You're listening to the oil and gas this week podcast with Mark LeCore and Paige Wilson.

This is the show for busy oil pros who quickly want to keep their finger on the pulse of the industry.

You're listening to the Oil and Gas This Week podcast, brought to you by IBM.

This is the show for busy oil pros who want to quickly keep their finger on the pulse of the industry.

Thanks for joining us for episode 293.

Man, we're so close to being 300, Mark. About seven away, aren't we? Yeah, yeah. Hey, if anybody wants us to sponsor a 300 episode, reach out to me. You could do something really cool like we did for our 200 episode. Get a bunch of people together, nice restaurant, a few cocktails or so, do the podcast live. But we have something much more important to talk about, Paige.

What? You're sporting some new headphones. Oh, yeah. They're earbuds. They look extremely

professional. How do they sound? Amazing. They're way better than these bulky headphones. Yeah,

they end up having to get a pair, too. Yeah. Well, I sent you a link, so have at it.

I will have at it. Speaking of having at it, if you want it to leave us a review, ridiculously easy, click the link in the show notes. You want to try to remember, love thepodcast.com forward slash OGTW. We got a review from Tess. Yeah, because I'm not going to try to even pronounce her last name. You can, I'm not. As hi Mark, I was the manager of planning

and economics at Valera Benincia and found your podcast two years ago. I want to say thanks for

the work on oil and gas this week. I usually listen to you and Paige when I'm running and often

catch myself yelling. Yes, exactly. And people around me would give me funny looks. I've shared a

few headlines from the podcast during the leadership morning meetings. Your insights in the industry

is a great compliment to Opus Reports. My husband, who does works at Axons, now listens to you

too. I have since moved on from Valero and have transitioned to tag, but I still do listen to

every episode.

It's a great way for me to keep up with the industry and is still so dear to me.

Keep up the great work.

What a heartfelt review.

Thank you, Jess, and your husband.

All right, let's get into the news stories. House Republicans

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