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PBOG is the Official Publication of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association and is published monthly by Zachry Publications, LP.

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Hire to Retire – “What were you thinking?”

September 25, 2019 by PBOG

by Michele Harmon As I start my second article, I wanted to remind you that my goal is to inform, to make you stop and think before reacting, and to help you know where to find the right answers to keep you out of hot water with regards to Human Resources (HR) issues. I hope […]

Filed Under: Business & Analysis, Human Resources, People Tagged With: Human Resources

Hiring: How Will the People Be Found? Part 2 of 2

October 1, 2018 by PBOG

More than ever, the success, and the future, of the Permian Basin depends on the region’s ability to hire the right people and in the necessary quantities. Being attractive enough to potential workers beyond New Mexico and Texas can mean less competition within the region for its limited pool of qualified workers, and thereby can […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Human Resources Tagged With: Challenge, Hiring

HRIQ: Oil and Gas Technology and Labor

December 1, 2017 by PBOG

by Bill Price Technology has dramatically changed the oil and gas industry in the last decade. We know the effect of enhanced oil extraction on production but this was only possible through the introduction of sophisticated technology. The energy industry has become less labor intensive, as is true of most industries. The industry has experienced […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Human Resources, Online Exclusive Tagged With: Feature, featured, hriq

HRIQ: Child Labor – Is It Okay?

November 2, 2017 by PBOG

by Bill Price   It might seem surprising to see a headline calling attention to a discussion of child labor, and child labor laws—that whole topic seeming like something right out of the 19th century. But child labor is still a topic of discussion, even today, and knowing about it, and about its governance, is […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Human Resources, Online Exclusive, People Tagged With: Feature, featured, hriq, Human Resources

Coping with Crisis

June 6, 2016 by PBOG

By Paul Wiseman   There are many degrees of outsourcing, from using a service to vet and hire employees for the end user, to sending all work for a department such as Human Resources to another company. Some of those are doing better than others in this economy. Companies who handle the outsourcing of HR […]

Filed Under: Human Resources, People, Trade Talk Tagged With: outsourcing

How the Workforce is Changing, Part 3: Change is Inevitable

November 1, 2015 by PBOG

by Shanti Terry   “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it.” – Malcolm X After transferring to Texas A&M as a sophomore, one of the first things my roommates suggested I purchase was a pair of rain boots. I scoffed at the idea. Having been […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Human Resources, Industry Analysis Tagged With: changing oilfield, Feature, featured

How the Workforce is Changing, Part 2: Employers Have Changed

October 2, 2015 by PBOG

By Shanti Terry As the workforce for the oil and gas industry change and adapt over time, employers for the industry are finding that they too have to evolve. According to the experts interviewed for this second look into why today is not your grandfather’s oilfield, some things have stayed the same, but most are […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, History, Human Resources, Industry Analysis Tagged With: Feature, featured

Getting and Keeping People

September 19, 2014 by PBOG

Increasingly, it is described as the biggest challenge facing companies in the Permian Basin. Recruitment and retention of qualified personnel is high on everyone’s list. High on energy companies’ lists and—because of that boom—high on the list of all other industries and services across the Basin regions of Texas and New Mexico. Here’s how to […]

Filed Under: Human Resources Tagged With: Feature, featured

Well Completion from a Human Perspective

June 3, 2014 by PBOG

By Bill Price   As we arrive at this third installment of our three-part series covering the human resources function as it relates to the three main stages of oil and gas production (namely, prospecting, drilling, and completion/collection of a well), we find ourselves dealing with the final stage, completion/collection. And for our purposes here, […]

Filed Under: Human Resources

Drilling and the HR Role

May 3, 2014 by PBOG

By Bill Price As PBOG Magazine continues its three-issue series on “The Making of a Well,” with coverage this issue of the drilling process (“Getting to the Bottom of Things,” p. 76), I’m tracking along by covering the various human resources (types of people) required in each of the various stages. In this second installment […]

Filed Under: Human Resources

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