Jason Spiess interviews Ken Mertz and Jesse Swindell of Mertz Manufacturing in Ponca City, OK. The three discuss new innovations in industry and how Mertz’s has kept up with the times and technology. For years, Mertz has designed and manufactured quality built equipment for industries around the world. Mertz is […]
Clark Williams-Derry, Energy Finance Analyst for the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) shares his views and insight on a recent report “Has the Bakken Peaked? Exhaustion of High-quality Drilling Sites Could Point to Falling Oil Output”, which he was co-author of. Host Jason Spiess challenges the data […]
The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews Lee Krystinik of Equus Energy, LLC Partners at American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). Krystinik talks about his journey into oil and gas and how it has evolved. Equus Energy Partners, LLC is a team of oil finders, covering a spectrum […]
Bill Shanahan, Energy Rogue, explains how oil and gas data is impacting more than the fossil fuel industry. Trucking companies making bulk fuel purchases, feed stock buyers and other industries use EnergyRogue.com to understand how the market is moving. Host Jason Spiess and Shanahan compare much the recent data mining […]
The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews Tara Benda, the executive chair of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Mid-Continent Convention (AAPG). Founded in 1917, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists’ original purpose of AAPG, to foster scientific research, to advance the science of geology, to promote technology, […]
The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews Genna Blair Lee of Drill2Frac Corporation at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Mid-Continent Convention (AAPG). Drill2Frac is the first to assemble an integrated platform of solutions to accurately characterize rock heterogeneity from drilling data, to optimize horizontal well completions. A […]
The Crude Life Content News Correspondents Matthew Hill and Ken Lavin Interview Mark McGill, US Ceramics at the PBIOS Podcast Party sponsored by The Wireline Group at the Permian Basin International Oil Show in Odessa, Texas. The three talk about the difference between sand and ceramics in fracking and why […]
Curtis Shuck, CEO and Chairman, Well Done Foundation (WDF), gives an update on their mission to plug as many orphaned and abandoned wells possible. Shuck shares some growing pains the non profit has gone through since 2019, and how those pains turned into positive growth. Shuck talks about the $1.2T […]
The Crude Life had the privileged to be invited on to the production studio and set of Sherwood Forest, a docufilm about a historic time in American Oil and Gas’s impact on global independence and empowerment. By the summer of 1942, the future of Great Britain and the outcome of […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer joins The Crude Life for a Year End update and Energy Outlook for 2022. The senator expresses his concern for the future of the oil and gas industry if President Biden’s policies continue down the path they are heading. He explains what issues specifically are impacting […]
The Crude Life Week in Review Episode 436 special guests are: Jason Spiess and co-host Ken Lavin interview Danielle Robertson, senior director, and Kaitlin Paonessa, marketing director, of the Good Will West Texas at the Permian Basin Hiring Event in Odessa, Texas. Spiess and special guest co-host Ashley Smith of Truckers […]
The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Sarah Phillips joins host Jason Spiess for an update from the Marcellus/Utica/Appalachian Basin and some innovations in the next generation of performance materials and chemical technologies. She explains how micro-hold technology is finding some traction in shale plays. Before that, Sarah shares her journey in oil […]
Jordan Sadler joins Jason Spiess to talk about the genesis of Drag Up Coffee. Sadler, a former oilfield worker, shares his processing and experience of leaving the oilfield to become a CEO and business owner. The opportunities that exist in the new marketplace are discussed as well as how his […]
The Crude Life Content News Correspondents Matthew Hill and Ken Lavin interview Adrienne Mains with Silver Fox Energy at SOER | OERB | Oklahoma Energy Resources Board | The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma Oil & Gas Expo At the time she was with The Austin-Montana Project and is often the […]
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon talks with Jason Spiess during the 2nd Annual Podcast Party at the Energy Exposition and Symposium in Gillette. Governor Gordon gives an update on the oil and gas activity in the Powder River Basin as well as other parts of Wyoming. Gov Gordon also explains how […]
Jason Spiess and co-host Ken Lavin interview Danielle Robertson, senior director, and Kaitlin Paonessa, marketing director, of the Good Will West Texas at the Permian Basin Hiring Events in Odessa, Texas. The interview circles around jobs in west Texas and how the recent oil activity has impacted the marketplace. Goodwill-West […]
The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews Richard Ball, Detring Energy Advisors about the monetization of business through market-leading research, cutting-edge analytics, and seamless, well-documented sell-side processes. Hill conducted interviews at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) MIDCON. Founded in 1917, the original purpose of AAPG was […]
The Crude Life Week in Review Episode 435 special guests are: Zach Bowman, CEO, Innoverse, talks with Jason Spiess about ESG at the PBIOS Podcast Party sponsored by The Wireline Group at the Permian Basin International Oil Show in Odessa, Texas. Spiess also interviews Kaes de Jong, Sage Oil Services […]
