The Petroleum Museum Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture Series presents Matthew Day, Blueprint for Success: George Livermore, West Texas Oil and Prospects in the Mideast and the Americas from 1945-1961 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 21.
Day is a Lubbock-based oil industry historian and author. He will discuss his book “Local Roots, Global Prospects.” In the book, he uses brief sketches of significant oil discoveries in the South Plains and the Permian Basin to set up the story of George Livermore, a Lubbock oil driller who pursued several oil prospects in the Mideast and in the Americas from World War II until his death in 1961.
2023 Petroleum Hall of Fame
The Petroleum Hall of Fame is dedicated to those who cherished the freedom to dare, and whose work and service helped build the Permian Basin.
Honorees are F. Marie Hall; Kenneth B. Nolen; Edward E. Runyan; and Don L. Sparks.
The Induction Ceremony and Dinner will be held April 20 at the Bush Convention Center. To learn more about the 2023 inductees, click here or for information about sponsorship and tickets to the event, click here or contact Luanne Thornton at [email protected].
West Texas oil, gas convention
The 9th Annual West Texas Oil & Gas Convention will be held March 22-23 at the Midland County Horsehoe Pavilion, 2514 Arena Trail in Midland. Doors open at 9 a.m. Visit https://roselandconsulting.com/invite-your-guests/
