With the DSL coming up more frequently in our offline conversations with Infill Thinking members, some of whom fear the worst on a listing event this year, we went digging to learn more and turned up some very interesting findings in…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »Here Lizard Lizard Lizard… DSL Rears Its Head Again, This Time Factoring Into Permian Sand Bids
While the press always has a field day with the lizard headlines, oilfield customers are paying attention to listing and habitat exposure. And so we are too! Here’s what’s happening a level deeper than the media headlines in today’s oilfield marketplace… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »Reptile Conservationists Make Good On Litigation Threat. Will This Finally Get The Ball Rolling Towards DSL Resolution?
With the materialization of this lawsuit, we highly recommend revisiting this piece of Infill Thinking research from July… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to …
Read More »DSL Headline Fatigue Is Real, But So Is This New Lawsuit Threat…
An important E&P capex update this week reads distinctly negative for anyone hoping for an oilfield spending increase in 2020. Here’s the relevant excerpt: There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a …
Read More »DSL Action In Austin – Conservation Plan Leadership Passes The Torch [Exclusive]
Infill Thinking has learned some new details in the Permian Basin saga involving the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard (DSL). These details involve a key leadership change and the 2019 conservation plan. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our …
Read More »One Last DSL Headline Before The Year Is Out: CBD Attacks TCP Lapse
Environmental protection groups are seizing upon a lapse in a legal compromise (a lapse that Infill Thinking broke the news about five weeks ago) in their latest effort to apply pressure to the Feds to list the lizard as an endangered species. Punching above its weight, the little dunes sagebrush …
Read More »The TCP Is History – Last Week’s Permit Surrender Is De Facto Nullification
The latest developments around the Texas Conservation Plan and interaction between the Texas Comptroller’s Office and US Fish and Wildlife Service could have big implications for legal protections in Permian O&G. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive …
Read More »A New Plan For The Permian [Texas Comptroller Op-Ed]
It is our honor to welcome the Chief Financial Officer for the state of Texas as an Infill Thinking guest contributor today. Glenn Hegar was elected as the 36th Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts in November 2014. Glenn and his team at the Texas Comptroller’s office have played a high …
Read More »Changes That Matter In The Texas Conservation Plan Re-Write
Last week, the Texas Comptroller’s office submitted a new Dunes Sagebrush Lizard (DSL) conservation plan to US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). If approved, the new plan will replace the existing Texas Conservation Plan (TCP). Via open records request, we obtained copies of the new plan and supporting documentation. Although …
Read More »The Wait Is Over. New Lines Have Been Drawn In The West Texas Sand [2018 DSL Map Analysis And PDF]
As discussed in this Infill Thinking update four months ago, the Texas Comptrollers Office is in the process of re-writing the Texas Conservation Plan for the DSL – a key step in light of the recent petition to list the species as endangered filed by two private environmental groups. The old “Hibbits …
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