PBPA keynote speaker Bobby Tudor was concluding his talk. He remarked that there are some people—many of them politicians, but some of them just members of the general public—who are just never going to be happy with the oil and gas trade. Said Tudor: “They’re only going to be happy—or they think they’re going to […]
The War on Hydrocarbons
Our industry is at war. We are fighting for the survival of our industry. It’s a war of public opinion, and now becoming a war of public policy. With the looming presidential election, the shift in public policy might be huge. What were once thought to be radical, “left wing ideas” are now being considered […]
Changing Students’ Lives
The always-busy Petroleum Museum is at its busiest this fall as the institution pushes into the last stages of obtaining funding for a prized project. Already showing itself to be an innovator and leader in education of children, the Museum now seeks to build a new STEM Education Center on the Museum’s grounds. (STEM stands […]
Taking Flight
As a cash-strapped oil patch wrestles with the competing issues of staffing and funding, more and more companies turn to various forms of automation/artificial intelligence and robotics in order to do more work with fewer people. In that scenario, drones have flown to the forefront as they’ve become more powerful and versatile. Advances in recording […]
PBPA’s Annual Meeting: Charting our Course
With the autumnal shift in our weather and the beginning of fall across the Permian Basin, October brings a new start to the Permian Basin Petroleum Association’s year. This year we will kick off our new year as we do every year with our Annual Meeting. This year, at our 58th Annual Meeting, we will […]
Water Midstream Enters a New Phase
“The sub-industry of water handling and water midstream has evolved pretty dramatically over the last three or four years,” said Bill Zartler, CEO of Solaris Midstream Holdings. Solaris designs, owns, and operates water midstream systems in the Permian Basin. Solaris itself has grown exponentially since starting from scratch in 2016. They bought a small company […]
Next Steps in a Topsy Turvy Year
For this month’s article, my co-writer is Michael Crain. Michael’s experience includes owning and operating a restaurant, construction company, and manufacturing facility that interacted with global partners. His background includes engineering in multiple disciplines and lecturing at UTPB, achieving the Teacher of the Year award recognized across all UT campuses. He is a graduate of […]
Hanging by a (Pipe) Thread
. R&D pipe President Ron Underwood and Trident Steel CEO Kevin Beckmann have both seen better times, but neither is certain when those will return, at least for their sector. Casing in particular is tied directly to drilling, Underwood pointed out. Beckmann noted that the rig count is down 73 percent year-over-year from 2019. That […]
Proud to Be an American
Well, at the writing of this article, the Permian Basin, specifically Midland and Odessa, are still abuzz with the excitement of a Presidential visit. From those who lined the Airport perimeter fence to catch a glimpse of Airforce One’s arrival, to those who lined the streets of Odessa to see the impressive motorcade of black […]
Rule-Making Requires Effort, and PBPA Plays a Part
This has certainly been a difficult first half of 2020 for oil and gas producers in the Permian Basin. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the subsequent economic destruction that followed, those across the region have seen great economic challenges. However, economic volatility is not new in our industry and I am certain […]
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