Permian Energy Dialogues
Driving cross-sector solutions from New Mexico to Texas — with global energy security impact.
Accelerating collaboration on strengthened infrastructure, water stewardship, and lower-emission pathways.
Unifying producers, midstream, water and tech partners, regulators, and capital.
Overview
The Permian Energy Dialogues provides a platform to address challenges and opportunities within one of the most influential regions in the global oil and gas market. This regional forum brings together key stakeholders to collaboratively develop solutions, build broader coalitions, and identify effective pathways for the future of energy in the Basin and beyond.
Coming to the Permian Energy Dialogues is incredible for anyone active in the Permian basin – this is where ideas are shaped, connections are made, and relationships built. I can’t think of a better place to make that happen.
Kris Kindrick, Senior Vice President, Commercial, Kinetik
Our 2026 Distinguished Speakers
Dawn Buckingham, M.D
Commissioner, Texas General Land Officer
Greg Bloom
Assistant Commissioner of Mineral Resources, New Mexico State Land Office
Tokey Boswell
Deputy State Director for Resources, Planning, and Lands, BLM New Mexico State Office
Wei Wang
Executive Director, Railroad Commission of Texas
Norely Guedez
Unconventional Support and Services Manager, ExxonMobil
Rich Dealy
Vice President, Permian Basin, ExxonMobil
Janette Nunn
General Manager, Commercial, Shale & Tight Business, Chevron
Jeff Hammad
Chief Commercial Officer, Golden Pass LNG
Joey Bernica
Director, Climate Investment
Holly Hopkins
Vice President – Upstream Policy, API
Missi Currier
President & CEO, New Mexico Oil & Gas Association (NMOGA)
Molly Determan
President, Energy Workforce & Technology Council
Monika Simoes
Founder & CEO, Energy Dialogues
2026
Lead Partner
2026
Strategic Partners
2026
Corporate Partner
2026
Association Partner
2026
Roundtable Hosts
2026 key topics will cover:
- Oil Price Signals and Permian Inventory Expansion: How are capital discipline and development decisions evolving in today’s market?
- Gas Takeaway Capacity: Will improved takeaway unlock more gas-focused drilling, or does market volatility still deter development?
- Associated Gas Growth and Infrastructure Cycles: Is there a risk of overbuilding pipelines or processing capacity in the Permian?
- LNG Buyers: As Permian gas flows to Gulf Coast export hubs, how are stricter buyer specs – lower nitrogen content and lower carbon intensity – shaping drilling, midstream investment, and gas processing decisions?
- Midstream Investments in Water Infrastructure and Pipelines: How are produced water handling, reuse, desalination, and disposal investments intersecting with energy development and future data center demand?
- Power Generation & Emerging Demand Centers: How are gas‑fired power plants serving as a foundation for Permian gas demand, supporting industrial growth, data centers, and grid reliability?
- Regulatory & Permitting Realities: How do permitting timelines, rights-of-way, and evolving policies at the state and federal level affect development?
- Capital and Consolidation Dynamics: How are capital allocation and consolidation shaping competitiveness and operational strategy in a maturing basin?
- People and Communities: How are workforce readiness, local collaboration, and regional sustainability being addressed
- Technology Progress and Innovation: Which technologies are enhancing efficiency, reducing emissions, and driving innovation?
Connect with the most influential stakeholders in the Permian Basin engaged in energy production, water management, emissions reduction and infrastructure rollout.
The Permian Energy Dialogues convene the full value chain from one of the world’s most critical energy hubs. Regulators from New Mexico and Texas, global producers, independent operators, midstream leaders, and investors come together under the Chatham House Rule for candid dialogue and collaboration.
Confidential Dialogue
Held under the Chatham House Rule, PED creates a trusted environment for off-the-record discussions on key challenges, tradeoffs, and policy implications.
Unmatched Access
Participate in direct dialogue with federal and state regulators, including representatives from the Texas Railroad Commission, New Mexico EMNRD, BLM, TCEQ, and others.
Endorsed by Industry
Supported by leading operators such as Chevron, ExxonMobil, Continental and more, PED brings together senior executives, asset managers, and government affairs leaders from across the region’s most influential companies.
Content-Driven
A focused program featuring targeted roundtables, strategic panels, and expert-led presentations: designed for actionable insights.
