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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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Rising Tide

April 6, 2020 by PBOG

In 1977, following the 1975 passage of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), almost all petroleum exports from the United States were banned. The Commerce department was allowed to make a few exceptions, such as for trade with neighbors Canada and Mexico. All this was, of course, in response to the OPEC oil embargo […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, The Financial Picture Tagged With: Corpus Christi; Permian Basin, Exports, Oil and Gas

Phillips 66 to defer Red Oak pipeline amid 2020 budget cuts

March 27, 2020 by PBOG

Operators in Permian Basin’s energy industry continue to announce reductions in capital budgets for 2020. They include: Phillips 66 said March 24 it will defer its Red Oak pipeline as part of reducing its 2020 capital budget by $700 million to $3.1 billion. With Plains All American Pipeline, Phillips 66 formed Red Oak Pipeline to […]

Filed Under: Business & Analysis, Featured Article, PBOG Newsletter, Producers and Exploration, The Financial Picture

Crude oil, natural gas operators reduce spending in Permian Basin

March 19, 2020 by PBOG

More operators are reacting to commodity price downturn and industry current conditions by reducing 2020 capital spending in Permian Basin. They include: Apache reduced its 2020 capital budget to about $1.1 billion – down from about $1.75 billion – and will idle all its rigs in Permian Basin and reduce drilling elsewhere. “We are significantly […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Industry Analysis, PBOG Newsletter, The Financial Picture

U.S. status as net petroleum exporter “at risk” as majors trim budgets

March 12, 2020 by PBOG

The U.S. status as a net petroleum exporter is at risk, Bloomberg said this week, as plunging oil prices threaten domestic production. U.S. recently began exporting more petroleum that it imports because of “record shale production in fields such as the Permian Basin.” Bloomberg added, “Now, amid the worst price rout in nearly three decades, […]

Filed Under: Industry Analysis, PBOG Newsletter, The Financial Picture

Centennial reduces operated rigs in Reeves County to three

March 12, 2020 by PBOG

Denver-based Centennial Resource Development said Feb. 24 it is reducing operated rigs in Reeves County to 3 beginning in 2020Q2 with a focus on upper Wolfcamp A and third Bone Spring sand zone. Another rig will be allocated to Lea County, N.M. Centennial is reducing its 2020 capital budget 28 percent compared to 2019. The […]

Filed Under: Industry Analysis, PBOG Newsletter, The Financial Picture

Permian Basin adds rigs for fourth straight week to reach 415

March 12, 2020 by PBOG

Permian Basin, Texas, New Mexico and U.S. each added rigs in the past week, according to the weekly report of active oil and gas drilling rigs for March 6 from Baker Hughes. Permian added 4 rigs for a new total of 415 (411 week ago, 465 year ago, 405 to start 2020), and Texas added […]

Filed Under: Industry Analysis, PBOG Newsletter, The Financial Picture

ONEOK plans to expand West Texas LPG pipeline

March 12, 2020 by PBOG

Tulsa-based ONEOK said Feb. 24 it plans to expand its West Texas LPG pipeline at a cost of $310 million. The fully-contracted 100,000 b/d pipeline expansion is expected to be completed in 2021Q2 and is supported by long-term dedicated NGL production from third-party natural gas processing plants in Permian Basin. West Texas LPG is a […]

Filed Under: Industry Analysis, PBOG Newsletter

Beware the Ides of March

March 11, 2020 by PBOG

This month I’m going to talk with you about hiring the right people. In October, I reviewed the basics of hiring and firing but I want to talk about making the right hire. Why the reference to the Ides of March? It is because Julius Caesar was assassinated and if you also remember your Roman […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Human Resources Tagged With: Hire to Retire, Human Resources, Michele Harmon, Permain Basin

Filling the Potholes on the Road to Progress

March 9, 2020 by PBOG

Since the advent of the frac era, the idea of taking a leisurely drive in the country anywhere in the Permian Basin has dwindled to a speck in the rear view mirror. Some roads, particularly U.S. 285 between Pecos and Carlsbad, S.H. 302 through Winkler County, and I-20 pretty much anywhere along the Odessa-Midland corridor, […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Infrastructure Tagged With: Feature Article, Oil and Gas, permian basin, roads

Enverus acquires RS Energy Group in technology company merger

March 5, 2020 by PBOG

Austin-based Enverus, a leading energy SaaS and data analytics company, said Feb. 12 it has acquired RS Energy Group, a technology firm focused in the upstream oil and gas industry.  Enverus said the acquisition “combines the companies’ complementary strengths to accelerate technology, machine learning and advanced analytics across the energy market.”  Enverus said its technology […]

Filed Under: Mergers and Acquisitions, PBOG Newsletter

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