What do you think is the easiest way to give a holiday gift to your employees? Think again if you think it is a gift card for $200 to HEB. Here are some helpful tips regarding employee gifts. I preface this with the fact that I am not a CPA. First, what qualifies as a taxable gift and what does not? What does de minimis mean? Gifts are taxable regardless of their value and … [Read More]
PBIOS Picks the Right Guy
Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story! Anyone who has been around Ben Shepperd more than a few times—and over the years there have been … [Read More]
4 Hidden Costs Hurting Service Companies’ Production Chemical Total Spend (and How to Fix Them)
Why year-end (now) is the best time to find and fix supply chain inefficiencies before they hit next year’s margins, and how to do it Most regional and mid-sized … [Read More]
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EOR Enters a New Era
Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story! Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in conventional fields has been a long-accepted method for extending productive life. Not so much for unconventional tight shales, because water floods and CO2 … [Read More]
Bridging Legacies, Powering Tomorrow
The Basin's Next Generation. Building Legacies. Powering Tomorrow. That was the theme of the 2025 Permian Basin International Show. Any oil show that can attract some 20,000 attendees, as this one did, deserves to lay claim to such a towering theme. PBIOS … [Read More]
Will 2026 Really Mark a Slowdown?
For months now, coffee-shop talk from Midland to Carlsbad has carried a familiar refrain: “Enjoy it while it lasts—2026 is when the Permian slows down.” Lower price forecasts, softening rig counts, and talk of a maturing shale play have all fed the narrative … [Read More]