Derrick Clark, Epic Site Solutions and Permian Basin Association of Pipeliners gives a boots-on-the-ground update from the Permian Basin. The interview also discusses the importance of a crane. The crane indicates major economic activity. Whether it is a skyscraper or well site, generally when a crane is around, there are […]
Dwayne Farris, Black Creek K9 Pipeline Leak Detection,served in the United States Marine Corps as a Military Police Officer receiving assignment as a Military Working Dog handler. This experience brought him to the oil and gas industry detecting leaks in pipes with dogs. The types of dogs used in pipeline leak detection is discussed from bloodhounds to […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 19 Daily Rig Count source: tradingeconomics.com HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: Jason Spiess and Sterling try to fit 20 pounds of potatoes in a five pound sack with the plethora of news, executive orders, Super Bowl talk and Back Seat Biden. FracleBerrry Hound got into […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 18 Daily Rig Count source: tradingeconomics.com HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: Jason Spiess and Sterling are joined by Carroll Angelle, Premier Off Shore Catering to talk about Super Bowl food and fare. Carroll was on his way through San Antonio en route to Midland for Thursday’s Oilfield Connections International Mardis Gras […]
U.S. Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer sent The Crude Life a message indicated they have both joined Senator Steve Daines and several western senators in formally introducing the “Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act” to authorize the continued construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline following President Biden’s decision to revoke […]
Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) sent The Crude Life the following notification that along with House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and 83 Republicans introduced the Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act. This legislation authorizes the construction and operation of the Keystone XL Pipeline and […]
Jason Spiess and Sterling are joined by Marty Bent, Great American Mining Co., to explain what the heck happened with the GameStop kerfuffle. Marty explains what a “short squeeze” is, who Robin Hood is and how the Reddit users figured out the manipulation and flow of the marketplace. Marty’s main theme in the […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 17 Daily Rig Count source: tradingeconomics.com HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: Jason Spiess and Sterling are joined by Marty Bent, Great American Mining Co., to explain what the heck happened with the GameStop kerfuffle. Marty explains what a “short squeeze” is, who Robin Hood is […]
Kunal Patel, Federal Reserve of Dallas gives an update from their recent Energy Survey in the Dallas Fed District. Activity in the oil and gas sector jumped in fourth quarter 2020, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey. The business activity index—the survey’s broadest measure of conditions facing Eleventh […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 16 Daily Rig Count source: tradingeconomics.com HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: Jason Spiess and Sterling are doing their best this morning as Jason ate Indian food over the weekend and the air is so pungent at times, Fracleberry Hound left the room. President Biden’s public […]
Art Berman, Labyrinth Consulting shares his views on the recent executive orders signed by President Joe Biden, specifically the suspension on Federal Lands and the Paris Agreement. He also shares his views on natural gas and responds to whether it is a foundation fuel or a wildcard or both. ESG and pressures from climate […]
Contrary to statements by the White House that President Biden’s Executive Order banning leasing on public lands would not impact existing leases, Bloomberg Government reports 70 previously approved permits were revoked. The following is reaction from Western Energy Alliance, which filed suit earlier this week challenging Biden’s executive as order exceeding presidential authority. “President Biden’s own […]
At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven pressed Jennifer Granholm, the former Governor of Michigan and the nominee to serve as U.S. Secretary of Energy, to support North Dakota’s energy industry and outlined how the state is leading the way in […]
Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer joined Senator Dan Sullivan and 23 additional Senators in sending a letter to President Joe Biden voicing their concerns about the new administration’s recent executive orders and regulatory actions targeting the domestic energy sector and the thousands of good-paying American jobs it supports, and requesting a […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 15 Daily Rig Count source: tradingeconomics.com HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: If finally Friday! Jason Spiess and Sterling talk a little sports business in the first hour as the Super Bowl nears. Sterling lead a conversation from an article on the psychology on losing big […]
President makes it clear that he cares more about environmentalists in California than workers in New Mexico, North Dakota, and Colorado, or families, the poor, the elderly, or those on fixed incomes anywhere in the United States. The American Energy Alliance (AEA) is the a premier pro-consumer, pro-taxpayer, and free-market energy […]
Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer joined Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) in introducing the Protecting our Wealth of Energy Resources (POWER) Act, which would prohibit the president or his secretaries of the Agriculture, Interior and Energy departments from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting for energy and mineral resources on […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 14 Daily Rig Count source: tradingeconomics.com HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: Jason Spiess and Sterling are joined by Tiffany Wilson, Aries Buildings, on the Swan Energy Phone Lines for an update from the Permian Basin. Wilson also gives the details for the Oilfield Connections International […]
