In this Episode of Oil & Gas This Week – We interview Deepak Gala & Susan Howes about SPE’s Upstream Oil & Gas Professionals Hiring Event. If you’re looking for a new position in the industry, this is the place for you to be. If your company is looking to hire some qualified professionals, this is also for you! Click here for more information about the event. Guests: Deepak M. Gala, M. Sc., MFIN SPE-GCS Chair Senior Well Engineer SME- Well Control Engineering & Relief Well Planni...
Mar 16, 2017
Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First Friday Q&A for March. 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: 2017 on the road sponsor Lee Hecht Harrison http://www.lhh.com As global experts in talent management, LHH is currently helping 75% of the Fortune 500 Oil & Gas companies sim...
Mar 06, 2017
Thanks for tuning in to Episode 102! This week was a busy one in oil and gas. Merger & Acquisition activity has broken all records in Oil & Gas and it looks like 2017 is just getting warmed up. Trump has an “America First Energy Plan” but what is Energy “Independence”? Do newly released emails reveal EPA Chief Scott Pruitt’s “Dirty Dealings” with the industry? Exxon revises down oil and gas reserves by 3.3B barrels. Total is carving a new path for integrated oil and gas companies by dive...
Feb 27, 2017
Thanks for tuning in for another episode of Oil & Gas This Week. This week we are LIVE from NAPE here in Houston. There’s a lot of talk about the new administration and how their policies will affect our industry. Trump removes “anti-corruption” rules for oil & gas companies & how a new executive order is planning to shake things up at the EPA. Have a question? Click here to ask. Show Notes & Links: 2017 on the road sponsor Lee Hecht Harrison http://www.lhh.com As global experts ...
Feb 18, 2017
Episode 100! We did it guys. Thanks to all of you loyal listeners. You make all of this possible. This week Wall Street starts to pour money back into Oil & Gas. The US sells off 10mm barrels of Strategic Reserves. OPEC Deal at 91% Compliance rate but are a few members sabotaging progress? We also talk about the viability of the Keystone XL. India’s State Oil Company wants to merge entities. Louisiana Officials voice support for the Bayou Bridge Pipeline. University of Texas San Antonio laun...
Feb 10, 2017
Thanks for tuning in to Episode 99! We’re almost to triple digits and it’s all because of you guys! We sincerely appreciate every single one of you. Without your support, this would just be us talking to each other. Like always, the first Friday of the Month is our First Friday Q&A where we give you guys the opportunity to ask us whatever you would like and we take a stab at answering it. Remember – if you like the show, please leave us a review! Have a question? Click here to ask. Show Note...
Feb 05, 2017
Welcome back for another great Episode of Oil & Gas This Week. This week we dive more into & speculate about the oil & gas outlook under the Trump Administration. Texas House & Senate disagree on how to fund the Texas Railroad Commission. Syria keeps ISIS in business by purchasing black market oil. Schlumberger Chief says drilling is making a comeback. M&A activity is heating up and I rant about how real innovation in the oil field will be found in data analytics. Have a ques...
Jan 22, 2017
Thanks for tuning into another Episode of Oil & Gas This Week. This week we brag about some of the best employers in the industry and the oil & gas job market outlook for 2017. US Shale is looking to get a $58b cash injection over the course of the next year. Shell will be creating more jobs in Pennsylvania with its new multibillion-dollar Ethane Cracker Plant. Does the math of the OPEC deal really add up? And lastly, we talk about a potential conflict of interest with the new Trump admi...
Jan 15, 2017
Welcome back for another episode of Oil & Gas This Week. In this week’s episode we answered YOUR questions. Thanks to everyone who wrote in! You guy’s make the First Friday Q&A’s happen. Have a question? Click here to ask. Show Notes & Links: Mid-Continent Digital Oilfield Conference (MCDOC) Jan 25-26, Tulsa, OK http://digitaloilconference.com Trip made possible by: Oklahoma Energy Resources Board Their mission — to use the strength of Oklahoma’s greatest industry to improve the live...
Jan 07, 2017
Thanks for joining us for another episode of Oil & Gas This Week. We decided to wrap up the end of the year with our shortest episode ever. We hope we had a great Christmas and we wish you a happy new year! See you in 2017! Have a question? Click here to ask. Show Notes & Links: Weekly Rig Count As of 12/16/2016 – The American Rig count is +16 for the week at a total of 653 active rigs. Bulwark Has A Winner! Dane Fischer, Directional Driller at Schlumberger, You are the winner this week ...
Dec 31, 2016
It’s Christmas! Our favorite time of the year. We hope you’re enjoying your holidays and are surrounded by friends and family. We want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! This is a slow week in the news of course but we still have some news for you. Obama bans oil & gas drilling in the Arctic & Atlantic, Trumps Border Adjustment Tax, More pipelines shot down and more! Have a question? Click here to ask. Show Notes & Links: Obama Bans Oil & Gas Drilling in the Arctic & Atl...
