...
Nov 20, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This Week, Mark and Paige hit the following: * Natural Gas Giant EQT to Pursue Takeover Of CNX Resources * Cenovus and Husky Combine to Create a Resilient Integrated Energy Leader * GOM Walker Ridge Seismic Program Starts * Syria fuel crisis eases as Iran delivers new oil supplies * This $40 Billion Pipeline Project Risks Becoming A Stranded Asset * Contango Oil & Gas Company and Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP Announce Strategic Merger Continuing Contango’s Cons...
Nov 05, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This Week, Mark and Paige hit the following: * ABB and IBM to Bolster Cybersecurity for Industrial Operations * Halliburton Sees Signs of Rebirth * ConocoPhillips Makes $9.7B Acquisition * Dakota Access Oil Pipeline Clears Hurdle To Doubling Capacity * UAE and Israel open talks on once-secret crude oil pipeline * Pioneer Natural Resources to Buy Parsley Energy for $4.5 Billion * Alberta To Restart Oil Lease Sales Despite Crisis * OPEC Says Group Will Ensure Oil P...
Oct 25, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First (it’s actually the third…) Friday Q&A for October 2020. You ask the questions and we answer them. Big thanks to everyone who wrote in. Support the Show: Reviews If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! Have a question? Click here to ask. Hello Mark, I am a student at Oklahoma University, School of Law’s Master of Oil and Gas program. I just found your podcast and I have listene...
Oct 17, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This Week, Mark and Paige hit the following: * Weatherford Gets New President and CEO * OPEC Turns 60 * Venezuela Defies U.S. Sanctions with First Iranian Oil Import * Traffic Levels in Europe and Asia Near Pre-COVID Levels * Fossil Fuels Account for the Largest Share of U.S. Energy Production and Consumption * Shell Buys Kosmos Exploration Assets * Economist: West Will Suffer the Most Under Trudeau’s Second Carbon Tax * Maersk Hopes Drones Can Deliver Sweet Savi...
Sep 26, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This Week, Mark and Paige hit the following: * Liberty Oilfield Services Puts Schlumberger Tech in Its Yards, Halliburton In Its Crosshairs * OPEC to Hold Digital Workshop * Shell Sees Natural Gas As ‘Destination Fuel’ * Interior to Push Drilling in Florida Waters After November Election * The Trillion-Dollar Reason Why Joe Biden Won’t Ban Fracking * Neptune Energy Begins Installing World’s Longest Heated Production Pipeline * ExxonMobil Baton Rouge, Lard Oil Don...
Sep 11, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First Friday Q&A for September 2020. You ask the questions and we answer them. Big thanks to everyone who wrote in. We apologize for missing an episode last week, we were preparing for Hurricane Laura, which thankfully didn’t hit Houston. Our prayers go out to everyone on the Louisiana/Texas border that were affected. If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! Have a question? Click he...
Sep 04, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This Week, Mark and Paige hit the following: * Berkshire Hathaway Sells Its Oxy Stake * Shell Is Recruiting Science Graduates to Build Blockchain Use Cases for Oil and Gas * ConocoPhillips Gets U.S. Green Light for Alaska Oil Project * Companies Offer Super-Cool Solution to Flaring Gas in the Permian * US Seizes 1.1 Million Barrels of Iranian Gasoline Bound for Venezuela: DOJ * Iranians Raided Tanker Off UAE Searching for 1M Barrels of Petroleum Seized by U.S.; D...
Aug 21, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This Week, Mark and Paige hit the following: * BW Reveals Fate of Kidnapped Crew * Equinor Promotes Technology Chief to CEO To Lead Clean-Energy Push * OPEC+ Pressures Iraq To Take Deeper Cuts as Non-Compliance Continues * Is The OPEC+ Alliance Coming to An End? * Black Swans and Gray Rhinos: Building Future Resilience * Cost of Shale Gas Drilling Permit in Pennsylvania Jumps 150% * RRC Seeks Public Comment on Flaring Rule Changes * The Oil and Gas Industry Is Go...
