Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

U.S. Energy Information Administration reported recently that U.S. is the world’s largest exporter of motor gasoline (finished gasoline plus gasoline blending components) by supplying more than 16 percent of total global exports. https://ow.ly/Cujp50TJOKh

Global oil and gas contract activity received a boost from Petrobras' key upstream contracts in the second quarter of 2024. https://ow.ly/9JCF50TzvSV

It is time for many employers to begin open enrollment for their employees' insurance and other benefits for the 2025 year. Are you ready? https://ow.ly/Favv50TAjsp

Ranger, Texas, Street Scene: Horse-drawn conveyances and motor vehicles clog a main intersection in Ranger, Texas, during that city's oil boom heyday. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PETROLEUM MUSEUM

Brazos Midstream announced Aug. 15 the completion of several significant milestone projects consisting of major new-build pipelines and processing facilities located in the core of the Midland Basin, one of the most active oil and gas producing regions in the United States. https://ow.ly/TxeL50Tzo1T

For those who could not attend, we share a quick review, in photography, of the events of PBPA's Annual Meeting, held on Sept. 12 https://ow.ly/wb1e50TzySl

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting public comments on Stratos, a proposed project in Ector County southwest of Odessa near Penwell to capture and store an estimated 722,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide in three injection wells 4,400 feet underground. https://ow.ly/53C650TEgIN

Houston-based HNR Acquisition Corp. said recently it is implementing “improved automation techniques that will lead to operational efficiencies and enhanced oil production.” https://ow.ly/8yXl50TEgF4

Public Utility Commission of Texas last week approved Permian Basin Reliability Plan “to ensure the long-term energy reliability and economic prosperity of Texas.” The plan addresses concerns over insufficient transmission access in the basin. https://ow.ly/O36v50TEgz4

Hiring's, promotions, and other personnel matters in the nation's biggest oil patch—or in companies who do business here. https://ow.ly/8v5w50Tzy7q