George H.W. Bush took his family and his fresh Yale degree and spurned the hoity-toity of the blueblood, patrician Eastern seaboard life he knew, to plunge himself into the redblooded, gritty, bootstrap worklife of the Permian Basin. Official portrait of the 41st U.S. President There may never be another American president with closer personal ties […]
Old School: The Service Sector Knows What Works
The oil price uptick of the past year or more, welcome as it was, has been slow to penetrate labor-intensive sectors like oilfield service. By Paul Wiseman “Prices back five years ago, six years ago were decent on the pulling unit side, but they went way down and they haven’t come up to where they […]
Energy-Minded Educator
Odessa College President Dr. Gregory Williams has achieved a success that extends beyond his institution, helping make the college a partner in the larger worlds of community, industry, and region. By Shanti Terry If community and professional recognition counts for anything, Dr. Gregory Williams is a much-revered figure. Currently in his 12th year as the […]
Permian People
Hirings, promotions, and other personnel matters in the nation’s biggest oil patch—or in companies who do business here. International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced Aug. 1 that Matthew “Matt” DeArman had joined the Firm’s Finance and Restructuring Group in Dallas as a partner. DeArman’s practice focuses on the representation of agents, lenders, and […]
A Sporting Chance
There were no guarantees and no safety nets when Debi Sport Moore assayed, in mid-career, to build a business of her own. But she took her chance and made something of it. Today Sport Environmental Services is setting a standard for what it means to be an environmental services firm. By Al Pickett, Special Contributor […]
Taking the Right Approach
J. Ross Craft, chairman and CEO of Approach Resources, has a career that is intertwined with the storied “career” of the Wolfcamp play. Like Jim Henry before him, who pioneered the Wolfcamp vertical shale play, Craft and his contemporaries have made some “lateral” moves that have changed the landscape. by Jesse Mullins Permian Pure […]
Epstein
PBPA Matters Hearts and Minds MIDLAND, TEXAS—The membership of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association (PBPA) convened at the Petroleum Club in this city on March 22 for its monthly luncheon, where attendees heard keynote speaker Alex Epstein deliver remarks about “the moral case for fossil fuels.” The talk, which is shared below in […]
Band of Brothers: Top Hand Winners
The Basin’s best family foursome finally gets the recognition they deserve. MIDLAND, TEXAS—This year’s year’s Top Hand Award Banquet honoring the Beal Brothers of BTA Oil Producers fetched hundreds of PBPA members and other individuals representative of Basin energy interests to celebrate the career of four extraordinary man. For our full feature profile of these […]
He Made a Hand
Tenets to Live By By Julie Anderson No doubt S. Javaid Anwar could lead a seminar on achieving success in the petroleum industry. However, the owner and president of Midland Energy, Inc., could also teach a class on “the tenets of success” or “habits to live by,” the kind of course you would want your […]
HRIQ: Child Labor – Is It Okay?
by Bill Price It might seem surprising to see a headline calling attention to a discussion of child labor, and child labor laws—that whole topic seeming like something right out of the 19th century. But child labor is still a topic of discussion, even today, and knowing about it, and about its governance, is […]
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