Brought to you on the Oil and Gas Global Network, the largest and most listened to podcast network for the oil and energy industry. Enjoying the show? Leave me a review here Don't forget to ask a question for our next First Friday Q&A. You ask the questions and we answer them. Have a question? Click here to ask. This week Mark and Paige cover  News articles  ExxonMobil Announces Acquisition of Denbury  https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230713608192/en/  Traces of explosives were found in a yacht in the Nord Stream sabotage investigation, diplomats say  https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/traces-of-explosives-were-found-in-a-yacht-in-the-nord-stream-sabotage-investigation-diplomats-say/ar-AA1dKTfZ?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=97c8557f92ad44f5b96061440df83c86&ei=39  US refinery capacity increased at the start of 2023 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic  https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/refining/10072023/us-refinery-capacity-increased-at-the-start-of-2023-for-the-first-time-since-the-covid-19-pandemic/  Biden Government Denies Refinery Pleas for Biofuel-Blending Exemptions  https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/biden_government_denies_refinery_pleas_for_biofuelblending_exemptions-17-jul-2023-173353-article/  HSBC Leads Peers in Advancing Climate Agenda among Big Oil: Analysis  https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/hsbc_leads_peers_in_advancing_climate_agenda_among_big_oil_analysis-17-jul-2023-173349-article/  EPA Fines Callon Petroleum Unit $1.3MM for Emissions Violations  https://www.rigzone.com/news/epa_fines_callon_petroleum_unit_13mm_for_emissions_violations-14-jul-2023-173335-article/  Gazprom Keeps Gas Flowing Despite Dispute With Ukraine’s Naftogaz  https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Gazprom-Keeps-Gas-Flowing-Despite-Dispute-With-Ukraines-Naftogaz.html  Shell considers selling stake in renewable power unit as CEO turns focus back to fossil fuels  https://www.worldoil.com/news/2023/7/13/shell-considers-selling-stake-in-renewable-power-unit-as-ceo-turns-focus-back-to-fossil-fuels/  SLB Halts Tech And Equipment Supply To Russia  https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/SLB-Halts-Tech-And-Equipment-Supply-To-Russia.html  Japan Wants A Global Emergency Natural Gas Reserve  https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Japan-Wants-A-Global-Emergency-Natural-Gas-Reserve.html  TotalEnergies, Aramco and SABIC successfully process oil from plastic waste  https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/18072023/totalenergies-aramco-and-sabic-successfully-process-oil-from-plastic-waste/  Climate activists glue their hands on airport runway, might need amputation  https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/climate-activists-glue-their-hands-on-airport-runway-might-need-amputation/articleshow/101751499.cms?from=mdr  EXCLUSIVE Just Stop Oil get a taste of their own medicine after prankster group crashes their '100% plant based' banquet with 'rape alarms' attached to balloons  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12329055/Just-Stop-Oil-taste-medicine-counter-group-crashes-banquet-rape-alarms-attached-balloons.html    The Weekly Rig Count by Baker Hughes https://rigcount.bakerhughes.com/rig-count-overview  More from OGGN ...PodcastsLinkedIn GroupLinkedIn Company PageGet notified about industry events     Paige Wilson LinkedInMark LaCour Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn