Bakken Bios: Amanda Cordes Person, M.S.

July 26, 2014 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Amanda Cordes Person, Beaver Creek Archaeology Millions of years ago, when oil was swimming and walking around the Bakken in life form, the state was an entirely different place,,according to paleontologist Amanda Cordes Person, Beaver Creek Archaeology.  I recently sat down with the paleontologist to get a better understanding […]

Bakken Bios: Alex Warner

July 26, 2014 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Alex Warner, Founder, CEO & Chairman of the Board, Pedigree Technologies Merging his vast technical knowledge and passion for business, Alex Warner founded Pedigree Technologies and currently serves as CEO. Warner’s past experiences include a diverse background in operations and logistics, sales engineering and direct sales. Prior to founding […]

Bakken Bios: Lynn Helms

July 23, 2014 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Lynn Helms, director, North Dakota Department Mineral Resources; and director, North Dakota Industrial Commission Oil and Gas Division Lynn Helms has served as director of the North Dakota Industrial Commission Oil and Gas Division since July 1998 and director of the Department of Mineral Resources since July 2005. He […]

Bakken Bios: Jude Reilly

July 22, 2014 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Jude Reilly, Industrial Contractors Inc., Bismarck, ND. ICI began in 1918, the Year Lignite Combustion Engineering Corp. was founded in Bismarck North Dakota. ICI was officially established in 1958 and bought by APi Group, Inc. of New Brighton, Minnesota in 1982. APi Group is a family of more than […]

Bakken Bios: Al Muehlenbruch

July 21, 2014 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Al Muehlenbruch, PCC Logistics, Seattle, Wa. PCC Logistics originated in 1988 as Pacific Coast Container. Once operating out of a 10,000 square foot warehouse in Oakland, California, the company initially offered a host of general warehousing services and specialized in the cross-docking of frozen products destined for export to […]

Building the Bakken Radio Episode 52: Thomas Petrie

July 19, 2014 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Thomas Petrie, chairman, Petrie Partners Building the Bakken Radio Episode 52 Segment 2: One on One Interview Petrie talks about Bakken investing, his book and whether he believes natural gas is heading towards a global price. For more information on Petrie’s book Following Oil, click here

Building the Bakken Radio Episode 50: Reclamation

July 7, 2014 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Ron Ness, president, North Dakota Petroleum Council; Tony Straqadine, Alliance Pipeline; North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple Building the Bakken Radio Episode 50 Segment 2: Bakken Environment Ness talks about how important reclamation is in the Bakken as well as how front end work can make the process easier.  Straqadine […]

Building the Bakken Radio Episode 50: Bakken Investing

July 7, 2014 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Niles Hushka, CEO, KLJ and Kevin Burdick, VP, ONEOK Building the Bakken Radio Episode 50 Segment 1:  Bakken Investing Huska talks about the Bakken’s investment risk level and how the pipelines fit in the overall picture.   Burdick talks about investing specifics in the natural gas field.

Building the Bakken Radio Episode 49: Lewis & Clark

June 30, 2014 jasonspiess 0

Interview:  David Borlaug, president, Lewis & Clark Fort Mandan Foundation Building the Bakken Radio Episode 49 Segment 4: Bakken Community Borlaug talks about how having a North Dakota DOT rest area on premise is an interesting mix for the Foundation.  He also talks about working with oil companies, growing up […]

Building the Bakken Radio Episode 49: Public Private Partnerships

June 30, 2014 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Niles Hushka, CEO, KLJ Solutions Co. and Mike Seminary, Houston Engineering Building the Bakken Radio Episode 49 Segment 2:  Bakken Development Hushka and Seminary discuss the increasing popularity with public private partnerships.   What they entail, who pays for what and why they are becoming more common in today’s marketplace.

Building the Bakken Radio Events: Horizontal Completions Optimization Western Canada 2014

June 16, 2014 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Stephanie Asland, Horizontal Completions Optimization Western Canada 2014 Geological complexity in different formations across the WCSB has highlighted the importance of tailored completions designs for optimal production. While optimizing completions has become increasingly essential from a commercial standpoint, it has also become increasingly difficult to achieve. The value of […]