Notes from the WDEA Annual Meeting

November 7, 2017 jasonspiess 0

The Western Dakota Energy Association recently had their annual meeting in Dickinson, ND.  Here are a few newsworthy notes from their annual meeting. Helms: This is a Five-Generation Play North Dakota’s chief oil industry regulator expects the state’s production will grow in the next few years, and will continue for […]

India is the new China in energy

May 28, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Lynn Helms, director, ND Department of Mineral Resources Explains why Iran is back in the news and why India is the new China.  He also runs through active rigs and trust land activity. Interview: Shawn Kessel, city administrator, Dickinson, ND Talks about the city’s $100M debt and how the […]

Update on major Bakken projects

May 20, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interview:   Shawn Kessel, city administrator, Dickinson, ND Talks about his new upcoming role in the North Dakota Oil and Gas Producing Counties, an update on some major community projects in the region and when the oil activity will return to the Bakken.

Dickinson’s Kessel expanding his energy role

May 20, 2016 jasonspiess 0

One of the first people I met on a professional level in the Bakken oil fields was Dickinson city administrator Shawn Kessel.  The meeting was brief, as I was filing some paperwork with the city and Kessel was passing by in the hallway.  We chatted for no more than one […]

Record birth rates in the Bakken

March 7, 2016 jasonspiess 0

  Interview: Shawn Kessel, City Administrator, Dickinson, ND Explains why many people from the recent oil boom have decided to stick around the area.  High birth rates, new schools, housing and awards are discussed.

The New Normal

February 14, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interview:  Shawn Kessel, City Administrator, Dickinson, ND Talks about the “New Normal” in Dickinson.  He also gives an update on the commerce and housing situation in Dickinson.