What Petroleum Association Of Wyoming does

The Petroleum Association of Wyoming (PAW) is a member-governed nonprofit trade association founded in January 1974 through the merger of the Wyoming Oil Industry Committee and the Wyoming Division of the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association. PAW serves as the unified representational voice for every segment of Wyoming's oil and natural gas industry, with members producing 90% of the state's oil and gas, generating over $8 billion in annual economic activity and supporting more than 19,000 jobs. The association is structured around six membership categories — Producer, Midstream, Refiner, Industry Service, Associate, and Supporting Members — with unit-priced annual dues calibrated to Wyoming-specific production volumes (barrels of oil equivalent via WOGCC data), midstream throughput, refining capacity, or in-state employee counts.

PAW delivers services through legislative and regulatory advocacy before the Wyoming Legislature, U.S. Congress, BLM, EPA, WOGCC, and the Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners; member communications including a Daily News Roundup and bi-monthly newsletter; annual events including the Annual Meeting and Golf Tournament and the Wildlife & Reclamation Conference; PAC fundraising events; the 'Beneath the Surface' podcast and video series; the PAW Buyers Guide vendor directory; and formal comment letters on federal and state rulemakings. The association is governed by a 36-member Board of Directors and operates with a four-person staff led by President & CEO Pete Obermueller from its Casper, Wyoming headquarters, with an active CEO succession search underway as of 2026. PAW maintains an affiliated 501(c)(3) entity, the Wyoming Petroleum Foundation, and co-manages the Rockies Petroleum Leadership Council.

Name

Petroleum Association Of Wyoming

Legal name

Petroleum Association of Wyoming

Website

https://pawyo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Casper

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: PAW generates revenue through membership dues from six categories: Producer Members (dues based on total barrel of oil equivalent per WOGCC data), Midstream Members (based on average daily throughput), Refiner Members (based on average daily refining capacity), Industry Service Members (based on number of Wyoming employees), Associate Members (differentiated Wyoming vs non-Wyoming), and Supporting Members (sliding scale).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

PAW is a statewide nonprofit trade association that represents Wyoming's oil and natural gas industry. It provides legislative and regulatory advocacy, member communications, industry events, networking, and policy research on behalf of producers, midstream operators, refiners, service companies, and supporting members operating in Wyoming.

Product overview

The Petroleum Association of Wyoming (PAW) is a trade association serving as the unified voice for Wyoming's oil and gas industry. PAW offers a portfolio of member services including advocacy representation, industry events (Annual Meeting and Wildlife & Reclamation Conference), publications (Daily News Roundup, bi-monthly newsletter), the PAW Buyers Guide directory, and policy comment letters. The association does not offer a unified software product but provides access to industry resources, networking events, and advocacy services for its members. PAW members produce 90% of Wyoming's oil and gas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PAW Membership Annual membership program offering oil and gas companies advocacy, regulatory representation, networking, and industry intelligence; dues vary by member category based on production volume, throughput, refining capacity, or employee count.
• PAW Annual Meeting and Golf Tournament

