It’s time to review what unemployment insurance is costing your organization. Job growth is up, but employers are hesitant to hire more employees and reluctant to let go of those they have fought so hard to hire in the past few years. Suppose your organization does plan to lay off employees. In that case, your […]
Freedom From OPEC Requires Permian Oil and Gas
American energy independence and security relies on an all-of-the-above energy policy. With increasing demand from AI and gradual electrification of ground transportation, U.S. energy demand is set to rise nearly 50 percent by the middle 2030s. To power the surge in electricity demand, natural gas will play a critical role, as nuclear is not a […]
Training our Local Workforce
Author Stephen Covey viewed failure not as a setback but as a chance to learn, reflect, and adjust one’s approach. He believed that failure occurs only when we give up and stop trying. He emphasized the importance of reflecting on past mistakes and learning from them, and suggested that businesses are built not only on success but […]
Permian People: Movers and Shakers
The Permian Basin’s hirings, promotions, and other personnel matters in the nation’s biggest oil patch—or in companies who do business here. Crescent Energy Company announced May 19 the appointment of J.D. “Joey” Hall as Chief Operating Officer, effective June 2, 2025. Hall most recently served as Executive Vice President of Operations at Pioneer Natural […]
Viper’s Royalty Model: Worth a Look
Viper Energy (VNOM) presents a compelling case for investors seeking exposure to the energy sector through a mineral rights business model. The company is about to complete a transformative “Drop Down” transaction with parent company Diamondback Energy (FANG) that promises to significantly reshape Viper’s production profile in 2025. This is a transaction that was discussed at […]
Financial Maturity or Lack of
My Ethics class interviewed a successful Harvard MBA who also had a law degree from another Tier One university. He worked for many years in the oil and gas industry, including, at one point, working for three Fortune 500 Corporations in Midland, Houston, San Antonio, India, and Abu Dhabi. Our interviewee, who wants to be […]
Permian People June 2026
ExxonMobil announced April 2 that Karen T. McKee, president of ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company, was to retire effective May 1. The Board of Directors appointed Matt Crocker president, ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company and vice president Exxon Mobil Corporation. He succeeded McKee May 1. Crocker, who has been ExxonMobil’s President/Global Business Solutions since 2023, joined the […]
The Changing Landscape of Leasing and Minerals
Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story! The flurry of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity over the last two years has changed the minerals landscape in the Permian Basin, along with most producing basins in the United States. Fewer operators control larger acreages. Also, the definition of what constitutes a […]
New Era Helium
As we discussed a few months ago, the Permian Basin is starting to feel the impact of AI data centers creating demand for natural gas fired electricity. Chevron and Diamondback Energy are two of the larger players engaging in projects to power AI data centers. For investors, those deals barely move the needle for a […]
Electrifying the Permian
There is a new sheriff in the White House, and with his administration embracing the oil and gas industry, excitement and relief has permeated throughout. Although the doors of possibility have now opened upon a gleaming prospect of four prosperous years ahead, certain of the industry’s lingering challenges will need solutions if growth is to […]
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