Region-Specific Agenda
Sessions focus on Permian Basin priorities: infrastructure bottlenecks, regulatory divergence, power constraints, M&A impacts, produced water reuse, methane policy, and industrial load growth.
Curated Participation
An intentionally intimate format with a hand-selected group of leaders from across industry, policy, finance, and technology, ensuring meaningful, peer-level engagement.
The group of people that Energy Dialogues has been able to assemble is the most valuable thing about attending the Permian Energy Dialogues. Real decision makers and policy setters from all different constituents that touch the energy spectrum, from operators to service providers to relevant regulatory bodies, everyone in a room having constructive dialogue.
Josh Schmidt, Partner, Juniper Capital
What sets the Permian Energy Dialogues apart is the breadth. It’s not just about water or production – it’s about the full spectrum: energy systems, economics, community impact, and the future of development in the Permian. The open dialogue format creates space for honest exchange across disciplines.
Mike Hightower, Director, New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium
Great to be in the room with and collaborate with smart and passionate people finding solutions to the most pressing issues facing the Permian.
Heather Rogers, Sr. Director, Sustainability and Environmental Markets, California Resources Corporation
Connecting at the Permian Energy Dialogues has amplified the knowledge sharing in key developments of the industry, promoting the Permian as a leader.
Trevor Cross, Senior Product Marketing Manager, SensorUp
The highest quality conference for education and intellectual discussions on the cutting edge issues on energy in the Permian Basin.”
Matt Burgin, Director, State Gov't Affairs, ConocoPhillips
Permian Energy Dialogues provides the perfect blend of the best information, networking and collaboration. Every year we come away with a new perspective and stronger relationships to move forward with valuable projects.
Tillery Sims, Director of Operations, Sandhills Area Research Association
Join the Permian Energy Dialogues. A trusted forum for senior leaders across commercial, technical, and regulatory spheres to address the Permian’s key challenges, from infrastructure and emissions to investment and policy.
Why Partner?
Stand alongside leaders like ExxonMobil, Chevron, BPX, and Diamondback Energy. Benefits include:
- Thought leadership in sessions and working groups
- High-visibility branding across event platforms
- Access to the exclusive Water Working Group
- Direct engagement with decision-makers shaping the basin’s future
2026preliminary agenda
Day 1
September 15, 2026
Day 2
September 16, 2026
Join us for Dinner – an evening of continued connection and conversation while enjoying the Austin skyline
As the sun sets over the Austin skyline, dinner offers more than a view. It’s an extension of the dialogue. After a day of candid, solutions-focused conversations this setting invites continued exchange among peers driving the region’s energy evolution.
Let’s raise a glass to purposeful collaboration and the leaders shaping what more energy with fewer emissions truly looks like in the field.
Energy Perspectives Podcast
Hosting extraordinary dialogue that is timely, relevant, and significant by focusing on the global scale of energy, right down to the micro details.
The aim is to have strategic dialogue, welcoming diverse viewpoints from participants within and outside the industry, as well as the formation of solutions driving a sustainable energy pathway forward, critical amidst an on-going energy transition.
From Disposal Wells to Clean Water in the Permian with Chris Nichols, Ted Wooten
From Disposal Wells to Clean Water in the Permian with Chris Nichols, Ted Wooten
From Disposal Wells to Clean Water in the Permian with Chris Nichols, Ted Wooten
From Disposal Wells to Clean Water in the Permian with Chris Nichols, Ted Wooten
- Michael Grossman, Chair, Technical Committee, Produced Water Society
- Chris Nichols, Vice President, Permian Basin, Continental Resources, Inc.
- Ted Wooten, Chief Engineer – Oil & Gas Division, The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC)
Utilities Scaling up in the Permian
Utilities Scaling up in the Permian
Utilities Scaling up in the Permian
Utilities Scaling up in the Permian
- James Lackey, Director, Customer Relations, Xcel Energy
- Beth Garza, Senior Fellow, Energy & Environmental Policy Team, The R Street Institute
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Get exclusive access to insights from the Permian Energy Dialogues 2025.
This report synthesizes current executive-level insights on regulatory alignment, produced water management and seismicity, infrastructure pressures, and evolving investment considerations. It is designed to support informed discussions and strategic planning as the Permian Basin continues to evolve.
Certain perspectives in this report may reflect expectations about future conditions. These viewpoints are subject to change and should not be interpreted as predictions or investment advice.
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