Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised

In this Market Focus episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Conglin Xu , managing editor, economics, takes a look at the growing oversupply in global crude markets and the shift now underway as fundamentals begin overtaking sentiment and geopolitics as the primary price driver.  

In this Then & Now episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Statistics Editor Laura Bell-Hammer takes listeners on a journey through three decades of oil-market transformation. Bell-Hammer looks back at the mid-1990s, when US production was believed to be in irreversible decline, fast-forwarding to today’s record production highs powered by shale technology, deepwater advanc...

This Insights episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast examines the rapidly growing power demands in the Permian basin region and the implications for operators, utilities, and adjacent industries. OGJ Editor-in-Chief Chris Smith  interviews Will Kernan, Power Solutions Strategy Manager for Caterpillar Oil & Gas, on why electricity demand has surged by multiple gigawatts sinc...

In this episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, OGJ managing editor Mikaila Adams sits down with Andrew Stakelum, an energy disputes partner at King & Spalding LLP, to unpack oil and gas decommissioning from a big picture standpoint.   Wondering what happens when an operator goes bankrupt? Or when decades-old wells still need to be plugged? Stakelum explains why decommissio...

In this episode of Oil & Gas Journal’s ReEnterprised podcast, Alex Procyk , Upstream Editor, talks with Allen Sinor, Geothermal Sector Council Manager for The Competency Alliance, about effective geothermal design and drilling for electricity and district heating.  

In this episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Chris Smith, editor-in-chief, talks with Kristin Leonard, North American Marketing Director for the Energy Market at Sherwin-Williams. They discuss the causes and consequences of CUI, including its impact on asset integrity and operational safety. This episode offers insights into how evolving engineering solutions are addressing...

In this ICYMI episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Robert Brelsford , Downstream Editor, dives deeper into the state of California’s recent decision to walk back more aggressive policies governing in-state refiners and what the move potentially could mean in the future for other US states with refineries.

In this Market Focus episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Conglin Xu , Managing Editor - Economics, asks Dr. Robert Brooks about his outlook on global LNG markets and the forces shaping prices in the near and long term. Dr. Brooks is CEO and founder of RBAC, a provider of global and regional gas and LNG market simulation systems.  Brooks highlights how storage levels, new su...

In this second part of a two-part Insights episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Alex Procyk , upstream editor, continues his discussion with Laura Capper about about opportunities and challenges related to produced water in the Permian basin.  Procyk and Capper discuss Permian produced water cleanup standards, projects, and goals.  Capper is chief executive officer of Energy...

In this first part of a two-part Insights episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Alex Procyk , upstream editor, talks about opportunities and challenges related to produced water in the Permian basin.  Joining Procyk is Laura Capper, chief executive officer of EnergyMakers Advisory Group and CAP Resources. Capper holds a BS (1983) in electrical engineering with a minor in bioe...

Introducing Then & Now, a new series in the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast lineup. In these episodes, Oil & Gas Journal editors and guests will discuss the many ways in which the oil and gas industry has transformed. In this episode, Laura Bell-Hammer , Statistics Editor, takes listeners on a journey through the dramatic changes undergone by the industry—from early wildcat dri...

In this ICYMI episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Mikaila Adams , Managing Editor - News, recaps the long-delayed-but-now-closed deal between Chevron Corp. and Hess Corp. and highlight details from a new report on global upstream merger and acquisition activity from Rystad Energy—including potential deals to look out for this year. References Arbitrator rules in favor of Ch...

In this Market Focus episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Conglin Xu , Managing Editor, Economics, takes a midyear look at the global oil market, noting developments thus far with a look at what may lie ahead.  Global crude inventory has been building steadily year-to-date. In an apparent oversupply, price action has a followed the fundamentals. Market sentiment has been sha...

In this second part of a two-part Insights episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Alex Procyk , upstream editor, continues his discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) and the idea of "The Great Crew Change," with an emphasis on new-hire training, manager turnover, and Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) article quality. Did you miss the June 10 Part I episode where Procyk...

In this first part of a two-part Insights episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast,  Alex Procyk , upstream editor, discusses new hire competence, training, and statistical-based oilfield engineering, all with an eye toward AI.  Show notes In this episode, Procyk mentions a 2022 article that appeared in the February 7, 2022 , print edition of Oil & Gas Journal discussing the...

In this ICYMI episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Robert Brelsford , Downstream Editor, recaps details of Valero’s recent decision to shutter its refinery in Benicia, Calif., and the increased discussion it’s spurred regarding what some are calling California’s anti-industry energy policies.  Read OGJ's coverage of Valero's warning to the government of California for more d...

In this Market Focus episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Conglin Xu breaks down recent developments in the global energy markets. The US and China reached a temporary trade agreement on May 11. The US will lower tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% from 140% and China will reduce tariffs on US imports to 10% from 125%. Certain tariffs, particularly those related to cars, steel,...

In this episode of ReEnterprised we talk about CCS, traditional hydrocarbons drilling, and the interface between these and the oil and gas workforce.

In this Insights episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Alex Procyk , upstream editor, talks with Derek Dixon, vice-president of business development for GreenFire Energy. Dixon provides an overview of GreenFire Energy's enhanced geothermal and hybrid geothermal projects and provides insights on the state of geothermal developments.  

In this latest Market Focus episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Conglin Xu , Managing Editor, Economics, dives into insights from the latest Oil & Gas Journal special report on capital spending.  According to the OGJ annual capital spending survey , the combined capex of six major oil companies—ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, Equinor, and TotalEnergies—is projected to b...

With this episode, Oil & Gas Journal kicks off a new series within the ReEnterprised podcast: The Business. In these sponsored The Business episodes, Oil & Gas Journal will talk with companies across the energy space about their latest activities. In this episode, "Rapid Response Fabrication: Delivering When It Matters Most," we are joined by Dan Creech, executive vice-president of strateg...

In this Market Focus episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Conglin Xu , Managing Editor-Economics, discusses how energy policies of the new Trump administration are reshaping the domestic and global energy landscape. Since his inauguration, Pres. Trump has has wasted no time in rolling out orders and policies, and the energy sector is already feeling the effects. In this epis...

In this, Part II of a two-part Insights episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Alex Procyk , Upstream Editor, highlights more hydraulic fracturing development takeaways from his time at the 2025 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition  in The Woodlands, Tex. Procyk discusses perforation erosion studies and a paper on a chemical treatment for EOR in unconv...

In this, Part I of a two-part Insights episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Alex Procyk , Upstream Editor, discusses hydraulic fracturing development takeaways from his time at the  2025 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition in The Woodlands, Tex.

In this ICYMI episode of the Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised podcast, Mikaila Adams , Managing Editor - News, discusses recent announcements from certain oil and gas companies looking at providing natural gas-powered behind-the-meter solutions for growing data center electricity demand.  Demand from artificial intelligence and industrial electrification is growing rapidly, and companies are lo...