The Crude Life Interview: Sarah Skinner, The Oilman Magazine
Sarah Skinner, Oilman Magazine, gives a preview of their current issue of the Oilman Magazine. Skinner talks about the features related to bridging the skills gap in the energy industry.
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The Crude Life Interview: ND Senate Majority Wardner and Hub City Funding
Interview: Richard Wardner, Senator Majority Leader of North Dakota In this interview, Wardner discusses the importance of Hub City support and financing in the Bakken. After explaining the genesis of “Hub Cities”, Wardner describes how the drop in oil prices caused a shortfall in revenue to some local communities. In […]
The Weekly Word: EPA overreach, coal and clean tech
Summary written by Stephen Heins Sterling Burnett, Ph.D, a senior fellow on environmental policy and the Managing Editor of the Environmental & Climate News at the Heartland Institute, joined Jason Spiess and Stephen Heins on the Weekly Word. After hearing Burnett’s introduction, Spiess was particularly impressed by the fact the […]
The Weekly Word: The changing global job market
Interview: Professor Stephen Heins, energy columnist and owner, The Word Merchant In this week’s episode of The Weekly Word, host Jason Spiess and Heins talk about the ever-changing global oil industry. A big portion of the discussion is on the addition of oil and gas jobs across the country, and […]
Weekly Bakken Get-Together: Season 1 Episode 5 – Lynn Helms, director, ND Department of Mineral Resources
In this exclusive interview with Lynn Helms, director, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, host Jason Spiess and Helms discuss a number of important topics impacting the Bakken. The interview starts out with a Year in Review of different areas of the Bakken including crude oil, natural gas, energy infrastructure […]
Coffee & Capitalism Radio Episode 147: Workplace wellness, IoT, refracs and paddlefish caviar
Workplace Wellness Interview: Dr. Robert C. Nielsen, Nielsen Counseling Nielsen talks about ways to communicate with your boss after messing up at work and other tricky situations at the workplace. GroundBreakers Interview: Dave McCarthy, senior product director, Bsquare McCarthy discusses the emerging IoT technology and how it is impacting energy, […]
Oil and gas updating technology in the field
Interview: Anthony McDaniels, HEAL Systems McDaniels talks about how the technology and innovation gap needs to bridge together a bit more in oil and gas. He contends that too many companies are trying to use 20th Century technology in the 21st Century.
Latshaw talks new technology in energy extraction
Interview: Trent Latshaw, owner, Latshaw Drilling Latshaw talks about their energy holding and three new technologies their company has used to adapt to modern shale oil.
Technology emerging in the Bakken oil fields
Interviews: Lynn Helms, director, Department of Mineral Resources, Bismarck, ND Helms discusses the emerging technology industry in the Upper Midwest, being lead by the Bakken oil fields. From sensors, pipelines and UAS technology are several topics on hand.
Energy expert Scott talks Bakken, Permian, OPEC and energy tech
Over the past decade, the energy industry has made some major technological advancements. In fact there has been so much progress, the term “energy tech” made its way into headlines, annual reports and even basic everyday jargon. This technology has allowed oil companies to reduce their overhead, increase profits and […]
Off shore drilling and shale play technology
Interview: Dr. Loren Scott, president, Loren Scott & Associates, Baton Rouge, LA Scott talks about how technology has made off shore drilling more economical in the Gulf of Mexico and how that technology came from shale plays like the Bakken. He also gives break even oil prices for the Bakken […]