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Welcome back to another episode! This Week, Mark and Paige give us the following Oil & Gas Predictions for 2021: Refineries shut down and US loses downstream dominance  Consolidation in the tech providers and the value of the cloud increases Gen Z in the workforce. Oriented towards salary and security. Competitive, but not as Collaborative Rebirth of the Canadian oil industry   Remote workers ESG  Hydrogen Loss of middle man in supply chain   Trace hydrocarbon molecule from reserve to consumer  Where will future talent come from? 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.   The Weekly Rig Count by Baker Hughes https://rigcount.bakerhughes.com/rig-count-overview  Area Count Change U.S. 373 +13 Canada 161 +44 International 665 -4 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 making i

Welcome back to another episode! This week’s episode is our First Friday Q&A for January 2021. 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 and professional show, my favorite! I have been listening to this show for a year now, and I love it! In fact, I like this show so much that I created an Apple ID just to leave a review since the android podcast app doesn't let you review. These guys know about the industry and are realistic. They always promote diversity and... Roger Gaines via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/15/20 The Weekly Rig Count by Baker Hughes https://rigcount.bakerhughes.com/rig-count-overview  Area Count Down U.S. 351 +3 Canada 59 -23 International 669 +13 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 making it an awesome collector’s item! Plus it comes

Welcome back to another episode! This Week, Mark and Paige hit the following: * North Face Turns Back on West Texas Oil and Gas Company  * Texas Regulator Banned from Waiving Environmental Rules  * Iran Plans to Double Oil Output In 2021 Under Weaker U.S. Sanctions  * Oil Rigs May End Their Days as Valuable Artificial Reefs  * Russia Restarts Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Construction Despite U.S. Sanctions  * China and Malaysia In Another Staredown Over Offshore Drilling  * Piracy Attacks on Oil Facilities and Vessels: An Issue The U.S. Could Soon Face  * Meet the Cruise Liner For Ships! Massive Carrier Craft Can Hold Up To 22 Barges - And Even an Oil Rig - On Its Back  * Contentious NJ River Terminal to Export Fracked PA Natural Gas Gets Final Approval  * Rig Count Sees Largest One-Week Increase Since January  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. Great overview of oil and gas  A great review

Welcome back to another episode! This Week, Mark and Paige hit the following: * S&P Global to buy IHS Markit in all-stock deal worth $44bn * Robot dog Spot is a star on YouTube and works on a BP oil rig  * OPEC, allies mull extending output cuts  * Venezuela resumes oil shipments to China despite US sanctions  * Desperate for fuel, Venezuelans steal PDVSA crude and make their own gasoline  * Exxon oil rig becomes tallest structure converted to artificial reef in Gulf of Mexico  * Saskatchewan driller hits 'gusher' with ground-breaking geothermal well that offers hope for oil workers * The World’s Largest Trade Pact Could Crush U.S. Gas Exports  * DOE Report Shows The Benefits Of A Robust American Energy Industry, Shows Opportunities For The Future  * Texas Upstream Job Count Rises Again  * American Deepwater Oil Exploration Isn’t Dead  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 is super

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 for next month’s FFQA, click the link below. Enjoy! Have a question? Click here to ask.   If you like oil and gas, listen to this one  ☆☆☆☆☆ “Highly recommended. I love these guys and Paige was the perfect addition. Highly informative, yet laid back. Side note, sound quality / production quality is awesome too." The Weekly Rig Count by Baker Hughes https://rigcount.bakerhughes.com/rig-count-overview  Area Count Down U.S. 320 +10 Canada 102 +1 International 656 -46 IBM Giveaway Enter to Win He

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 great way to hear about updates in the industry and trends. However, the show is clearly deep into oil and gas pockets and very one-sided about any discussion of the environment (I feel like I’m listening to dinosaurs talk). A note to the hosts, you can point out flaws in environmental policies and concerns without making a mockery of it. I’ve seen some of Mark LaCour’s LinkedIn comments and he’s definitely a Trump supporter. This may not bother the demographic that listens to this podcast, but personally I don’t

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 Consolidation Strategy; Contango Announces Related Increase in Borrowing Base * Total boasts second ‘significant discovery’ offshore South Africa * Philippines Is Getting Ready To Drill For Oil And Gas * Booming E-commerce a lifeline for oil demand * Modest increase gives rig count its 6th-straight gain 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. Love the show, but... ☆☆☆☆☆ “Hey guys. I’m new to the industry an

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 Prices do not Plunge Again * How The Oil Industry Fared Under The Last Nine U.S. Presidents  Industrial Transformation takes center stage at Cognite’s Global “Ignite Talks” October 27-29  Free https://www.cognite.com/en/ignite-talks/schedule   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. Keep up the great work I listen to this podcast nearly every week. I am an automation small business owner in the Powd

