Oil and Gas This Week | Aug 2025 | Ep 384
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bp names Albert Manifold as new chairman to replace Lund
https://worldoil.com/news/2025/7/21/bp-names-albert-manifold-as-new-chairman-to-replace-lund/?oly_enc_id=9574A2135245J4T
SLB Completes Acquisition of ChampionX
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/slb-completes-acquisition-championx-125000890.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ7zSo_jSfJaTz25V5_GIWmS2fTrGQMb8xToypCYVmX56rkqhTlldpnOjBF0p3DE0_BGQ7ECfSJaZ3qZXLFFmerLPNPU_gX4R8XiB9wgoO6jgEi5rOPb8VqJZWBP6pT_P2ZsiXsrfjKTRkGQpl6mexIQ9H3UUR3Wy17jvv1eAzrm
Chevron completes Hess acquisition after defeating Exxon in dispute over Guyana oil assets
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/chevron-defeats-exxon-in-dispute-over-guyana-oil-assets-clearing-path-for-hess-acquisition.html
Exclusive-In rare move, California steps in to find buyer for Valero refinery to avoid closure, sources say
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/exclusive-in-rare-move-california-steps-in-to-find-buyer-for-valero-refinery-to-avoid-closure-sources-say/ar-AA1J9IDQ?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=9d792240d93c4f37a4725931c379ce84&ei=58
Fracking Giant Halliburton Warns of Softer Oilfield Services Market
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Fracking-Giant-Halliburton-Warns-of-Softer-Oilfield-Services-Market.html
Russia Faces Coordinated U.S.-EU Crackdown as Oil Sanctions Escalate
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Oil-Prices/Russia-Faces-Coordinated-US-EU-Crackdown-as-Oil-Sanctions-Escalate.html
CNOOC Starts Heavy Crude Production at China’s Largest Shallow Oil Field
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/CNOOC-Starts-Heavy-Crude-Production-at-Chinas-Largest-Shallow-Oil-Field.html
Philippines Coal Power Set for Rare Decline as Gas Generation Rises
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Philippines-Coal-Power-Set-for-Rare-Decline-as-Gas-Generation-Rises.html
$750B EU Energy Deal with Trump Looks Hard to Reach
https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/750b_eu_energy_deal_with_trump_looks_hard_to_reach-28-jul-2025-181288-article
Oil Surges as Trump Pressures Russia on Ukraine
https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/oil_surges_as_trump_pressures_russia_on_ukraine-28-jul-2025-181293-article
Trump Says He Will Cut Timeline for Putin to Reach Truce
https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/trump_says_he_will_cut_timeline_for_putin_to_reach_truce-28-jul-2025-181290-article
Chevron is moving its headquarters from California to Texas
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/chevron-moving-its-headquarters-from-california-to-texas
BP makes biggest oil and gas discovery in 25 years
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/bp-makes-biggest-oil-and-gas-discovery-in-25-years/ar-AA1JRZzR?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=4d7850bc7b544a218e3ee03d62f0ff59&ei=25
Houston Methodist receives $4 million donation from Occidental Petroleum to enhance patient care for the uninsured and underserved
https://www.houstonmethodist.org/396_giving/454_giving_contributorstories/giving_oxy
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