Hirings, promotions, and other personnel matters in the nation’s biggest oil patch—or in companies who do business in the Permian Basin. Text: Burckhardt Compression (US) Inc. made a key addition to its executive lineup March 24 with the appointment of Álvaro Grande, who joined the team in the United States as Head of […]
Permian People: Movers and Shakers February 2026
Hirings, promotions, and other personnel matters in the nation’s biggest oil patch—or in companies who do business in the Permian. BP p.l.c. announced Dec. 17 that the BP board appointed Meg O’Neill as BP’s next Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1. Murray Auchincloss decided to step down from his position as CEO and director […]
Anatomy of an Independent
Click here to listen to the Audio version of this story! Usually, all the industry news is about the major operators, and sure, they are influencers and market makers. Beyond the spotlight, however, are a host of hard-working independent producers. Working together, independents actually produce about 83 percent of U.S. oil and 90 percent […]
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 […]
Difference Maker
Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story! The person who founded what is now Diamondback Energy and took it from a tiny, private-equity-backed firm producing 3,700 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/d) in 2012 to a publicly traded firm producing more than 900,000 BOE/d in 2025, deserves to […]
Giving Back
Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story! From helping people save homes and cars to funding education, to funding family-building events, oil patch companies and organizations are busy in the community beyond just the business of finding and transporting oil and gas Both Oilfield Helping Hands and Danos Gives began […]
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, […]
Hitting the Mark: A Father’s Day Tribute
Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story! This month being the month that holds Father’s Day (June 15), I’m going to share a story of a father. It just happens that the story I know best is the one I know from my own dad, Jess Mullins, Sr. He’s been […]
A Believer in This Business
“I’m sort of a watch maker more than I am a deal maker.” That’s one way Halliburton President and CEO Jeff Miller describes himself. “I’ve always been fascinated by how we do work and how we control work.” His goal is to create “the least amount of friction” with the most efficiency and safety. Boiling […]
Top Hand 2024: Honoring Our Own
The PBPA’s Top Hand Award for 2024 went to a much deserving recipient, Dennis Johnson MIDLAND, TEXAS—Highlighting an evening full of fond wishes, memories, stories, recognition, celebration, and an outpouring of good will, Midland’s own Dennis Johnson accepted the Permian Basin Petroleum Association’s Top Hand Award for 2024 here at a gala ceremony at the […]
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