This week, Ryan is OUT! And we spend the entire show talking with David Blackmon. David talks to us about the current state of the shale industry in the light of the oil and gas industry historically, the state of natural gas, and saltwater disposal in the Permian. We also touch on the Saudi Aramco IPO as the Saudis compete with US Shale to keep up their stock price.Connect with David on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackmon-david-2325189/SHALE Magazine - https://shalemag.com/Find David's latest piece on Forbes - https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/#16e845d64b04Get Nate wet:https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6593170169638502401(But don't, actually -- get all of your friends to review the show and get Ryan and Josh wet, too.)Help get Carl Icahn on the Texas Oil and Gas Podcast! - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ryanraysr_texas-oil-and-gas-podcast-on-apple-podcasts-activity-6566108936435486720-2t0tConnect with Josh on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-shelton-55925288/Connect with Ryan on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanraysr/The Texas Oil and Gas Podcast on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/35588693/admin/We're looking for a new sponsor! Get in touch with us TODAY for a proposal - nate.hansen@gor2.comLeave a 5 star rating and review! - http://apple.co/2mkM3ASContact the show via text or voicemail - 318-599-9192Visit our website - http://www.texasoilandgaspodcast.com/Connect with Ryan - http://bit.ly/2lLX1uhConnect with Josh - http://bit.ly/2W90MgrBuy Ryan's book - https://amzn.to/2CBOtAoGet an interview on the Oil and Gas Contractor's Connect Podcast! - nate.hansen@gor2.comThis week's articles:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-14/billionaires-circle-distressed-assets-in-u-s-oil-and-gas-patchhttps://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Big-Oil-majors-looking-to-sell-27-billion-in-14842981.phphttps://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2019/11/07/oil-and-gas-waste-water-companies-merge-amid-permian-basin-boom/2508789001/https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2019/11/14/oxy-closes-deal-colombian-oil-and-gas-company-permian-production/4177961002/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/economy/article/Texas-unemployment-sits-at-historic-low-Houston-14838317.php#https://www.mrt.com/business/oil/article/Oryx-Midstream-buying-Targa-s-Permian-assets-14836141.phphttps://www.worldoil.com/news/2019/11/14/oxy-looks-to-sell-as-much-as-15-billion-in-assets-by-mid-2020 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailyinboxtips.substack.com