The Permian Token (XPR) is a Tokenized Asset Offering (TAO) which establishes an open, secure, transparent direct oil & gas investment ecosystem powered by blockchain technology. Imagine an oil company owning land that has proven reserves of 100 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE). The oil barrels even though not yet produced could be tokenized by having ownership held by a company that has a standing offer to the public to redeem tokens for either a single barrel of oil or, if the redeemed tokens are less than a certain threshold, a fraction of the assessed value of the barrel of oil. Physical delivery of the oil barrels could be made at a certain location or shipped to a specified address. In this way, buyers could obtain an easy-to-transfer token and third-party markets could transact in fractions of the oil barrel price. This could potentially be a source of financing for the oil company and a way for the broader public to participate in the oil market. The Opportunity According to the Central Intelligence Agency’s website, there are 1.665 trillion barrels of oil recoverable globally. On the other hand, a report by BP suggested that we have 53 years of proven oil supply left. Just 53 years! This brings about an opportunity to work towards democratizing our world’s proven reserves. Meanwhile, monitoring and potentially preserving our world’s oil supply via blockchain technology under a crypto-economic model that also monetizes proven undeveloped oil supply. On the investment side, the Permian Token opportunity allows for direct equity crowdfunding participation by token contributors under a trust-protocol that allows them to benefit from oil supply that is proven to be available but not yet produced.