The PBOG Audio Edition

Milton Friedman’s ideas on free markets, limited government, and individual liberty transformed modern economic thought, leaving a legacy that continues to influence public policy and debates about freedom around the world. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine

Jesse Mullins, editor of PBOG Magazine, reflects on the enduring lesson of humility through personal experience and the example of figures like Baxter Black, emphasizing that true character is revealed not by success but by how one carries themselves throughout life’s journey. --- Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Paul Wiseman explores how evolving technologies like AI and innovative financial tools such as minerals-based credit are beginning to reshape the traditionally relationship-driven world of land and mineral management. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine

Paul Wiseman highlights how Permian Basin oilfield service companies are expanding their global reach and partnerships, driving innovation and growth through international collaboration and advanced technologies. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine

Christian Lombardini examines how the Permian Basin’s produced water sector is rapidly evolving into an interconnected, essential system, with growing emphasis on reuse, infrastructure, and coordination to sustain future energy development. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine

Jesse Mullins, editor of Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine, writes a personal tribute to the FFA (Future Farmers of America) drawn from his own high school years in rural Oklahoma. https://pboilandgasmagazine.com/

Paul Wiseman explores how the Permian Basin evolved from a fading oil field into the world’s most productive energy region, and why its future remains central to global oil and gas markets. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine⁠

A deep dive into the rapidly changing Permian Basin oilfield services sector, exploring how mergers, acquisitions, and breakthrough startups like DUVFIT are reshaping the future of energy innovation and operational efficiency. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine⁠

A grounded look at how cybersecurity in the oilfield mirrors the field itself, aging, interconnected, and human-driven, where managing digital risk becomes just another part of keeping operations running safely. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine⁠

Jesse Mullins speaks on some history of the Permian Basin and the Butterfield Overland Trail, connecting the two in this month's, "Takeaways" --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine⁠

Jesse Mullins recounts the history of the Yates Field at the centennial celebration of its finding, along with its place of reverence in the present and what it should show for the future. Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine⁠

Private equity is rapidly shifting its focus in the Permian Basin from oil to natural gas, water management, and infrastructure, as new challenges and opportunities reshape the future of energy investment. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine⁠

An inside look at how portable natural gas power is transforming oilfield operations in the Permian Basin while emerging as a scalable solution for the explosive energy demands of modern data centers. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine⁠

Jesse Mullins speaks again on the incredible cultural moment that the hit show "Landman" is having, how it exposes and educates its audience, and where our oil educators can go from here. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine⁠

Autonomous trucking is rapidly transforming Permian Basin oilfield logistics by improving efficiency, lowering costs, and positioning the region as a leading real-world testing ground for driverless freight. Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine⁠

This episode explores how oil and gas companies are using artificial intelligence. From satellite analytics to autonomous drones and predictive well modeling, AI turns massive amounts of operational data into faster decisions, safer operations, and more efficient production. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine⁠

Dive into how the Permian Basin’s growing natural gas production, expanding pipeline infrastructure, and rising global LNG demand could position the region as a major driver of future U.S. energy exports; despite challenges like drilling economics, pipeline constraints, and gas quality. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine

Jesse Mullins speaks about "The Landman", the hit television show that uses the Permian Basin area to tell its story, and how the show impacts visibility of the area.

This episode explores how independent Permian Basin producers like Discovery Operating and Admiral Permian Resources thrive through disciplined capital strategies, operational flexibility, and an entrepreneurial culture that continues to drive innovation in the oil and gas industry. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine⁠

As oilfield service companies navigate consolidation, tighter capital markets, and rising costs, securing funding increasingly requires more sophisticated planning, alternative financing tools like factoring, and a mature, well-capitalized business strategy. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine⁠

The Permian Basin, often criticized as a “dirty” fossil-fuel region, is rapidly advancing methane reduction, carbon capture, low-carbon materials, and water management technologies, showing that heavy oil and gas production can evolve toward a more sustainable, climate-conscious future. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine

Jesse Mullins talks through his thoughts on a creed that holds his interest while looking forward to the year ahead.

This episode explores how modern refracturing techniques are giving aging Permian Basin wells a cost-effective second life by unlocking bypassed hydrocarbons, improving capital efficiency, and extending production without the expense and footprint of new drilling. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine⁠

This episode examines how three companies operating in the Permian Basin are using burner technology, AI-based monitoring, and advanced fuel-gas treatment systems to significantly reduce methane, VOC, and carbon dioxide emissions while maintaining or improving operational efficiency. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine

This episode profiles Travis Stice, PBPA’s 2025 Top Hand, tracing how his faith-driven leadership built Diamondback Energy into a Permian powerhouse while making a lasting difference in the lives of his people and his community. --- Permian Basin Oil & Gas Magazine⁠