Aug 13, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First Friday Q&A for August 2020. You ask the questions and we answer them. Big thanks to everyone who wrote in. As of 8/6/2020 -The American Rig count is 277 active rigs. 2% down from last week. Support the Show-Reviews If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! Have a question? Click here to ask. ★★★★★ Paige & Mark make the weekly wrap up of O&G events and news a pleasure to ...
Aug 07, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This Week, Mark and Paige hit the following: * Chevron picks Noble in biggest U.S. energy deal since the oil crash * BOEM Proposes New GOM Lease Sale * Halliburton, Microsoft and Accenture form agreement to advance digital capabilities * Energy trader Vitol enters U.S. oil and gas upstream * U.S. Regulators Approve Elba Island LNG Expansion * China Owes $42 Billion To Clean Energy Companies * Halliburton shares rise as cost-cutting measures deliver results * Prem...
Jul 24, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This Week, Mark and Paige hit the following: * Activists Not Only Slow Oil Pipelines, But Also Power Lines Needed For Renewable Energy * Energy Transfer Vows to Keep Pipeline Open After Court Order * Energy secretary: Oil and gas will ‘come back very, very strong’ * Libya Lifts Force Majeure On All Oil Exports * Talos Energy Receives Official Instruction To Unitize The Zama Field Within 120 Working Days * Drilling Down: Midland independent defies downturn * Joe B...
Jul 16, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This Week, Mark and Paige hit the following: * Dakota Access Pipeline to Shut Down Pending Review, Federal Judge Rules * Texas oil industry crafts plan for students to graduate debt free with 6-figure job * API Welcomes USMCA Implementation * Oil prices resume climb on positive U.S. jobs report * Buffett’s Berkshire to buy Dominion Energy gas assets for $4B * Eni makes new gas discovery off Egypt * Dominion, Duke exit pipeline project after years of delays * Pira...
Jul 10, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First Friday Q&A for July 2020. You ask the questions and we answer them. Big thanks to everyone who wrote in. If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! * If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! Have a question? Click here to ask. As of 7/1/2020 – The American Rig count is 269 active rigs. IBM Giveaway Enter to Win Here! Sign-up for y...
Jul 03, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First Friday Q&A for June 2020. You ask the questions and we answer them. Big thanks to everyone who wrote in. If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! Have a question? Click here to ask. As of 6/12/2020 – The American Rig count is 281 active rigs. IBM Giveaway Enter to Win Here! Sign-up for yo...
Jun 12, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First Friday Q&A for May 2020. You ask the questions and we answer them. Big thanks to everyone who wrote in. If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! Have a question? Click here to ask. As of 5/8/2020 – The American Rig count is 408 active rigs. IBM Giveaway Enter to Win Here! Sign-up for your...
May 08, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First Friday Q&A for April 2020. You ask the questions and we answer them. Big thanks to everyone who wrote in. If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! Have a question? Click here to ask. As of 4/9/2020 – The American Rig count is 602 active rigs. IBM Giveaway Enter to Win Here! Sign-up for yo...
Apr 14, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This Week, Mark and Jake hit the following: * Oil Prices – Russia & Saudi – The Inevitable Outcome Of The Oil Price War * Coronavirus If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! Have a question? Click here to ask. As of 3/20/2020 – The American Rig count is 772 active rigs. IBM Giveaway Enter to Win Here! Sign-up for your chance to win a T-shirt with a unique serial number. This means each shirt is different maki...
Mar 26, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First Friday Q&A for March 2020. You ask the questions and we answer them. Big thanks to everyone who wrote in. If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! Have a question? Click here to ask. As of 3/13/2020 – The American Rig count is 792 active rigs. IBM Giveaway Enter to Win Here! Sign-up for y...
Mar 17, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First Friday Q&A for January 2020. You ask the questions and we answer them. Big thanks to everyone who wrote in. If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! Have a question? Click here to ask. As of 2/24/2020 – The American Rig count is 791 active rigs. IBM Giveaway Enter to Win Here! Sign-up for your chance to win a T-shirt with a unique serial number. This means each shirt is differe...