Quantifiable outcome

• PAW members produce 90% of Wyoming's oil and gas, generating over $8 billion in economic activity
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers30 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• Anschutz Exploration CorporationcoreOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum sponsor and Board member (Derek Petrie). Represents producer interests on PAW Board and Management Committee. Family-operated oil field business background.
• Continental Resources, Inc.coreOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum sponsor and Board Chairman (Shelley Shelby). Major independent oil producer operating in Wyoming's oil and gas basins.
• Devon Energy Corp.coreOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum sponsor and Board member (Teddy Carter, Jenna Mays). Major independent oil and gas producer with operations in Wyoming.
• EOG Resources, Inc.coreOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum sponsor and Board member (Tracy Opp). Major independent oil and gas company. Mark Smith serves as Co-Chair of Regulatory Affairs Committee.
• Williams CompaniescoreOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum sponsor and Vice Chairman (Gabriel Sepulveda). Major midstream company providing natural gas transportation and processing services.
• OneOKcoreOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum sponsor and Board member (Danette Welsh). Natural gas gathering and processing, natural gas liquids, and crude oil logistics.
• Merit Energy CompanycoreOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum sponsor and Board member (Dan Zilmer). Independent oil and gas company with operations in Wyoming.
• SilverCreek MidstreamcoreOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum sponsor. Midstream company providing oil and gas gathering and processing services in Wyoming.
• Tallgrass EnergycoreOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum sponsor and Board member (Scott Prestidge). Midstream company providing natural gas transportation and processing.
• Wold Oil CompanycoreOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum sponsor and Secretary-Treasurer (Peter Wold). Family-owned independent oil company; represents producer interests.
• BeattyWozniakcoreOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum sponsor. Oil and gas company providing services in Wyoming.
• CrowleycoreOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum sponsor. Energy and logistics company with operations supporting Wyoming oil and gas industry.
• EcoPointcoreOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum sponsor. Environmental services company supporting Wyoming oil and gas industry sustainability efforts.
• Three-CrowncoreOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum sponsor. Oil and gas company with Wyoming operations.
• UWSERcoreOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum sponsor. Wyoming-based energy services company.
• AethoncoreOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum sponsor. Oil and gas company with Wyoming operations.
• Wyoming Petroleum FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026501(c)(3) affiliated organization. PAW President serves as ex officio board member; leads fundraising and oversees resources. Hosts fly fishing expeditions and golf tournament at Annual Meeting.
• Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI)strategicOthers · 1 January 2026State agency managing trust lands. Collaborated with PAW on new oil and natural gas leasing rules. Director Stacia Berry appeared on Beneath the Surface podcast.
• Wyoming Game and Fish DepartmentstrategicOthers · 1 January 2026State agency. Director Angi Bruce appeared on Beneath the Surface Episode 4 discussing wildlife management. Agency coordinates with PAW on migration corridors, sage-grouse policy, and wildlife management.
• Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC)strategicOthers · 1 January 2026Regulatory body overseeing oil and gas operations. PAW works with Commission on bonding requirements, permitting, and Wyoming Bonding Pool implementation.
• Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLPminorOthers · 1 January 2025Wyoming-based legal team that provided exceptional work on D.C. Court of Appeals case defending PAW members' interests (Center for Biological Diversity v. Department of Interior).
• Wyoming Energy Dominance FundstrategicOthers · 1 January 2025PAW supports Wyoming Energy Dominance Fund Bill authored by President Biteman and Speaker Neiman. Represents state-level policy initiative.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Broad incumbents

• American Petroleum Institute (API): National-level oil and gas trade association; broader incumbent that overlaps with PAW's federal advocacy agenda, while PAW focuses on Wyoming-specific state and federal coordination.
• Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA): National association specifically representing independent oil and gas producers; PAW and its independent-producer members (Wold, True Oil, Kirkwood, Ballard, etc.) operate within IPAA's broader federal advocacy umbrella.

Direct peers

• Montana Petroleum Association: Montana's oil and gas trade association; direct regional peer to PAW given overlapping Rocky Mountain basin operations and similar federal-land-heavy regulatory dynamics.
• Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA): Statewide trade association for the Texas oil and gas industry; the closest direct analog to PAW in serving as the unified industry voice before state and federal regulators in a major producing state.
• Louisiana Oil & Gas Association (LOGA): Statewide trade association for Louisiana's oil and gas industry; comparable advocacy mission and tiered membership model to PAW.
• Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA): Statewide trade association for Colorado's oil and gas industry; offers the same advocacy, regulatory comment, and event services as PAW in an adjacent Rocky Mountain state.
• Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association (OIPA): Statewide trade association representing Oklahoma producers, midstream, and service companies; comparable membership dues structure and advocacy mission to PAW in a similarly producing state.
• North Dakota Petroleum Council: North Dakota's primary oil and gas trade association; comparable industry representation, regulatory advocacy, and event-based member services in another major producing state.
• West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association: State-level trade association representing upstream and midstream operators in West Virginia; analogous structure and advocacy role to PAW in a producing state.
• New Mexico Oil and Gas Association (NMOGA): New Mexico's statewide oil and gas trade association; directly comparable in representing producers operating on a mix of federal/state lands and engaging BLM and state regulators, much like PAW.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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