
BP Capital is on a small floor of a modest corporate building in sprawling Dallas. The young traders in the firm are glued to their computer screens monitoring their positions by the second. The world’s largest proposed wind farm is mapped out on the walls. And there’s a well-equipped company gym, with a full-time trainer available to everyone. Just down the road in one direction is Boone Pickens’ large, lovely home. And, not far in the other direction is the airplane hangar that houses his private jet. You can see what's important to Boone Pickens. It’s all within easy reach. He loves to work, do deals, exercise, and hop the jet to an OSU game, to his ranch, or to Houston for dinner with a friend. But after all, Texas is a big state, and if you’re a busy guy in Texas, it really is nice to have the jet close by.