Economic Indicators
Permian Basin Economic Indicators
Permian Basin payrolls remained flat through November, and the unemployment rate has ticked up in recent months.
January 17, 2020
Economic Indicators
Energy Indicators
An early January surge in tensions between Iran and the United States gave a transitory boost to oil prices.
January 14, 2020
Rising Demand, Renewables Generate New Challenges for Electric Utilities
Paula Gold-Williams, president and CEO of CPS Energy, offers her perspective on the electricity market in Texas.
December 30, 2019
Snapshot: Energy Sector Sees More Weakness
Softening oil prices and price expectations, negative stock market returns and tightening credit conditions are putting downward pressure on energy industry activity and employment.
December 30, 2019
Dallas Fed Energy Survey
Activity in the oil and gas sector dipped again in fourth quarter 2019, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.
December 27, 2019
Economic Indicators
Permian Basin Economic Indicators
The Permian Basin rig count continued to contract in November, while oil prices ticked up in December.
December 19, 2019
Economic Indicators
Permian Basin Economic Indicators
Permian Basin total nonfarm employment contracted in October, while year-to-date payrolls remained flat. Unemployment held steady.
November 27, 2019
Economic Indicators
Permian Basin Economic Indicators
Oil production in the Permian Basin continues to reach new highs. However, the rig count and the number of drilled but uncompleted wells are contracting in the region.
October 21, 2019
Dallas Fed Economics
Don’t expect U.S. shale producers to respond quickly to geopolitical disruption
Higher oil prices due to supply disruptions and increased geopolitical risk are unlikely to generate significantly more U.S. oil production in the short term.
October 03, 2019
Economic Indicators
Permian Basin Economic Indicators
As activity in the oil and gas sector has decelerated, both job growth and home sales have cooled.
October 02, 2019