Occasionally I travel to places outside of the Permian Basin. I know, I know. You might be asking, why would I ever leave the oasis that is Midland, Texas? Well, I figure if our oil has mobility around the world, I guess I can do a bit of traveling too. When I do travel, I […]
PBPA: Making 2024 The Year to Be Seen and Heard
The PBPA Top Hand Award Banquet was a wonderful evening honoring Mr. Dick Sivalls just a few days ago. Thank you to all those that participated in the honoring of another incredibly worthy recipient this year. The Top Hand Dinner has become one of my favorite events of the year. Each and every time I […]
Legislative Sessions: Making our Case on Multiple Fronts
It is already been a busy start to the year for the members of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association and of course our staff. With the legislative session kicking off in Santa Fe as well as the very busy beginning of the year at the federal level, we continue to remain vigilant and active monitoring […]
Start the New Year with a New Challenge
The new year is here and the odometer is rolling over once again. The year 2023 is a distant memory and 2024 has arrived. Many take the new year as an opportunity to set new goals and make resolutions. Did you make a list of new year’s resolutions? They are certainly easy to contemplate and […]
Thoughts and Hopes for 2024
Each new year seemingly brings challenges and opportunities for the oil and gas industry and this year is no different. With a Presidential election and the conversations that it will bring, we can certainly expect the oil and gas industry to be attacked as the villain or the great economic hope to reduce inflation. Despite […]
An Exemplary Life
In his almost nine decades of life, Charles Richard “Dick” Sivalls has worked for one company: the one currently known as Sivalls, Incorporated. His achievements, however, span a wide area of public service, charitable work, writing/publishing, professional associations, and family life. All of that reveals his strong dedication to making life better for everyone around […]
A Time for Counting Our Blessings
And in the blink of an eye, the end of the year is upon us. It’s that time of year when thoughts turn to family, friends, celebrations, and the counting of blessings. We’re already hearing Ho, Ho, Ho and the ringing of the bells as we enter stores to buy gifts for our loved ones. […]
Looking Ahead to 2024
The year 2023 brought members of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association another year of record production met with another year of legislative, regulatory, and economic uncertainty. Whether it was continued chaos in Washington, D.C., complete with talks of impeachment, political campaign rhetoric, and unstable leadership—or challenges in Santa Fe or Austin—PBPA has been focused on […]
Ready and Steady
On a day when the price for WTI rose to $92 and change, the mood was expansive at the annual meeting of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, held as always in the sumptuous confines of this city’s Petroleum Club. A slate of speakers and panels addressed issues, ideas, and initiatives affecting the membership of the […]
PBPA: Fighting for Fairness, Collectively and Individually
While the Permian Basin Petroleum Association is largely and primarily an advocate for our members on proposed laws and regulations, representing our members in two branches of our government, we also at times find ourselves representing our members in the third, judicial, branch of government. In just the recent past, PBPA has taken on legal […]
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