“… so you need to sacrifice your time for them,” said Carlton Brown. “Stand for those who stood for you.” His brother, Kameron, military veteran, is one who stood for all of us. Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine recognizes Veterans Day by sharing the story of one of our own. It has been our […]
Gray Skies, Sunny Mood
Those words were the theme of the 2018 Permian Basin International Oil Show, and they summed up the mood nicely. By Jesse Mullins ODESSA, TEXAS—For three full days—the entire run of the 2018 Permian Basin International Oil Show—the rains fell and the drizzle drizzled and the mists mystified. Such was the weather that huge crowds […]
Oilfield Trash: A Personal Reminiscence
by Bobby Weaver During the 1950s and ’60s I was a part of the hard working, hard drinking group of oilfield of hands in the Permian Basin who were generally referred to as “oilfield trash” by outsiders. In those days Odessa had the reputation as the rough and ready working man’s town while Midland, only […]
EAT IT
Thai House is casual and easy. The menu is simple, the staff friendly. There are fried rice dishes, noodle plates, salads, spring and egg rolls, bao, house specials… everything you’d expect to find at a Thai restaurant. I chose the Spicy Curry Chicken and my husband chose the Thai House Special. We chose our amount […]
A Tale of Two Cities
Odessa and Midland deal with volatility together and apart. Chase Beakley It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. You knew that was coming. After rattling off a list of poetic polarities, Dickens concluded that famous opening by saying, “In short, the period was so far like the present period, […]
Odessa as Survivor and Thriver
Odessa comes out on top in manufacturing and distribution sectors. ODESSA, TX – As oil prices continue to spiral downward, the shares of at least some oil producers from the Permian Basin rank among the top performing energy stocks in the country, leading several sources to call the West Texas region a “rare glimmer of […]