Kathleen Sgamma , president, Western Energy Alliance comments on the executive orders ordering a ban on oil and natural gas development on public lands. A ban on oil and natural gas development on public lands by President-elect Joe Biden would severely harm the economies of eight western states, according to […]
Interview and recap of Commissioner Christi Craddick is by The Crude Life Content Correspondent Genneca Houser. Craddick is one of three commissioners at the Texas Railroad Commission, and she is also the longest serving of the three to this elected position. We were lucky enough to get some time with […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 13 Daily Rig Count source: tradingeconomics.com HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: Jason Spiess and Sterling are joined in the first hour by JP Warren, Capital Petroleum Consultants and Round the Rotary Podcast. The first segment with the trio dives into what “Round the Rotary” podcast […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 12 Daily Rig Count source: tradingeconomics.com HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: Jason Spiess and Sterling talk about The Crude Life SuperBowl Numbers Board and how companies can participate. They also give their thoughts SuperBowl LV and how the quarterback will impact the game and […]
Lance Medlin, Meridian Energy Group discusses their ESG Certification and the lengthy process their company went through. Meridian Energy Group is spearheading the Davis Refinery in the Bakken as well as the Walton Refinery in Winker County, Texas. Medlin added there are plans in the works for a third refinery to […]
Byron Tuck, Simon Energy Associates and Kimberly Smith, TalkTexasOil discuss Like Kind Exchanges and trading real property. 1031 exchanges offer a two year window of opportunity where individuals and corporations can trade their oil and gas properties for producing income such as a beach house, a commercial real estate property, and receive revenue. Tuck […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 11 Daily Rig Count source: tradingeconomics.com HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: Sterling is out on assignment today so Jason Spiess is joined by Thomas Pyle, president, American Energy Alliance, Thomas explains why the recent executive orders not only are detrimental to the environment, […]
The Biden administration has suspended new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits on U.S. lands and waters for 60 days as officials move to reverse the energy and environmental policies of the Trump administration. The suspension announced Thursday follows campaign pledges by President Joe Biden to halt new drilling […]
When President Joe Biden signed a flurry of executive orders his first day in office it sent a clear message to America that his War On The Environment has begun. Biden’s decision to rescind the permit for the Keystone pipeline, reenter the U.S. into the Paris Agreement, and order his […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 10 Daily Rig Count source: tradingeconomics.com HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: Sterling is back from his one day walkabout! On today’s morning show, Jason Spiess and Sterling talk about the news story about the Oregon woman who left her 4-year-old child in the car […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 9 Daily Rig Count source: tradingeconomics.com HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: Sterling is off today on assignment, so Jason Spiess is joined by Mike Marcil of Orange Property Management. Mike and Jason begin the conversation about the “public trust of the fourth estate” known […]
The following is the Quarterly Report and Outlook from the Dallas Federal Reserve. Special questions this quarter focus on capital spending in 2021, the oil price that firms are using for budgeting, expectations for a consolidation among exploration and production (E&P) firms, plans for reducing greenhouse emissions, expectations for the […]
The North Dakota Delegation issued statements regarding President Joe Biden signing an executive order which rescinded the presidential permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on President Joe Biden signing an Executive Order revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline: “Hours […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 8 Daily Rig Count source: tradingeconomics.com HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: Jason Spiess and Sterling breakdown what ESG is. Environmental. Social. Governance. Jason explains what each letter segment entails and why he believes an “ESG Rating” or “ESG Score” will be a regular part of […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 7 Daily Rig Count source: tradingeconomics.com HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: Jason Spiess and Sterling discuss the MegaMillions and PowerBall Jackpots and how they would spend the money. Jason cites a list of lottery facts and stories from tax rates to illegals ticket purchases to […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 6 Daily Rig Count source: tradingeconomics.com HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: Jason Spiess and Sterling talk about Dr. Martin Luther King and the progression of states and education for the symbolism of the day and person. Sterling recalls his lack of MLK upbringing being born […]
Jason Spiess and Sterling are joined by the Permian Basin’s Kate Hornbrook. Kate talks about her new role as the president of Oilfield Connections International – Midland Chapter and the upcoming events. Kate also talks about her role as a technical manager with Ace Completions, which involves petroleum engineering and […]
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