Oil and gas production in West Texas broke records last year. The Texas Oil and Gas Association reported that Texas supplied 42% of the nation’s oil in 2023, with most of it coming from the Permian Basin. How is this massive energy effort impacting local communities?


On Wednesday, May 8, in Odessa Carlos Nogueras Ramos, the Tribune’s Permian Basin reporter, talks with industry experts and community leaders about how the industry has changed communities like Midland and Odessa, how oil companies are partnering with local entities to train the next generation of workers and what is being done to address environmental concerns around this massive drilling enterprise.


Speakers include:
Savannah Morales, CEO, Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Stephen Robertson, executive vice president, Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Katherine Zimmerman, decarbonization director, Americas, Wood


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