by Julie Anderson The Texas Legislature meets in a regular session every two years, convening on the second Tuesday in January of every odd-numbered year. These biennial sessions are limited to 140 days. The governor can also call additional special sessions as necessary, which cannot exceed 30 days. The 85th Texas Legislature is […]
New And Noteworthy: January 2017
PetroNerds and more. Fresh offerings of products and services for the oil and gas set. Next Generation Drilling Motors Sperry Drilling, a Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) business, announced on Sept. 21, the release of GeoForce Endure and StrataForce Endure motors, the latest additions to the drilling motor product line focused on increasing reliability in […]
Broader Picture: January 2017
O&G news from beyond the Permian’s borders—news that, in some way, touches the Basin. Reports from EIA, GlobalData, and Platts EIA Nov. 16 A recently released report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration finds that planned refinery maintenance is not expected to adversely affect the supply of gasoline, jet fuel, and distillate fuel […]
The State of Oil Part 4: Election Implications 2017
Election Implications 2017 The Results You’ve Been Waiting For by Jesse Mullins Might not have any pull quotes this time. There’s not a lot of “mainbar” text, and the sidebar perhaps doesn’t need pull quotes, but if you find that pull quotes work, feel free to grab some from the text and insert them […]
The 2017 New Mexico Legislature
We present, below, our Q-and-A with Mike Miller, governmental affairs representative for New Mexico for the Permian Basin Petroleum Association. PBOG magazine spoke with Mike this month on the early activity in the statehouse. PBOG: Mike, what are the issues now and what do you see happening this year? Miller: There’s one big issue, and […]
Turning to the Right
In many ways, the story of drilling is the story of the drill bit. As that device has changed, so has the entire enterprise of making hole. by Bobby Weaver In today’s world the speed and efficiency of drilling oil wells has reached a level undreamed of by early day oilmen. The evolution […]
Chemistry Matters
Competition does, too. Performance Chemical, known for its unorthodox hiring philosophy, lured a gridiron star from his chosen sport and added him to a new sort of team. by Paul Wiseman The University of Lousiana-Lafayette (formerly Southwest Louisiana) has seen several alumni find success in the NFL over the years—notably Jake Delhomme, who […]
About The Little Things
by Lana Cunningham “Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.”—Ansel Adams, prominent photographer of the American West Thousands of people have landed in the […]
Standing Tall: PBIOS 2016 in Pictures
Those words were the theme of the 2016 Permian Basin International Oil Show, and they summed up the mood nicely. by Jesse Mullins ODESSA, TEXAS—For two solid days we cooked here under record high temps, frying under an impossibly malevolent October sun, and for the third day we came nigh to blowing away from […]
What Goes Down Must Come Up – State of Oil Part 3
We continue our coverage of the views of two highly respected industry observers as they comment on the recovery of 2017—a recovery that, if not “officially” in the works, is bound to unfold. by Jesse Mullins James Wicklund was speaking to the membership of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, and Wicklund, who […]
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