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PBOG is the Official Publication of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association and is published monthly by Zachry Publications, LP.

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Adapting to a New Digital Normal

August 31, 2020 by PBOG

PBPA Annual Meeting

While we all continue to address ongoing Covid-19 challenges, the Permian Basin Petroleum Association has been developing new and innovative methods to engage with our members as we advocate on behalf of operators and Permian Basin communities. While surely not our preference, PBPA has had to make informed decisions that protect the health of our […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, From the President, PBPA Tagged With: Ben Shepperd, covid-19, PBPA, permian basin

Q&A with Ben Shepperd

October 1, 2017 by PBOG

With the PBPA Annual Meeting looming near, we present a question-and-answer conversation with Ben on the meeting to come. Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine: It’s already coming back around again! What can we expect in the October Annual Meeting? Ben:  We have a full slate of sessions and we’re pleased to have some very […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, From the President, Online Exclusive, PBPA Tagged With: Ben Shepperd, Feature, featured, From the President, online exclusive, online only, PBPA

Mitigation, CCAAs, and More

March 11, 2014 by PBOG

This is the month the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is scheduled make the final decision on whether to list the Lesser Prairie Chicken as Threatened or Endangered. The PBPA endangered species committee and I have worked constantly for the last fifty years to prevent this potentially devastating decision from occurring. Well, maybe it […]

Filed Under: From the President Tagged With: Ben Shepperd, From the President, President

From the President: Positive Developments

December 1, 2013 by PBOG

This year’s PBPA annual meeting was a tremendous success, by all accounts. I want to thank all of you for attending and give a special thanks to our sponsors and speakers. As we heard from both our elected officials and our CEO panelists, the Permian Basin is the place to be economically and should remain […]

Filed Under: From the President, PBPA Tagged With: Ben Shepperd, From the President, PBPA

Mounting Challenges

November 1, 2013 by PBOG

Permian Basin activity remains strong throughout the Basin and that makes the work we do here at the PBPA all that much more important. The issues keep coming at us and the Board and I are committed to doing what it takes to keep folks drilling and producing for years to come. PBPA continues to […]

Filed Under: From the President, PBPA Tagged With: Ben Shepperd, From the President, PBPA, President

Special Session, LPC, and Other Unfinished Business

August 1, 2013 by PBOG

As summer comes on, activity centers on some lingering issues. The Texas Legislature continues to meet in the second Special Session after the first one ended with a crash. In the first Special, they did pass the redistricting bill but funding for transportation died when the session was consumed over the abortion debate. Hopefully, this […]

Filed Under: From the President, PBPA Tagged With: Ben Shepperd, From the President, PBPA, President

From the President: Getting There

June 1, 2013 by PBOG

Legislative sessions have their way of creating their own realities. “You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.”  —Yogi Berra When we began the Legislative session, re-authorizing the Railroad Commission, funding our water and transportation infrastructure needs and improving the state’s response to […]

Filed Under: From the President, PBPA Tagged With: Ben Shepperd, From the President, PBPA

From the President

November 1, 2012 by PBOG

Ben Shepperd

November marks the emergence of two issues requiring close scrutiny: Rule 13 and the Lesser Prairie Chicken   Late last month, several PBPA board members and I traveled to Austin to testify on the Railroad Commission’s proposed changes to Rule 13, which addresses new casing, cementing and completion requirements. The Rule has not been updated […]

Filed Under: From the President Tagged With: Ben Shepperd, featured, From the President, November 2012

From the Association President

August 3, 2012 by PBOG

Ben Shepperd

Questions of whether certain information must be shared or not are at the forefront of much debate within the industry. The Texas House Energy and Natural Resources Committees both met in late June to discuss Interim charges. These Interim hearings will guide the development of legislation we will see in the 2013 legislative session. A […]

Filed Under: From the President Tagged With: Ben Shepperd, featured, From the President

New Mexico Rulings, Texas RRC Opening

March 15, 2012 by PBOG

Ben Shepperd

The New Mexico legislative session ended February 16th and the legislature fulfilled its primary duty of passing the budget. It was one of the least controversial budgets in years. The budget passed with only five total dissenting votes. The House passed the budget unanimously and that group consists of 33 Republicans. The Combined Reporting bill […]

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