Dr. Jon Spiers, candidate for Texas Land Commissioner stops by for an interview with Jason Spiess at the PBIOS Podcast Party sponsored by The Wireline Group at the Permian Basin International Oil Show (PBIOS) in Odessa, Texas. Dr. Spiers gives a run down of what his platform is and why is a qualified candidate for […]
The Crude Life Content News Correspondents Matthew Hill interviews Camelia Knapp, head of Boone Pickens School of Geology and Thomas Cronin, CEO of K. Stewart Exploration representing Oklahoma Geological Foundation at American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Mid-Continent Convention. From the very beginning, the Oklahoma Geological Foundation has been focused […]
The Crude Life Content News Correspondents Matthew Hill & Ken Lavin interview Codie McDaniel with Canary Wellhead Services for an episode of #FossilFuelFridays at the OERB | Oklahoma Energy Resources Board Board SOER Oklahoma Oil & Gas Convention. #FossilFuelFridays is an industry weekly episodic webisode and podcast hosted by Matt […]
Scott Theriot, Danos, (and i2ms) joined podcast party host Jason Spiess at the PBIOS Podcast Party sponsored by The Wireline Group at the Permian Basin International Oil Show (PBIOS) in Odessa, Texas. The interview talks about their push into the off shore market, past renewable projects and what their Permian activities have been. Founded in […]
The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews Jack Hamlin of Energy Strong and Sargent & Lundy about about his mission and passion to promote and advocate for reliable, abundant, and affordable oil and gas giving a platform for energy literacy and equip other industry leaders with educational efforts. […]
The Crude Life Week in Review Episode 435 special guests are: Zach Bowman, CEO, Innoverse, talks with Jason Spiess about ESG at the PBIOS Podcast Party sponsored by The Wireline Group at the Permian Basin International Oil Show (PBIOS) Oil Show in Odessa, Texas. Spiess also interviews Kaes de Jong, […]
Podcast party host Jason Spiess interviews Jeremy Parker, Integrity Services at the PBIOS Podcast Party sponsored by The Wireline Group at the Permian Basin International Oil Show (PBIOS) in Odessa, Texas. Headquartered in the heart of the Permian Basin, Integrity Services provides a wide array of oilfield solutions and services. […]
Kaes de Jong, president, Sage Oil Services is interviewed by Jason Spiess at the PBIOS Podcast Party sponsored by The Wireline Group, at the Permian Basin International Oil Show in Odessa, Texas. The two discuss the latest activities in the Permian Basin as well as how 2022 looks for Sage […]
Troy Habben, Gavin Schmitz and Philip Hinojosa, Wellhead Systems Inc, talks with Jason Spiess about ESG (Environmental Social Governance) in oil and gas with Jason Spiess at the PBIOS Podcast Party sponsored by The Wireline Group at the Permian Basin International Oil Show in Odessa, Texas. Ron Guskek, president, Liberty […]
Juan Torres, general manager, Danos, joined podcast party host Jason Spiess at the PBIOS Podcast Party sponsored by The Wireline Group at the Permian Basin International Oil Show (PBIOS) in Odessa, Texas. The interview talks about their push into the off shore market, past renewable projects and what their Permian […]
Joe Sinnott, Witting Partners, joins The Crude Life for a podcast series within a podcast titled “Sustainable Leadership Series: Tommy Boy’s Velvet Glove”. Host Jason Spiess and Sinnott discuss the traditional and new age definitions of a “Velvet Glove” leader. Traditional definition is an outwardly gentle or friendly manner used […]
Jaime Long and Marcus Turner of Long Industries stopped by the PBIOS Podcast Party to talk with podcast party host Jason Spiess of The Crude Life. The interview starts off talking about Long’s family history with oil and gas through entrepreneurship. Trades are discussed in detail from welding to pipe […]
According to Yahoo! Sports, having the first pick in the draft doesn’t always lead to championships. It very well could in this case, though. The Rough Rider Center did what top-tier fantasy footballers do when they land the No. 1 overall pick. They put together a juggernaut. The team is […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) informed The Crude Life that the Senate passed the Revive Economic Growth and Reclaim Orphaned Wells (REGROW) Act, his bipartisan bill with Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) to plug and remediate the nation’s orphaned wells. “The REGROW Act is a pro-jobs and pro-natural resources piece […]
Human trafficking is a crime in which force, fraud or coercion is used to compel a person to perform labor, services or commercial sex. It affects all populations: adults, children, men, women, foreign nationals and U.S. citizens, and all economic classes. This is an issue on the rise and many […]
Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) contacted The Crude Life regarding the Rainbow Energy Center, LLC’s (Rainbow Energy Center) announcement that they have reached an agreement to purchase and operate Coal Creek Station near Underwood, North Dakota. “Rainbow Energy Center’s announcement is welcome news and great relief not only for the hundreds […]
Op/Ed by AEA President Thomas Pyle The American Energy Alliance (AEA), the country’s premier pro-consumer, pro-taxpayer, and free-market energy organization, reiterated its opposition to a carbon tax – in any form – in reaction to the news that the American Petroleum Institute has endorsed a “price on carbon.” AEA President […]
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