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 Chevron, Hess in Guyana dispute with ExxonMobil (OGJ Online, July 18, 2025)

Global M&A activity slows amid rising valuations and fewer deals, Rystad Energy report

Civitas cuts back on capex, launches $100 million savings push (OGJ Online, May 9, 2025)

Canadian Natural Resources to acquire certain Alberta assets from Chevron for $6.5 billion (OGJ Online, Oct. 7, 2024)

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 shaped by three major forces: escalating macroeconomic uncertainties surrounding the US and China, OPEC+'s evolving production strategy, and political risks amid military conflicts in the Middle East.

In short, we are in a market where risks remain high. Barring unexpected disruption or major policy reversal, oil price momentum could continue to drift sideways through this year's third quarter.

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 talked new hire competence, training, and statistical-based oilfield engineering? Listen in here!