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The Bit
by Upstream
Your weekly dose of oil and gas E&P news and analysis - independent, exclusive and vital. The Bit is the audio companion to Upstream, the international oil and gas newspaper. We take a hard look at operations, safety and high-level decision-making by upstream companies in the Americas and around the world. Hard industry news with a sheen of irreverence.
Episodes
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Episode 98 - Mic Dropping Shale Knowledge
US onshore expert Noah Brenner takes us on a tour of the Lower 48 as he bids farewell to Upstream.
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Episode 97 - Going, Going, GOM!
Activity is starting to pick up in the Gulf of Mexico. Operators are awarding development contracts, companies are bidding on new acreage and bits are spinning in the shallow waters off Mexico. Kat Schmidt gives us the lowdown on ownership changes and contract awards for the Chevron-operated…
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Episode 96 - With Cybersecurity, People Are The Problem
We're taking a break from our hiatus for an episode focused on cybersecurity in the oil and gas industry. By some accounts as many as two-thirds of US oil companies believe they've been hacked in the last year. Experts say hackers are after more than just data - the increasing digitisation of the...
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Hiatus
We hope you've noticed that we haven't been posting as many podcasts lately. The culprit is a lack of time due to some exciting changes at Upstream. We're taking a hard look at the podcast and how to make it better and will be experimenting with some new ideas, but posting will likely be…
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Episode 95 - Calculating The Costs
Shale players in the US have been able to get back to work quickly largely because of artificially low services costs. Noah Brenner tells us why operators might be in for a rude awakening in 2017. Then Kat Schmidt joins to talk about a Canadian company that thinks it may be able to crack the code...
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Episode 94 - Offshore Is Not Dead Yet
Even as the offshore oil and gas industry flounders, explorers big and small still see hope in deep waters. US indie Llog Exploration is taking a big swing outside its wheelhouse - and the rewards could be huge. And ExxonMobil's resources are getting vaster in Guyana, the world's newest offshore...
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Episode 93 - Drilling Deep Into The Permian Basin
The Permian basin is the hottest play for A&D in the oil patch and Noah Brenner takes a deep dive into who's selling, and who's paying. The he sits down with West Texas legend Jim Henry, whose company was the first to drill through the Sprabrerry and into the Wolfcamp shale - ground zero of the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Your weekly dose of oil and gas E&P news and analysis - independent, exclusive and vital. The Bit is the audio companion to Upstream, the international oil and gas newspaper. We take a hard look at operations, safety and high-level decision-making by upstream companies in the Americas and around the world. Hard industry news with a sheen of irreverence.
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The Bit currently has 7 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Your weekly dose of oil and gas E&P news and analysis - independent, exclusive and vital. The Bit is the audio companion to Upstream, the international oil and gas newspaper. We take a hard look at operations, safety and high-level decision-making by upstream companies in the Americas and around...
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The Bit has 7 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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The Bit is created and hosted by Upstream.
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