Jill Tennant When William Shakespeare wrote, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be,” he was certainly not referring to the modern oil and gas industry. According to a study conducted by market research and consulting company MarketsandMarkets, the global oilfield equipment rental market had an estimated value of $26.8 billion in 2014. Because rental equipment […]
Giving a Hand to One Who’s Given Back
Lana Cunningham “An optimist who charges ahead—that’s what leadership is about. And that is Curtis Mewbourne.” This description of Curtis W. Mewbourne by a University of Oklahoma professor underscores one of the numerous reasons for his selection as recipient of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association’s Top Hand Award, to be bestowed Jan. 28 at a […]
A Global Perspective
Colin Fenton, keynote speaker for the 2015 Annual Meeting of the PBPA, addressed the past, present and future of oil and gas—here and around the world. Colin Fenton, managing partner at Blacklight Research and Columbia University fellow, was the keynote speaker at October’s PBPA Annual Meeting. Hailing from the Ivy League, the corporate banking […]
The 2015 Border Energy Forum
On Oct. 16, the 2015 Border Energy Forum (BEF) concluded, following two days of intriguing speeches and panel presentations from some of the most prominent leaders across all platforms of the energy industry. The BEF is a bilingual event focused on fostering collaboration and conversation of the most efficient and technologically advanced uses of energy […]
Drilling Deeper: With a Dash of Opinion
In this month’s miscellany of truncated articles, we share the typical serving of news, but with some topical views stirred in there as well. These are the full versions of the “Drilling Deeper” news items that appeared as abbreviated versions in the print edition of PBOG’s November 2015 issue. Neighborhoods And Crude Exports […]
The Downturn-Resistant Middle
By Paul Wiseman In spite of the precipitous fall in oil prices and the contingent drop in rig counts, production, particularly in the Permian Basin, is still at record levels as wells drilled in the last five years continue to produce. With production so high the midstream sector is still growing even in the […]
A Finding for our Side: The Lesser Prairie Chicken
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on Sept. 1 granted summary judgment in favor of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association and vacated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) rule listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken (LPC) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. In PBPA et al. v. Department of […]
How the Workforce is Changing, Part 3: Change is Inevitable
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 […]
Memorial in the Making
The soon-to-appear Chris Kyle Plaza will honor the SEAL Community and the hero who was book and film titled American Sniper. By Julie Anderson Christopher Scott Kyle April 8, 1974- February 2, 2013 As the nation honors its 22 million veterans on Nov. 11, West Texans continue to work toward a goal that, as […]
Scalise on Congress and Energy
And a whole lot else, for that matter. The House Majority Whip cracked down with some cogent commentary on Washington, some stinging rejoinders for the current Administration, and some cautionary tales for our industry and anyone who cares about public policy in the Permian and the nation. On Sept. 15, U.S. Representative Steve Scalise […]
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