Dec 26, 2016
Welcome back to another Episode of Oil and Gas This Week. It’s cold here in Houston, but things are heating up in Washington! Trump has announced two new nominations with heavy oil and gas ties. The EPA Reverses course on fracking safety and gets blasted by API. Obama Administration shoots down a natural gas pipeline and more! Have a question? Click here to ask. Show Notes & Links: Exxon CEO, Rex Tillerson, Nominated for Secretary of State Former Texas Governor, Rick Perry, Nominated for Sec...
Dec 16, 2016
Welcome back to another Episode of Oil and Gas This Week. This week we go over Mark’s Oil & Gas Predictions for 2017. Now this has traditionally been known as Mark’s Business Drivers for the year. It’s a new year, a new title , but the same great ole predictions you’re used to. Have a question? Click here to ask. Show Notes & Links: Mark’s Oil & Gas Predictions for 2017. Weekly Rig Count As of 12/2/2016 – The American Rig count is +4 for the week at a total of 597 active rigs. Bulwar...
Dec 09, 2016
Welcome back to another Episode of Oil and Gas This Week. Like always, every First Friday of the Month we take questions from the listeners and hope to provide you guys with some solid answers. Have a question? Click here to ask. Show Notes & Links: OPEC Agrees to Slash Production Mark’s Oil & Gas Predicitions for 2017 Jordan Frisby’s Link API-YP Houston Open Membership Meeting Codecademy Codeschool Thinkful Code.org Coding Bootcamps Weekly Rig Count As of 11/23/2016 – The American Rig c...
Dec 02, 2016
We sat down with Andy Lowery, Founder & CEO of RealWear to learn more about how they are bringing new revolutionary technology to the industry. Show Notes: Connect with Andy Andy Lowery, Founder & CEO, RealWear | Email | LinkedIn Get Mark’s Monthly Events Email Get Automatically Notified About Oil & Gas Events Once a Month Connect with Us Jake Corley | Facebook | LinkedIn | Email Mark LaCour | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Email | modalpoint.com...
Nov 30, 2016
Trump says “No” to Saudi Oil, The Largest Shale Play in the US is discovered in West Texas, GE is on a Startup acquisition Spree. Show Notes: Bulwark Has A Winner! Stephen Tainter, You are this weeks winner of a Bulwark Long Sleeve FR Two Tone Base Layer! Congrats, my friend! Please, send us a picture when it arrives
Nov 28, 2016
In our longest episode yet, you get to have it your way as we answer everything about oil y’all wanted to know this month. Special thanks to Aaron Mooney and Leroy Griggs for the audio questions! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN NOW Bulwark Has a Winner!
Nov 04, 2016
Oilfield sales has fundamentally changed over the past 10 years. So has marketing. HubSpot’s Chief Marketing Officer, Kipp Bodnar, discusses how to close business today. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN NOW Background My guest today is Kipp Bodnar,
Nov 02, 2016
California legislators corner the market for Chevron, Caelus wants to go horizontal is Alaska, and are zombie wells taking over the oilfield? CLICK HERE TO LISTEN NOW Bulwark Has A Winner! Tim Baird, Field Service Manager at Schlumberger.
Oct 31, 2016
OPEC’s been the oil swing producer for decades. We can’t have that. Now drop that switch, LaBoeuf! Put it down I said! You’re enjoying it too much! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN NOW Bulwark Has A Winner! Jerry Paquette, Manager at The Landman, LLC!
Oct 21, 2016
A glorious union is afoot on this month’s First Friday Q&A. We take your questions on innovative oilfield services, the future of automation, natural gas storage, and how to start investing in oil. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN NOW Bulwark Has a Winner!
Oct 07, 2016
The SCOOP/STACK changes the game in Oklahoma, Enbridge reigns supreme in midstream, Mark has oil and gas rumors, and we pass 200,000 downloads. Thank you! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN NOW Bulwark Has A Winner! Hey Jamie Silva,
Sep 30, 2016
Peak oil has peaked and Anadarko makes moves while Transocean sees your low day rates & raises you parked rigs — that still cost them $15,000/day. Yeah… Deep sea oil rigs are pricey! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN NOW Bulwark Has A Winner! Joshua Wade,
Sep 24, 2016
Colorado fracking ban fails, Apache discovers 15B barrels of oil, & Mark Wahlberg pays tribute to oilfield workers in Deepwater Horizon. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN NOW Bulwark Has A Winner! Francisco (Frank) Gonzalez, Manager at Sound Oceanics, LLC,
Sep 16, 2016•43 min
It was quite a week in the oilfield. The Dakota Access Pipeline debate rages on, OPEC and Russia discuss a mutually beneficial oil production freeze, and an earthquake hits Oklahoma. Everyone take a DEEP breath, grab a Whataburger, and have a beer!
Sep 09, 2016