Feb 25, 2020
Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First Friday Q&A for January 2020! You ask the questions and we answer them. Big thanks to everyone who wrote in. If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! Have a question? Click here to ask Show Notes & Links: Question’s: Hi Guys, I find my self coming up to a cross road and would much appreciate some advice. I’m currently at a high end engineering school on my way to a degree in...
Jan 13, 2020
In this Episode of Oil & Gas This Week: Oil & Gas Predictions for 2020: Go big or go home Petrochemicals rule Reginal hydrocarbons Hello Agility Hydrocarbon pricing – Brent $64 barrel, NatGas $2.55/MMBtu Talent Going Green Is Picking Up Steam Conflict in the Middle East Politics gets personal New ways of working Have a question? Click here to ask. Stories: Weekly Rig Count As of 11/25/2019 – The American Rig count is 822 active rigs. IBM Giveaway Enter to Win Here! Sign-up for your chanc...
Nov 25, 2019
Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First Friday Q&A for September. You ask the questions and we answer them. Big thanks to everyone who wrote in. If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! Have a question? Click here to ask Show Notes & Links: Question’s: Hi guys, Love the show, this is the first show I started listening to when I was introducted to podcasts two years ago and I have been hooked ever since. My questi...
Nov 11, 2019
Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First Friday Q&A for September. You ask the questions and we answer them. Big thanks to everyone who wrote in. If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! Have a question? Click here to ask Show Notes & Links: Questions: Hey guys, Sorry to bug you. I just wanted to say thank you for putting me in contact with Brady Reece. I just finished going through the interview process and am go...
Oct 07, 2019
Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First Friday Q&A for September. You ask the questions and we answer them. Big thanks to everyone who wrote in. If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! Have a question? Click here to ask Show Notes & Links: Questions: Jake mentioned on Ep. 180 that “Schlumberger and Halliburton, as far as I know, had not announced any layoffs either” when discussing NOV incurring costs due to ear...
Aug 28, 2019
In this Episode of Oil & Gas This Week: Oil has a Millennial problem, Whiting Petroleum Slashes Workforce By a Third, E&P Growth Shifts Offshore and Globally But More Cost and Job Cuts On the Way, Concho Stumble Casts Cloud Over Permian, Tankers Change Names to Ship Venezuelan Oil to Cuba, Why the future of oil is in chemicals, not fuel, and other oil & gas news. Have a question? Click here to ask. Stories: Oil Has a Millennial Problem Whiting Petroleum Slashes Workforce By a Third E...
Aug 12, 2019
In this Episode of Oil & Gas This Week: Mark and Jake is joined by Paige Wilson host of The Oil and Gas Industry Leaders Podcast at IPANM Annual Meeting. Have a question? Click here to ask. Stories: Shale drilling’s worst yet to come, biggest rig owner says No Quick Exit From Permian Oil for Private Equity Analytics Firm: Permian Fracturing Work Underreported by 21% in 2018 Callon Petroleum acquires Carrizo Oil in $1.21B merger of Houston firms TechnipFMC wins $7.6 billion contract for Arcti...
Jul 29, 2019
Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First Friday Q&A for July. You ask the questions and we answer them. Big thanks to everyone who wrote in. If you want to get a question answered for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! Have a question? Click here to ask Show Notes & Links: Questions: I am in a good and not so good predicament. I’ve spent the last 4 years working with a geophysical consulting company primarily for small independent E&P companies. ...
Jul 16, 2019
In this Episode of Oil & Gas This Week: Mark is joined by Paige Wilson host of The Oil and Gas Industry Leaders Podcast and Patrick Pistor Marketing Manager at SitePro at the Energy Exposition. The quietness is made possible by RMI, safety industrial supply:www.rmiwyoming.com Have a question? Click here to ask. Stories: Mozambique Gas Riches Near as $25 Billion LNG Plant Approved Crude oil inputs to Mexico’s refineries fall for fifth year in a row U.S. refiner Phillips 66 enters offshore oil...
Jul 05, 2019
