I’m reminiscing here, but, truth be told, this piece is a plug for the FFA. You live in Texas and New Mexico. In God’s Country. Get your kids into the FFA and watch them grow. Now for my own version of this, for what it’s worth. Starting out, we weren’t much more than a bunch […]
The Basin: Where History Abounds
Click here to listen to the Audio version of this story! In a past life I spent many years occupied full time in writing/editing/researching about the American West and its people, past and present, and I’m always surprised at how many “crossover” matters I encounter in my present life of writing/editing/researching about the Permian […]
The Yates Field at 100
Click here to listen to the Audio version of this story! In the long and eventful history of the Permian Basin, few discoveries carry the weight—and the enduring legacy—of the Yates Field. Discovered in 1926, the Yates Field not only transformed a stretch of rugged West Texas ranch land into one of the most prolific […]
Landman as Comeuppance
Click here to listen to the Audio version of this story! Reader, your working world and your daily doings are the most exciting stuff anyone in the country has ever seen. At least that’s what the streaming series Landman has proven, if viewer ratings have anything to say about it. And while you might not […]
The Basin as Entertainment
Click here to listen to the Audio version of this story! If you’ve followed the Paramount Plus dramatic series Landman through two seasons now, I imagine you’ve begun to think of the characters as family. Dysfunctional family, to be sure, but family. The steady character development within the show is giving the series […]
Outlooks, Forecasts, Earnings, and BBQ
Crystal Ball. Morgan Stanley put out their overview [late November] of the U.S. Oil and Natural Gas outlook in reference to 2026 intentions and activities. Some of their comments: Preliminary 2026 messaging from U.S. E&Ps points to flat oil production for –2 percent lower spending year over year, reflecting further efficiency gains, while majors continue to plan […]
Worth Passing On
Click here to listen to the Audio version of this story! This being a brand new year, what better occasion to pause and soak up some words of wisdom? The following bit was a list shared on a Facebook page, but it seems apropos for sharing in this space. May the coming year bring […]
Shrinkage, Consolidation, Steering, and Going Casual
Shrinkage. The oilfield services world has shrunk. The year 2014 marked the top and we have been shrinking ever since. The industry is now the market cap of Shell. The entire industry. It isn’t all bad. As long as everyone is making money. We aren’t there yet but we will be. It is a very […]
Stay Safe on Those Holiday Roads
Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story! It’s a customary practice to tell people to be safe around the holidays. And of course road safety is especially important. I’m going to encourage you to be safe on the roads by telling you three true tales of less-than-safe road behavior. Fortunately, […]
Time Marches On
Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story! It’s no secret that the hottest topic in oil and gas is the energy needs of data centers. And when you see the words “data centers,” read that as “artificial intelligence.” Because the biggest job for data centers is facilitating the explosion of […]
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