How to avoid legal troubles when interviewing employees There should be great folks left in the Permian who either lost their job or did not want to move to Houston. With this new opportunity, what is the best way to recruit and hire the right employee for your next vacancy? First, post your job via […]
The Business of Cleaning Up
Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story! As long as crude oil goes directly from the earth to the pipeline and stays in the system, everyone is happy. But with millions of barrels being pumped daily across the Permian Basin, it’s almost inevitable that there will be a leak or a […]
The Last Days at Camp
Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story! “There are always and only two trains running. There is life and there is death. Each of us rides them both. To live life with dignity, to celebrate and accept responsibility for your presence in the world is all that can be asked […]
Securing the Patch: How Oilfield Service Companies Can Protect Against Rising Financial Cyber Threats
Cybersecurity threats and internet fraud are growing concerns for oil and gas service companies in the Permian Basin. While high-profile breaches involving major corporations make the headlines, cybercriminals are not targeting big companies exclusively. According to Accenture’s 2023 Cost of Cybercrime Study, 43 percent of cyberattacks target small businesses. In the oil and gas industry, companies often […]
Multiple Factors To Boost Delaware Gas Producers
Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story! Delaware Basin natural gas prices have suffered versus gas from other regions for years. The gap between Henry Hub and Waha Hub pricing is well known, by now. The primary factor driving Waha Hub discounts has been insufficient pipeline takeaway capacity relative to rapidly […]
AI, Data Centers, Rig Counts, and No Complaints
There is a huge amount of news lately pertaining to our industry. Okay, it is really all about AI and the explosion of data centers. The #1 most talked about topic these days is data centers. There is no one in second place. Nothing else seems to matter. Power for data centers will need be the greenest form of […]
PBIOS Picks the Right Guy
Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story! Anyone who has been around Ben Shepperd more than a few times—and over the years there have been hundreds if not thousands of members of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association have been around him that much or more—has seen him hand out awards. […]
Employee Benefits: What You Need to Know
The landscape is changing regarding what your staff needs in terms of benefits. I reviewed a 2022 Society of Human Resource Management report and a 2025 March McLennan report. Before I start boring you with a little data, be aware that [if you are a decision-maker in your workplace about employee benefits] it is time […]
Four-Point-O is the term to know
Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story! In 2024, Rystad’s Vice President/North America Oil and Gas Matthew Bernstein spoke at a conference where he said the oil industry was entering “Shale 4.0,” reaching a mature and long-term industry view that had been lacking before. Similar to a child pressing through […]
“Pressure Control” in Sales and Safety
When I first was asked if I wanted to be in the safety profession, I politely said heck no. I had numerous reasons for not wanting the role, so I gracefully declined. Safety records—ours, and those of other companies like ours—were becoming an issue with customers in operations. We did not meet the standards or […]
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