Ian writes on fossil energies, climate, and transition to renewables. The Permian remains the premiere U.S. basin. The peak of crude oil production in the Permian before the pandemic was 4.9 MMbpd.

The Permian Basin remains unrivaled in its contribution to U.S. energy production. Goldman Sachs anticipates an additional 270,000 bpd of growth by 2026, building on the 520,000 bpd added in 2023.

The assets were located within the Permian Basin, one of the largest oil-producing basins in the United States. Ecopetrol withdrew from the deal following the orders of Colombia's president ...

Final preparations are underway for the annual Permian Basin Water in Energy Conference, scheduled for March 5-6 at the Barbara and George H.W. Bush Convention Center in downtown Midland. The ...

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 able to conduct a safe flight and ...

The Permian races ahead of pandemic lows. One year ago, the Permian basin in West Texas and New Mexico had just reached 5 million barrels per day (MMbpd) which was almost half of the total US ...