Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story! In the heart of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, the Permian Basin isn’t just oil-country. It’s banking country too. Here, financial institutions don’t simply lend, they live the energy business, and they know that raising the next generation of bankers and customers means understanding not just the … [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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Happy Holidays: Gifts, Raises, and Bonuses in a Perfect World
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 … [Read More]
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]