Bob Campbell

OTU 2024 Sauvignon Blanc. Marlborough $16 Why I chose it: - I like Sauvignon, particularly when we get some warmer weather.

A lot of people in the Permian Basin say, “I have everything I need — a nice family, money, a big house, good cars, my health, so why do I need God?” Ministers Johnny Touchstone and Allan Stanglin call that fallacious thinking, saying a life without God is empty and ultimately tragic. “If you’re able [...]

Friday, Aug. 30 the day football fans everywhere were waiting for...the opening night of a new season.

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The introduction of the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 into debate in the United States Senate brings to the fore the whole regulatory format of the energy industry, which has over 11,000 federal rules governing it. Introduced by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, the bill [...]

One of the Bible’s most revelatory passages is Daniel 7:9-10 and 13-14, which begins, “As I looked, thrones were placed and the Ancient of Days took his seat. “His clothing was white as snow and the hair of his head like pure wool. His throne was fiery flames, its wheels were burning fire. A stream [...]

New Mexico has emerged as a major player in the Permian Basin’s oil and natural gas production with Lea and Eddy counties becoming particularly prominent. The Permian Basin Petroleum, Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners and Texas Oil & Gas associations say the development has made the Permian even stronger than it already was, although [...]

The price of oil recently dropped below $70 per barrel for the first time since last December with OPEC, as usual, justifiably catching most of the brickbats. After falling into the mid-$60s, the price lifted a little to $67.77 Wednesday while natural gas marginally rose to $2.301 per thousand cubic feet. Odessa oilman Kirk Edwards, [...]

State Rep. Brooks Landgraf and the Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association say the newly established Texas Energy Fund is paying off with three natural gas-fired electrical generation plants in the Permian Basin. “Texas’ abundant natural gas resources are essential to ensuring a reliable and affordable power supply for all Texans,” said Landgraf, an [...]

The Texas Oil & Gas Association and Enverus Intelligence Research say the expansion of multiple sources of energy is encouraging because it will take the fullest use of all of them to meet the world’s future demands. Citing the U.S. Energy Information Administration, TXOGA President Todd Staples said, “As the world moves toward a population [...]