If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. This saying is better known as the Duck Test and the phase was coined by the Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley in the 19th Century. Surely you have heard this expression and it immediately comes to mind when a client asks me how they should classify their employees under the Fair … [Read More]
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Private Equity’s Pros and Cons
December 2, 2001, was a day of infamy for thousands of people. On that date Enron declared bankruptcy, trading at a paltry $.26 per share after topping the scales at … [Read More]
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Interim Conversation Starter
With the gavel set to fall in the Land of Enchantment, the Second Session of the 54th New Mexico Legislature brings with it several unknowns. However, one constant … [Read More]
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Just a Click Away
A sign of the times: eCommerce reaches the oil patch. As much as Amazon revolutionized the business-to-consumer market by offering an online marketplace that has largely left the brick-and-mortar business model crumbling in ruins, the oilfield marketplace … [Read More]
Midstream: in Charts and in Images
The year 2019 will be remembered as Midstream's Year. As we near year-end in what might be the most eventful year ever in Permian midstream activity, we look at two kinds of snapshots. One, some recent graphics highlighting the impact of a record … [Read More]
Happy Thanksgiving
The candy season of Halloween has passed so bring on the turkey and dressing and holiday parties. There are only 4 weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, so get busy. Are you feeling the pressure yet? Because I’ve started my yoga breathing just to finish … [Read More]
