NGI - Permian Operators Playing Whack-A-Mole as Pipeline, Labor Constraints Pop Up

October 12, 2018 – Natural Gas Intelligence

Permian Operators Playing Whack-A-Mole as Pipeline, Labor Constraints Pop Up

By Carolyn Davis

Oil and natural gas pipeline constraints in the Permian Basin may be the headline story, but operators are playing “whack-a-mole” in the giant play, where once one issue is resolved, another immediately pops up, executives said Wednesday.

Devon Energy Corp.’s Kevin Lafferty, senior vice president (SVP), Legacy Reserves Inc. President Dan Wescott and Parsley Energy Inc. SVP Stephani Reed shared a panel to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing operators in the Permian at the inaugural PermiCon event in Houston, sponsored by RBN Energy LLC.

The Permian has grown production faster than infrastructure - and demand - can handle, the executives said.

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