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The 10-percent levy on Canadian oil remains in place. Odessa oilman Kirk Edwards and Waco economist Ray Perryman say a trade war has resulted. Kirk Edwards “This week new steep U.S. tariffs on ...

Odessa oilman Kirk Edwards and Waco economist Ray Perryman say it won’t have a direct impact because the immigrants are unlikely to have the necessary training and expertise, but it could ...

Odessa oilman Kirk Edwards and Waco economist Ray Perryman say all the signs say the market is going nowhere but up in the Permian Basin. “Due to the cold weather across the U.S., storage levels ...

“This part of Texas was dying,” said Kirk Edwards, CEO of Latigo Petroleum and a Midland-Odessa business leader. Now the majors are back, and the region is “thriving,” revived by high-tech ...