Permian Basin

ExxonMobil - Wed June 05, 2019

ExxonMobil Permian Development to Provide $64B in Benefits to New Mexico

ExxonMobil said a new study estimates the company's development of Permian Basin resources in New Mexico will generate approximately $64 billion in net economic benefits for the state and local communities over the next 40 years, creating thousands of new jobs and providing increased funding for education, health and human services and infrastructure improvements....

Tellurian Inc. - Mon May 06, 2019

Developer Opens Bidding for Gas Pipeline Project

Tellurian announced April 8 that its subsidiary Permian Global Access Pipeline LLC is conducting a binding open season to secure prospective shippers for its PGAP project. PGAP is a proposed 42-in.-diameter interstate natural gas pipeline originating at the Waha Hub in Pecos County, Texas, and terminating at Gillis, La., north of Lake Charles....

Cole Walker – SPECIAL TO CEG - Tue April 23, 2019

Fuel Hauling Solution Allows Company to Buy Fewer Trucks

It takes a lot of fuel to power the west Texas oil boom that's driving U.S oil production to record levels. In Pecos, Texas, located in the gut of the Permian Basin, DeepWell Energy Services is responsible for the housing — trailers and skid houses, mostly — and service equipment that support each of those sites....

Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed March 27, 2019

Chevron, ExxonMobil Announce Plans to Step Up Oil Production in Permian Basin

Oil production giants Chevron and ExxonMobil have announced plans to increase the amount of oil produced in the Permian Basin in the coming years. Due to unconventional methods — defined as extracting oil using methods other than a conventional oil well — oil production has skyrocketed in the Permian, leading to new pipelines, refineries, ports and transportation methods to move the oil and gas....

Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 27, 2019

Can the Permian Basin Boom Be Even Bigger?

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is predicting U.S. crude oil production will average 11.7 billion barrels per day in 2019, putting it on track to surpass the previous record of 9.6 million b/d in 1970....

Texas Department of Transportation - Fri December 28, 2018

USDOT Awards TxDOT $50M for Road Improvements in Permian Basin

The Texas Department of Transportation was awarded $50 million in federal grants to pay for critical improvements needed to address safety and connectivity in the booming Permian Basin. Through its Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation grants, the U.S....

David Warren - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Sun December 11, 2016

Vast Shale Oil Field in Texas Could Yield 20 Billion Barrels

A vast field of shale rock in West Texas could yield 20 billion barrels of oil, making it the largest source of shale oil the U.S. Geological Survey has ever assessed, agency officials said. The Wolfcamp Shale geologic formation in the Midland area also contains an estimated 16 trillion cu....

Fri December 09, 2016

Larson Electronics Releases an Extendable Mini Light Tower with Wheeled Base

Larson Electronics, a company that specializes in industrial grade lighting equipment, has announced the release of a mini tower fastened to a powder coated wheeled base, offering full portability for the mounted equipment....