The International Energy Outlook is published by the US Department of Energy and contains valuable information about the energy industry’s future—including production and demand projections. The 2019 report explores how industrializing countries and technological...

What’s your family’s legacy? When we think about families’ legacies, land is often an integral part of their story. It’s a thread woven between each generation as the duty of care and management passed from parents to children to grandchildren. Other owners are...

One of the biggest frustrations we hear from owners with oil, gas and mineral assets is a lack of control. At the National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO) Texas Convention, we met with owners from all over Texas and heard a variety of stories from owners: ·     ...

The role that natural gas can play in the future of global energy is inextricably linked to its ability to help address environmental problems. With concerns about air quality and climate change looming large, natural gas offers many potential benefits if it displaces...

Philippe Herve, vice president of oil and gas solutions for Austin-based SparkCognition, works with major energy producers including BP to improve efficiency in the oil patch. He spent more than 30 years at Schlumberger and other companies before joining...

I spent the weekend in Austin at the University of Texas, where I drove past what is arguably the most important oil well in American history, the Santa Rita No. 1. There are those who would bestow that title on the famous East Texas gusher at Spindletop, which...