The Crude Life Interview: Jim Willis, Marcellus Drilling News

September 25, 2019 jasonspiess 0

Jim Willis, Marcellus Drilling News, gives an update from the Marcellus shale play. Willis says there are three main stories he is working on right now – pipelines, permits and the EQT takeover. The rise and evolution of environmentalism is discussed as well. The anthropological view of the social cause […]

Drilling steady, level in the latest Bakken report

November 16, 2017 jasonspiess 0

The following are latest numbers, stats and comments from the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources.  Data was compiled during August 2017. Oil Production August 33,768,855 barrels = 1,089,318 barrels/day September 33,213,127 barrels = 1,107,104 barrels/day(preliminary) (all-time high was Dec 2014 at 1,227,483 barrels/day) 1,054,991 barrels per day or 95% […]

Montana is gearing up for more drilling activity

February 14, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Jessica Sena, Montana Petroleum Association Gives an update on the energy economy in Montana as well as how the downturn is impacting the state.  Sena also opines about Ryan Zinke, the new Secretary of the Interior in President Trump’s cabinet.

The future of drilling on the reservation

February 7, 2017 jasonspiess 0

David Williams, CEO, Missouri River Resources Talks about how low prices have turned the industry into a game of survival.  He discusses what their company has done to adjust with low oil prices and what the future looks like for Native American energy development.