Odessa American

The Odessa American is a publication located in Odessa, Texas, catering to the residents of Odessa and the surrounding areas of Ector County.

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Oxy combines debt reduction with global pursuits

1 day ago | oaoa.com | Bob Campbell

Occidental Petroleum’s first quarter of 2025 was characterized by debt reduction and market-motivated cost cutting balanced with strong production and encouraging global developments. President-CEO Vicki Hollub said in her company’s earnings call report that growth in the second half of the year will primarily be driven by the completion of turnarounds in the Middle East as well as a variety of activities planned in the Gulf of America.
Apache deals with adverse conditions by cutting costs

2 days ago | oaoa.com | Bob Campbell

Concentrating on lowering costs in the first quarter, the Apache Corp. was also encouraged by its second discovery, the Sockeye 2, in the Brookian Play on the North Slope of Alaska. That’s according to CEO John Christmann, who said during his company’s first quarter earnings call report that production remained strong in the Permian Basin.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Permian athletes sign to play at the next level

2 days ago | oaoa.com | Michael Bauer

Eight Permian athletes were recognized for their hard work for continuing to play at the collegiate level with a Spring Athletic Signing Ceremony Monday at the Permian Indoor Training Facility. The athletes who signed on the dotted line during the ceremony included Cooper Popejoy, Jordan Bruner, Braden Young, Ernesto Melendez, Matthias McClure, Mylah Arzaga, Miley Minyard and Kai Keets.
STEM Academy celebrates seniors with Signing Day

2 days ago | oaoa.com | Ruth Campbell

With friends, family, fellow students and staff on hand, STEM Academy seniors on Monday celebrated the end of their high school careers with Signing Day. This is the largest senior class in the 11-year history of STEM Academy, high school English teacher Keli Morris said. It also features two sets of twins, Rory and Reese Batte and Mason and Noah Leet. The Battes are going to Tarleton State and the Leets to Texas A&M. Rory is the valedictorian and Reese is the salutatorian of the class.
House Passes Landgraf’s chemical storage reform following PBC fire

2 days ago | oaoa.com | Michael Bauer

AUSTIN A bill authored by State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) to protect Texas families from the dangers posed by fly-by-night chemical container storage operations has passed the Texas House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support. The measure now heads to the Texas Senate for consideration.
Gas Up and Go: These car shows are the ultimate road-trip destinations - Odessa American

3 days ago | oaoa.com

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.
Council has found sports complex funds

3 days ago | oaoa.com | Kim Smith

Interim Odessa City Manager Richard Morton, Councilman Steve Thompson and some finance gurus have figured out how to pay for the new sports complex and the good news is 65% of it will be paid for in cash and residents will not see their property taxes increase.
THE IDLE AMERICAN: Nitpicks and toothpicks

4 days ago | oaoa.com | Don Newbury

When one nitpicks, there’s no end to it. We’re all frequently guilty, and I admit to being among chief sinners, particularly since the term’s initial usage began in 1956, the same year I finished Early High School. Sudden thought: Maybe I’m the guy who first justified the term. Like heat surging from “simmer to boil” on the cook stove, I’m revealing current “nitpicky” items that might confuse and confound, but reasons enough for me to expand and expound.
THE ECONOMIST: Productivity

4 days ago | oaoa.com | M. Ray Perryman

Labor productivity rates essentially measure the amount of gross domestic product created per hour of work. It is a crucial measure of both current and potential future economic performance. Simply stated, if you multiply the number of hours worked by the amount of output that each of those hours produces, you have defined total production. Fortunately, recent data for the United States indicates a significant uptick. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks this information.
High Priest Caiaphas sought Jesus’ crucifixion

4 days ago | oaoa.com | Bob Campbell

One of the key figures in Jesus Christ’s crucifixion was High Priest Joseph ben Caiaphas, who declared that Jesus had blasphemously claimed to be the Son of God and asked what should be done with him, to which a majority of the Sanhedrin answered, “He is worthy of death.” Historians say Caiaphas (14 B.C.-46 A.D.) was 44 years old when Jesus was brought before him and that he served another four or five years till 36 or 37 A.D. when the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, with whom he had a close...