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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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Texas, New Mexico Legislatures Underway

February 1, 2019 by PBOG

PBPA Tracking Industry-Related Issues By Julie Anderson So many issues. So little time. Playing defense here. Coordinating offense there. Monitoring, testifying, convincing. When it comes to the New Mexico and Texas legislative sessions, the game plan is complex partly because the issues are layered, much like the stacked multi-pay zones that permeate the Permian. Wheels […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Legislative Matters, PBPA Tagged With: Budget, industry revenue, Infrastructure-bak, Legislature, New Mexico, New Mexico Constitution, PBPA, permian basin, Permian Basin Petroleum Association, State Leadership, Texas, Texas Department of Transportation, Wheels in Motion, Workforce Livelihood

Old School: The Service Sector Knows What Works

December 1, 2018 by PBOG

The oil price uptick of the past year or more, welcome as it was, has been slow to penetrate labor-intensive sectors like oilfield service. By Paul Wiseman “Prices back five years ago, six years ago were decent on the pulling unit side, but they went way down and they haven’t come up to where they […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, People, Trade Talk Tagged With: Artesia, Chaves County, Eddy County, LCS Well Servicing, Lea County, Loving County, Luis Hernandez, Mentone, N.M., New Mexico, oil price uptick, oilfield service, oilfield service sectors, penetrate labor-intensive sectors, Permian Basin prices, pipeline capacity constraints, Plains, western Permian Basin, Yoakum County

DO IT

October 9, 2018 by PBOG

  The Lea County Fairgrounds in Hobbs, N.M., hosts what will be a first-of-its-kind event when the Treats and Eats Harvest Festival welcomes festival-goers on Oct. 13. The event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., includes a car show, food trucks, crafts, various concessions, boutique exhibits, and more. For this debut occasion, the […]

Filed Under: Featured Article Tagged With: Hobbs, Lea County Fair, N.M., New Mexico, Pumpkin Patch Palooza, Treats and Eats Harvest Festival

Tracking the 2017 New Mexico Legislature

February 3, 2017 by PBOG

We present, below, our second monthly Q-and-A with Mike Miller, governmental affairs representative for New Mexico for the Permian Basin Petroleum Association. PBOG magazine spoke with Mike on the early activity in the statehouse. PBOG:   Last time we talked, it was before the whole session had started, and the biggest point you made was […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Online Exclusive Tagged With: Feature, featured, New Mexico, online exclusives

Crossroads

June 6, 2016 by PBOG

  New Mexico, reeling from the hard knocks of 2014-2016, takes stock of its current O&G industry and awaits—and readies for—the politics yet to unfold.   by Tony Burke   The Permian Basin is large. It stretches approximately 200 miles wide and 300 miles longitudinally. The basin rests, substantially, beneath two states. The grand industry […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Trade Talk Tagged With: Feature, featured, New Mexico

New Mexico Begins 30-Day Session

February 25, 2014 by PBOG

By the time this issue circulates, the New Mexico Legislature will be more than halfway through its 30-day Legislative Session. Whether that lawmaking occasion will produce or amend any oil and gas legislation is a question on the minds of some, but answers won’t be clear until the proceedings are well under way. By Feb. […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, PBPA Tagged With: featured, New Mexico, PBPA

New Mexico: Land of Enchanting Opportunities

June 1, 2013 by PBOG

By Al Pickett, special contributor Like their Texas neighbors, oil and gas producers in New Mexico feel the inevitable pressures that accompany a boom economy. Things are “still a gamble,” as one NM source says. But the state’s Permian region is producing more crude than ever.  Mike Miller said he was in Hobbs, N.M., recently […]

Filed Under: Featured Article Tagged With: featured, New Mexico, Oil and Gas

Bull Ring: More Than a Steakhouse

February 4, 2013 by PBOG

In Santa Fe, The Bull Ring mixes the business of oil and gas with the pleasure of great food. The first thing you need to know about Santa Fe, New Mexico’s The Bull Ring is this: “It’s a place to see and be seen,” says Steve Henke, president of the New Mexico Oil and Gas […]

Filed Under: Featured Article Tagged With: Bull Ring, featured, Harry Georgeades, Meetings, Networking, New Mexico, Oil & Gas, Santa Fe, State Legislators

Radiating Reliability

January 24, 2013 by PBOG

By Al Pickett, special contributor Up Hobbs way, a radiator magnate is paying it forward as he and his charges keep their clients’ motors cool and collected. When Permian Radiator Service and Supply broke ground on a new building recently in Hobbs, N.M., it was just another example of the impact that the booming oil […]

Filed Under: Featured Article Tagged With: Darby Vaughn, featured, New Mexico, Permian Radiator Service and Supply, Radiator

Legislative Sessions

January 24, 2013 by PBOG

With the start of a new year, elected officials in Texas and New Mexico can begin digging into legislative issues instead of election infighting. Unlike previous years when the energy industry came under fire in both states concerning regulations or the commission that regulates its activities, 2013 is a year when experts are predicting relatively […]

Filed Under: Legislative Matters Tagged With: featured, Legislation, Legislative Sessions, New Mexico, Texas

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