IPAA’s Newest Chief Roughneck: $50 Oil ‘Not What We Need’ / Latest / By mark Permian Basin-focused operator Don Sparks told fellow wildcatters, after receiving the IPAA’s lifetime achievement award, that Washington should be helping the U.S. industry assure national security, and that won’t happen at $50 oil. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Related