Oil Show, solar eclipse big for Odessa
Attendees walk through the outdoor displays at the Permian Basin International Oil Show on its opening day Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021 at the Ector Coun...
Attendees walk through the outdoor displays at the Permian Basin International Oil Show on its opening day Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021 at the Ector County Coliseum. (OA File Photo) If it's not The Greatest Show on Earth like the heyday of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus, the Permian Basin International Oil Show is close. The energy industry's top technology extravaganza will hit the Ector County Coliseum Oct. 17-19 and bring in 30,000-plus oil and gas professionals from around the nation and world, bringing Odessa an economic impact of at least $14.