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 listened to every single one since the beginning on Spotify. It took me about 3 weeks but I learned so much. I just joined the Street Team. I heard one podcast where you would like to have students share their experiences  in programs. I am a non-traditional student who is coming into the industry and I volunteer to be on the show. I signed  up for the Street Team and I look forward to getting more involved. I have an international background and I love hearing your perspective on the way they do Energy in other coun

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 Savings * Texas Energy Sector Gives Back * Justin Bieber Highlights Oil Pain * Chinese Oil Giant Could Buy Exxon's North Sea Assets 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. ★★★★★ Outstanding Podcast!  Fantastic way to keep track of the happenings in the industry, they’ve truly been a light house in the storm since everything went to crap this year. Mark and Paige’s positive, but honest vibe definitely ru

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 Donate Fuel to Support Hurricane Recovery   *   IBM's Next Big Bet Is ... The Oil Industry *   SLB in Major Deal with IBM and Red Hat   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. We are helping with free handwear and software from RealWear and Librestream to help with remote eyes and ears in the field. Learn more here:  https://www.linkedin.com/posts/oil-and-gas-expert-speaker_hurricanelaura-activity-6707664346790588416-oz2

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 here to ask. Support the Show-Reviews Branch Manager Permian  ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Speaking of reviews this podcast is a great way to catch up on Oil & Gas news. Mark and Paige make a great team. Speaking of segues Mark’s are blunt and abrupt but they get the job done. Appreciate the show. Scott Suydam via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/25/20 Great show  ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Great show! I am always pleased with the informative content and insights. I am graduating with a petroleum engineering degree this December and

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.; DOJ: ‘They Were Looking for Their Gas’  * Mauritius: Major Hair Collection Campaign to Prevent Environmental Disaster  * Southwestern Energy to acquire Montage Resources in all-stock deal  * Willie Nelson and Paul Simon Rail Against Controversial Texas Pipeline  * Biden VP Pick Has Record of Fighting Oil Industry  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. The Weekly Rig Count by Baker Hughes https://rigcount.bakerhughes.com/ri

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 Going Remote  * 2022 Should Benefit from Pent-Up Demand for Rigs  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 8/12/2020 -The American Rig count is 280 active rigs. 1% down from last week. 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 making it an awesome collector’s item! Plus it comes inside an official OGGN insulated t

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 absorb and comprehend. As a newbie to this industry I absolutely adore the fact there are people who share the same love I have for this industry!!! Role Tide!!! wnied via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/12/20 ★★★★★ Has advertised, keeps finger on the pulse!     Found this valuable resource while laid off and going back to school in 2017. I never miss an episode! yankmedicnsuomi via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/11/20 IBM Giveaway Enter to Win

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  * Premier Oil completes deal to buy BP North Sea assets in $565 million deal  * OPEC Has New Competitor as China Ships Oil From Swelling Storage  * Russian mayor charged over Arctic fuel spill resigns - RIA  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 07/23/2020 -The American Rig count is 290 active rigs. 4% up from last week.  IBM Giveaway Enter to Win Here! Sign-up for your chance to win a T-shirt with a unique

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 Biden still doesn’t have a plan to stop oil and gas production  * OPEC Readies Next Move  * The oil and gas industry should use technology to reimagine the global energy system 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 07/15/2020 -The American Rig count is 279 active rigs. 0% change from last week.  IBM Giveaway Enter to Win Here! Sign-up for your chance to win a T-shirt with a unique serial number. This me

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  * Pirates Attack FPSO and Kidnap 9  * Saudis hike oil prices to key markets on rising energy demand * Kosmos Energy Urges Gov’t to Facilitate More Exploration Projects to Alleviate COVID-19 Impact on Oil Industry  * High Quality Oil And Gas Assets Should Drive An M&A Recovery   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 7/8/2020 - The American Rig count is 276 active rigs. 2% up from last week. IBM Giveaway Ent

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 your chance to win a T-shirt with a unique serial number. This means each shirt is different making it an awesome collector’s item! Plus it comes inside an official OGGN insulated tumbler. At the end of the year we will have a drawing to win our grand prize! This will be a pool of all of the serial numbers on the t-shirts! The grand prize will be announced a bit later in the year!   Street Team

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 your chance to win a T-shirt with a unique serial number. This means each shirt is different making it an awesome collector’s item! Plus it comes inside an official OGGN insulated tumbler. At the end of the year we will have a drawing to win our grand prize! This will be a pool of all of the serial numbers on the t-shirts! The grand prize will be announced a bit later in the year!   Street Team If you’re interested in