Thank you to all those who sponsored or attended the PBPA Annual Meeting at the end of September. We were thrilled to welcome back everyone to an in-person meeting, and it was so great to see so many of you. There were too many faces that I hadn’t seen in person for quite some time, […]

What happens when an immovable object is met with an irresistible force? Better yet, what happens when that immovable object is also the irresistible force? Well, you get something that is both the shield and the spear. You get Ben Shepperd, president of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association. Often times, the PBPA is a shield […]

The greatest reason for PBPA’s success has always been the engagement of our membership. Since 1961, our members have empowered the association to truly be the voice of the Permian Basin in Austin, Santa Fe, Washington, D.C., and in venues around the world. While our staff is in place to execute the will of our […]

On May 31, 2021, the Texas Legislature adjourned sine die. This was the end of a rather unique 140-day “regular” legislative session, which began with discussions on how to conduct a truly open meeting of the Legislature that would allow the public to attend and participate in the era of a pandemic. Yet that wasn’t […]

If a tree falls in the forest, but there is no one there to hear it, does it make a sound? If a trade association has members, but those members can’t be in the same room with each other, can you have a member event? On April 1, 2021, PBPA held its first in-person event […]

The Permian Basin Petroleum Association has represented the oil and natural gas industry of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico for 60 years. In that time, the leadership and staff of the PBPA has changed and evolved to represent the Association’s membership and needs. Today, PBPA is led by President Ben Shepperd, and a full-time […]

Politically, energy transition has been a topic of high importance for many around the country. This has been largely spurred by the idea that hydrocarbon-based energy is bad for the environment. Rarely is it discussed by those with complaints about-hydrocarbon based energy what the benefits are to society, some of which are often taken greatly […]

The first real American industry to stretch across the windswept plains, the first to practice a trade across what is now known as the Permian Basin of Southeast New Mexico and West Texas, was cattle and ranching. For so many years, fences didn’t separate grazing grounds or cattle train routes. There was nothing but geography […]

As you all know, PBPA’s advocacy is focused at the state and federal levels. But what many may not consider is that this advocacy truly has an international impact. The growth or decline of oil and gas production in the Permian Basin has a major impact on the quality of life that people around the […]