Minneapolis-based Northern Oil and Gas said this week it made significant progress in its ground game acquisitions in third quarter across its platform in four basins, including Permian Basin in west Texas. ow.ly/VX9Z50XhCOa

Citing data from the Texas comptroller’s office, Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association said tax contributions by the state’s oil and gas industry remained high in September despite “shifting industry and market conditions.” ow.ly/BQzf50XhCSW

Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association said last week the trajectory of estimated employment in the state’s upstream oil and gas sector through September shows “a precarious balance between operational resilience and mounting headwinds.” ow.ly/M9ZR50XhCYh

Delaware Basin natural gas prices have suffered versus gas from other regions for years. ow.ly/C2hf50X6a9n

The West Texas Water Research Center at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, TX, is forging ahead, with interim leadership in place, a seasoned research scientist joining the team, and a stakeholder-driven planning process underway. ow.ly/cZoS50X4VC9

This image, which served as a pictorial postcard back in the day, shows workmen laying pipeline. An inscription on the reverse of this print says, “Illinois Pipe Line Company, Yates Field.” PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PETROLEUM MUSEUM, ABELL-HANGER FOUNDATION COLLECTION.

Cybersecurity threats and internet fraud are growing concerns for oil and gas service companies in the Permian Basin. ow.ly/UBfG50X50ZT

Natural gas assets emerged as a bright spot for upstream mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas industry in third quarter. ow.ly/uH3X50Xl3L1

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U.S. Energy Information Agency reported last week that wind and solar generation – especially utility scale solar – have been the fastest growing sources of electricity since 2023 for ERCOT. ow.ly/bEpw50Xl3Ov

He had shown most of them how to find these places, where to stand, which way to look, and when to shoot. Then he set the dogs and ran deer to them and many others before their time. ow.ly/bzsp50XkBaN

The West Texas Water Research Center (WTWRC) at Sul Ross State University, is forging ahead, with interim leadership in place, a seasoned research scientist joining the team, and a stakeholder-driven planning process underway. ow.ly/BvtT50XkIk7

Ward Augustus “Tex” Thornton, of Amarillo (1891-1949) was a highly regarded well shooter & fire fighter. Here he poses w/ a nitro-shoot torpedo above a borehole on a well he has been brought in to shoot. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PETROLEUM MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ARCHIVES.

Oilfield remediation (think “remedy” when you see the word “remediation”) is an industry unto itself—and one that the oil patch cannot exist without. ow.ly/br5Q50XkBlT

Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR), a subsidiary of Enverus, an energy-dedicated SaaS company, released a report Sept.23 highlighting the impending depletion of North America’s core oil and gas inventory and its implications for global energy markets. ow.ly/2GCi50XkIna

You likely wouldn't notice it without being informed, but that's not a coating of snow that you see in the foreground of this photo. Rather, the ground is covered in a layer of salt. PHOTO: THE PETROLEUM MUSEUM, WILLARD CLASSEN.

The Argentina-Texas Chamber of Commerce (ATCC) was scheduled to lead a mission of Argentine energy companies to Midland in October, aimed at understanding first-hand how Texan firms structure their operations and partnerships in the oil and gas industry. ow.ly/Vfx550XkIzM

There should be great folks left in the Permian who either lost their job or did not want to move to Houston. With this new opportunity, what is the best way to recruit and hire the right employee for your next vacancy? ow.ly/1Rxp50XpuxA

Houston-based Chevron selected the Permian Basin in west Texas as home of its first natural gas power project to support growing demands by AI data centers. ow.ly/TU2e50XrOzm

Houston-based ConocoPhillips said last week its third quarter production increased about 4 percent compared to 2024Q3, and its fullyear 2025 production forecast of 2.375 million boed is above prior guidance. ow.ly/HupQ50XrOE1