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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

Episode Links 

Xccelerated Construction Unlimited

SPE ESP Symposium 

TEE UP! Power Networking for Professional Women 

Houston September Industry Mixer 

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