As we move away from another successful annual meeting and look to the year ahead, we are all reminded of the impact that our association has in promoting and defending the vital Permian Basin oil and gas industry. Your work, your support, and your engagement to develop affordable, abundant, and reliable domestic energy in the […]
A Rising Tide
MIDLAND, TEXAS—A full day’s slate of speakers and panels concluded what organizers and participants deemed one of the most forward-looking annual meetings of recent years of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, convening here Sept. 29-30 in this oil-centric city. A luncheon keynote address by Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick highlighted the proceedings. The 59th Annual […]
On Being Thankful
Greetings and salutations! Welcome to this month’s installation of random thoughts and light hearted experiences in the front lines of Safety! You know we have some incredibly interesting tales to tell, but as usual, it doesn’t strike up a lot of interest coming from a safety person! People have often asked me, “How does a […]
The Art of Control
Most days for a well control company are pretty quiet. They’re helping an E&P plan safety procedures for a new pad or doing well safety training for another client. Generally they’re working to prevent or reduce danger on the well site. But, much like a community’s firefighters and EMTs, when that emergency call does come, […]
The Vaccinations Issue
How will businesses survive this pandemic? How will businesses stay healthy, wealthy, and wise? There seem to be many different schools of thought concerning how best to keep employees well enough to work during this pandemic. Americans enjoy a degree of freedom of choice, but some limits and opportunities tip the scales and allow employers […]
Going the Rental Route
The equipment leasing model allows service companies to reduce capex by only paying for certain equipment as it’s needed—as opposed to buying it and letting it sit idle when things slow down. A good deal for them. For leasing companies, in good times, this is fine. Once a forklift finishes at a job in the […]
A Question of Value
Thank you to all those who sponsored or attended the PBPA Annual Meeting at the end of September. We were thrilled to welcome back everyone to an in-person meeting, and it was so great to see so many of you. There were too many faces that I hadn’t seen in person for quite some time, […]
A Rebound Taking Shape?
Sooner or later, oil comes to the surface. It’s true in the world of nature. Any spillage of oil or gasoline on a lake or pond will float above the water. It’s true in the world of subsurface geology. Crude oil wants to rise to the surface of the earth. That’s why “traps” and anticlines […]
The Shield and the Spear
What happens when an immovable object is met with an irresistible force? Better yet, what happens when that immovable object is also the irresistible force? Well, you get something that is both the shield and the spear. You get Ben Shepperd, president of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association. Often times, the PBPA is a shield […]
Falling is for the Birds
Falling in love is okay. “Falling,” in of itself, is for the birds. Fall is my favorite season. I have mentioned slips, trips, and falls in several previous article. In case you have not figured it out, this month I am singularly focusing on falls, falling, and fall protection. One of my previous articles was […]
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