Remember the term, Paradigm Shift? It is defined as a fundamental change in approach or underlying assumption. Remember Jack Nicholson’s famous quote from A Few Good Men? “You Can’t Handle the Truth!” Well, as employers, we need to be able to handle the truth. It is time to figure out the barriers to retaining and […]
TXOGA says industry paid $15.8 billion in taxes, royalties in 2021
Texas Oil & Gas Association said this week the state’s oil and gas industry paid $15.8 billion in state and local taxes and state royalties in fiscal year 2021 – funds that directly support Texas schools, universities, roads, infrastructure and other essential services. TXOGA released the data Tuesday in Austin. Payments last year increased 14 […]
Permian Basin, Texas again record holiday decline in rig count
Permian Basin and Texas each declined in rig count for the second straight week, according to the year’s first report of active drilling rigs by Baker Hughes. As of Jan. 7 there were 292 rigs in Permian (293 week ago, 179 year ago), 274 in Texas (277 week ago, 161 year ago), 95 in New […]
Enterprise acquires Navitas Midstream to enter Midland Basin
Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners said this week an affiliate agreed to acquire Navitas Midstream Partners for $3.25 billion cash. The Woodlands-based Navitas, portfolio company of funds managed by Warburg Pincus, provides natural gas gathering, treating and processing in the core of Midland Basin. Navitas assets include about 1,750 miles of pipelines and more than 1 […]
Platts says Permian gas output to hit sustained level of 14 Bcfd in 2022Q1
S&P Global Platts Analytics said last week production of natural gas in Permian Basin likely will reach sustained levels of more than 14 Bcfd in 2022Q1. Platts said Jan. 4 that twice in December Permian gas production was estimated at more than 14 Bcfd – just short of its record of 14.1 Bcfd in June […]
Optimizing well production to maximize ROI across the life cycle
Unlock well and field-wide productivity with optimized artificial lift In today’s complex energy landscape, oil and gas operators must find innovative new ways to improve operational efficiency and reduce capital expenses. To accomplish this, best practices in the field are being backed up with more engineering criteria. Digital breakthroughs, such as adaptive, high-science applications and […]
Pumping a Change
Today’s tumult in the oil and gas industry has begun to break down some of the industry’s historical resistance to change, including change in the realm of artificial lift. Producers are becoming more open to alternatives; not only in types of lift, but also to new ways of thinking about the whole production picture. Clan […]
Opinion Will 2022 Be the Year of Comeuppance?
Oil and gas in the Permian Basin has been put through the shale shaker in this still-new decade of the 2020s. And still, the energy bulls and the ebullient forecasters keep promising that the Big Bounceback is just up ahead. Is that still the case after a 2021 full of commodity price ups and downs? […]
Endeavor’s Stephens to receive PBPA Top Hand Award
Autry C. Stephens, founder and general partner of Endeavor Energy Resources, will receive the 2021 Top Hand Award from Permian Basin Petroleum Association Thursday, Jan. 20. The annual awards dinner will begin at 7 p.m. at Petroleum Club of Midland. The Top Hand award is the highest honor distributed by the PBPA each year. It […]
Rig count grows 67 percent in Permian Basin, 72 percent in Texas in 2021
There were few changes in Baker Hughes’ count of active oil and gas drilling rigs in the final week of 2021. As of Dec. 31, there were 293 rigs in Permian Basin (294 week ago, 175 year ago), 277 in Texas (279 week ago, 161 year ago), 94 in New Mexico (93 week ago, 65 […]
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