On Aug. 8, PB Oil and Gas Magazine visited with PBPA President Ben Shepperd about the format and topics of this year’s Annual Meeting. PBOG Magazine: I know you discussed the first two speakers of the meeting (the Sept. 17 session) in your regular column in this magazine, but could you expand a little […]
Where the Basin Convenes
The 64th Annual Meeting of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association will give all those in attendance the chance to listen to and ask questions of a variety of experts who will present on the top issues confronting the industry. Attendees will also benefit from projections on our industry moving forward from those in the know. The […]
When the Smoke Cleared
MIDLAND, TEXAS—Oh, the boundless glory. Bear witness, all, to the triumph, the jubilation, the tension, the passion, the mastery, the wonder, and the reverential awe that comprised the fullness of the 2026 PBPA Annual Sporting Clay Shoot and Pit King Challenge. Yes, contemplate those shining moments, and fix them in your memory. As for those […]
Swinging into Spring
ODESSA, TEXAS—The beautiful Odessa Country Club was the site on May 28 for the day-long golf event that has come to be known as the Permian Basin Petroleum Association “Spring Swing.” Fine weather greeted the full slate of teams. The format was a four-man scramble. If enthusiastic participation in golf tournaments can be construed as […]
On the Regulatory Front Lines
We share here the remarks from Ben Shepperd, President of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, on the occasion of the Association’s Feb. 19 membership luncheon. As President of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, I want to thank all of you for being here. This is our first luncheon of the year. We kicked things […]
Honoring Our Own
PHOTOGRAPHY BY: CRE8IVE MARKETING AGENCY, WWW.CRE8IVE.COM MIDLAND, TEXAS—Amidst well-wishing, applause, and overflowing good will, oilman Travis Stice accepted the Permian Basin Petroleum Association’s Top Hand Award for 2025 here at a gala ceremony at the Petroleum Club on the evening of Jan. 29. The award, which is the highest honor conferred by the PBPA each […]
Garrett Golding: On Energy, Economics, and More in the Permian Basin
MIDLAND, TEXAS—In the first luncheon of 2026 for the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, invited speaker Garrett Golding, Assistant Vice President for Energy Programs at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, addressed the PBPA’s membership on Feb. 19 in the banquet hall of this city’s Petroleum Club. Golding share his insights drawn from his work at […]
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 […]
PBIOS Picks the Right Guy
Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story! Anyone who has been around Ben Shepperd more than a few times—and over the years there have been hundreds if not thousands of members of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association have been around him that much or more—has seen him hand out awards. […]
PBPA Secures Legal Victory Against Endangered Species Act Abuse
MIDLAND, TEXAS—The Permian Basin Petroleum Association (PBPA) on Aug. 12 welcomed the ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas vacating the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) 2022 listing of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (LPC) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The decision follows FWS’s own admission that the listing rule […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 16
- Next Page »