Oil and Gas This Week | August 28 2025 | Ep 386
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Mark and Paige record live from the SPE Gulf Coast Section Electric Submersible Pumps Symposium in Galveston, Texas
Huge thanks to Xccelerated Construction Unlimited (XCU) for having us here!
Cenovus Energy to acquire MEG Energy to expand oil sands portfolio
https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/companies/news/55311707/cenovus-meg-energy-agree-to-acquisition-deal-to-grow-canadian-oil-sands-production
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co Cuts 130 Jobs
https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/chevron_phillips_chemical_co_cuts_130_jobs-13-aug-2025-181461-article
BP layoffs expand by 32% as Energy Giant Shifts Focus to Traditional Oil
https://www.chron.com/business/article/bp-layoffs-houston-20806767.php
Texas businessmen indicted for allegedly bribing officials at Mexico’s Pemex
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/texas-businessmen-indicted-allegedly-bribing-224549859.html
KRG, Baghdad Strike Another Oil Deal
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/KRG-Baghdad-Strike-Another-Oil-Deal.html
Petrobras Inches Closer to Amazon Oil Exploration License
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Petrobras-Inches-Closer-to-Amazon-Oil-Exploration-License.html
New Hope Emerges for Insolvent UK Refinery
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/New-Hope-Emerges-for-Insolvent-UK-Refinery.html
NOAA Updates 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast
https://www.rigzone.com/news/noaa_updates_2025_atlantic_hurricane_season_forecast-12-aug-2025-181446-article
Trump to Tap Biden Appointee to Lead FERC
https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/trump_to_tap_biden_appointee_to_lead_ferc-11-aug-2025-181428-article
Blackstone to Buy Enverus
https://www.rigzone.com/news/blackstone_to_buy_enverus-08-aug-2025-181414-article
Texas Leads Again: Oil & Gas Slash Methane Intensity by 50 Percent Amid Soaring Production
https://www.bicmagazine.com/industry/refining-petrochem/texas-leads-again-oil-gas-slash-methane
‘Erasure of years of work’: outcry as White House moves to open Arctic reserve to oil and gas drilling
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/09/national-petroleum-reserve-alaska-oil-gas-drilling
BLM announces November 2025 sale of oil and gas leases in New Mexico and Oklahoma
https://www.cibolacitizen.com/news/blm-announces-november-2025-sale-oil-and-gas-leases-new-mexico-and-oklahoma
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