My name is Jeff Sparks and I am your new chairman at the Permian Basin Petroleum Association. I am humbled when I reflect on the truly great leaders the PBPA has had in the past. I will do everything I can to continue the great legacy of the PBPA. I will need to lean on […]
PBPA Annual Meeting in Pictures
MIDLAND, TEXAS—A day of speakers, panels, and networking filled this full-day session of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association’s Annual meeting, held Sept. 12 in this oil capital of West Texas. On the night previous, locals and early arrivals to the event gathered at the Petroleum Museum for a lavish welcome reception. We share here a […]
Sizing up 2025: PBPA’s Annual Meeting Takes Aim on the Future
MIDLAND, TEXAS—A slate of speakers and panels that ran continually from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 12 concluded what organizers and participants deemed a successful and productive Annual Meeting for the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, held in the Petroleum Club here in this oil capital of West Texas. On the night previous, […]
A Question of Fixed Versus Floating Interest
The Texas Supreme Court recently requested full briefing in a petition for review from the Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso, titled Clifton, et al. v. Johnson, et al. The petition for review requests that the Supreme Court reverse the appellate court’s judgment and render judgment for the Appellants. The issue at hand involves […]
Let Energy Freedom Ring
For years, the Permian Basin Petroleum Association has been the leading proponent of domestic energy, rallying around our nation’s need to establish a domestic energy policy that promotes places like “Midland, not Moscow.” And this July while we celebrate the 248th anniversary of the founding of our United States, our efforts to encourage natural resource […]
Something Worth Celebrating
With this issue, we welcome the official start of summer, though for many of us, that begins when the kids get out of school. Perhaps some of you are packing to travel to a cooler climate or to enjoy these sunny days stretched out on a beach. Whether home or away, this month we all […]
Spring Swing: Fairways and Fellowship
ODESSA, TEXAS—It was a beautiful Monday, the 8th of April, the day of the solar eclipse, when the membership of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association took over the Links Course and the Old Course at the magnificent Odessa Country Club and once again participated in the grand tradition that is PBPA’s Spring Swing Golf Tournament. […]
Taking Our Story to the Capitol
Another trip to Washington D.C. is in the books. Several Permian Basin Petroleum Association members, along with Ben Sheppard and Stephen Robertson, made the trek to D.C. back in early April. PBPA staff and our new federal consultant, Mr. Glenn LeMunyon, arranged for the group to meet with several members of Congress on Capitol Hill. […]
Drilling Rigs: The Times Are Changing
While drilling rigs have been seen in nearly every corner of the Permian Basin for the last 100 years, it seems that the modern rig has become a fixture of today’s Midland geography. Currently, there are four rigs clustered together northeast of Loop 250, one rig drilling east of Midland Air Park and a couple […]
Timing is Everything
Timing is everything. In January of this year, a petition for review was filed with the Texas Supreme Court titled Scout Energy Management, LLC v. Taylor Properties, in which Scout asks the Court overturn an opinion issued out of the 7th Court of Appeals in Amarillo that involved the interpretation of a shut-in royalty clause […]
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