After a bumpy first half, the year 2025 has put the Permian Basin’s oilfield services (OFS) sector squarely in the squeeze. Crude and gas prices have softened from 2023–24 highs, leaving exploration and production (E&P) budgets tighter, drilling schedules leaner, and pricing power tilting back toward operators. Yet this is also a cycle of reinvention: productivity remains … [Read More]
PBPA Secures Legal Victory Against Endangered Species Act Abuse
MIDLAND, TEXAS—The Permian Basin Petroleum Association (PBPA) on Aug. 12 welcomed the ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas vacating … [Read More]
PBPA’s Spring Swing Scheduled for April 7
Monday, April 7, is the date when the Permian Basin Petroleum Association's celebrated Spring Swing Golf Tournament takes to the links. This four-man … [Read More]
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It’s a Changing World… and Then There’s the Whole AI Thing
Baseload Fuel. The output of Spanish gas-fired power plants has jumped 58 percent since the April 28th nationwide outage. The hope is to better stabilize the network after record usage of air conditioning has been seen this year across Europe. You know, the … [Read More]
The Show That Makes the Basin Relate-able
Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story! It has to be fairly common knowledge by now that the Paramount+ streaming series Landman is returning for a Season 2. Yes, by sometime in November you can once again follow your favorite … [Read More]
Forklifts and Lift Training
Each year this particular topic—safe operation of forklifts—is overlooked by too many, to the detriment of the everyday worker. There are numerous people who are accustomed to operating a forklift. However, there are significantly fewer people formally trained … [Read More]