Bob Campbell

State legislators from around Texas got an inside look at the energy industry Friday morning at the Permian Basin Oil & Gas Legislative Summit where

GREENWOOD St. Rita of Cascia is known as the Saint of Impossible Causes, so it seemed appropriate to name the new Catholic church here after her. Indeed, it had long looked impossible for Greenwood area Catholics to have their own church and not have to travel for Mass. The pandemic presented further complications, but with [...]

With the completion of one pipeline and three more expected to open next year, the Permian Basin's natural gas market may finally surge into profitability after a two-year slump.

President Biden’s year-long ban of new liquefied natural gas export terminals threw a big kink in America’s efforts to power the world and Odessa oilman Kirk Edwards and Waco economist Ray Perryman say incoming President Trump’s promise to rescind the ban is a great relief. “It’s clear that the moratorium on LNG permitting imposed by [...]

NOTREES A solar energy company and a private equity firm have combined to build a $415-million solar plant to power Occidental Petroleum’s new $1-billion STRATOS direct air capture plant 35 miles west of Odessa in northwestern Ector County. Oxy President-CEO Vikki Hollub of Houston said recently that the DAC plant should be operational by mid-2025, [...]

The most dangerous thing oilfield workers do these days is drive the Permian Basin’s roads and highways and State Rep. Brooks Landgraf and the Texas Oil & Gas and Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners associations say it’s time for the state to get more involved. “Since the shale boom oil and gas production in [...]

Christians are like jars of clay that hold a great treasure — very breakable but nonetheless promising eternal life. The verse containing that profound idea is Second Corinthians 4:7, where the Apostle Paul writes, “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from [...]

Autonomous drones are here to stay in the oilfield as companies anxious to monitor methane emissions employ them over pipelines and other facilities involving oil and natural gas production. An Austin-based company has from 10-20 drones working now for four companies in the Permian Basin. With the use of artificial intelligence, an autonomous drone is [...]

While the Springfield, bottom, is smooth, the Ruger, seemed slightly smoother in operation. For the rifleman, there is nothing that soothes the soul and brightens the day like a good-quality 22 bolt-action rifle. For the serious rifleman who hunts with a centerfire rifle, the 22 offers alternative training options and makes for a fine small-game rifle. Some shooters realize a more expensive rifle may be needed for precision work and small-game shooting, and an adult-size stock for an adult makes sense. This bumps the price up over the simple $200 bolt gun.

The Springfield 2020 combines classic styling with modern features. A friendly and reliable rifle, the Springfield 2020 Classic is a first-class bolt action. For the rifleman, there is nothing that soothes the soul and brightens the day like a good-quality 22 bolt-action rifle. For the serious rifleman who hunts with a centerfire rifle, the 22 offers alternative training options and makes for a fine small-game rifle. Some shooters realize a more expensive rifle may be needed for precision work and small-game shooting, and an adult-size stock for an adult makes sense. This bumps the price up over the simple $200 bolt gun.