We're proud to celebrate Mewbourne Oil Company on its remarkable 60th Anniversary! Since its founding in 1965 by Curtis Mewbourne, MOC has been a cornerstone of the oil and gas industry. The company began its journey in the Permian Basin before expanding operations into the Anadarko Basin in 1976.Today, MOC employs over 800 people and has grown into one of the largest and most respected oil and gas companies in the United States. It remains privately...... Read More
Exploring Mewbourne Oil Company’s Impact in Carlsbad, New Mexico The American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC) recently organized an educational field tour for congressional staff from personal member offices and committees to Carlsbad, New Mexico. The delegation visited Mewbourne Oil Company’s operations to gain firsthand insight into the oil and natural gas drilling, completion, and production process and its significance to the local and state economy. The group also had an opportunity to hear directly...... Read More
September 20, 2023NORMAN, OKLA. – The University of Oklahoma has received $500,000 in funding from Mewbourne Oil Co. to launch a new multidisciplinary sustainable energy systems program that will feature an SES certificate available to a multitude of majors across campus.“I believe the SES program will address a critical and growing need of the energy industry – graduates with a broad multidisciplinary energy perspective that complements any number of traditional disciplinary fields of study,” said Kenneth...... Read More
HOBBS, New Mexico, Jul. 21, 2023 (HOBBS NEWS-SUN) --Erin McMath wasn’t satisfied with the way oil and gas companies were checking the safety of the miles of high-density polyethelene pipe they were burying in the ground of southeast New Mexico. McMath is a native New Mexican, born in Albuquerque and raised in Los Alamos. He has two older brothers, one still living in Los Alamos near their father and another in Lamy. McMath moved to...... Read More
By Sheela Tobben, Bloomberg (Midland Reporter-Telegraph) Updated July 13, 2022Mewbourne Oil Co., the largest private oil producer in the US, said it will remain in the hands of its controlling family after the recent death of its eponymous founder.Curtis Mewbourne, who started the company 57 years ago and helped to grow it into one of the most active drillers in the nation, passed away in June.“His family owns a hundred percent of the company, and...... Read More
