Brandon Davis, CEO, and Imran Khan of Swan Energy, join The Crude Life for the weekly segment Mining Money. This week it’s all about investing in oil wells. Opportunities are plentiful right now in oil and gas and Davis and Khan explain why and how. “There are so many ways […]
The Crude Life host Jason Spiess joins Genneca on The Country Twins radio network to talk about life, liberty and lubricants. Spiess begins the segment giving an update on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalizing rules to update the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for the oil and natural gas […]
Bill Jerke, FUEL and former Colorado state legislator, Dennis Pungitore, EVP & Chief Revenue Officer, Meridian Energy Group, Inc. and Tonya Van Beber, candidate for Colorado House District 48, participate in a Living The Crude Life Live Recording Session in Weld County, Greeley, Colorado. The event is moderated and hosted […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, sent The Crude Life following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalizing rules to update the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for the oil and natural gas industry: “The Obama Administration weaponized EPA rules to […]
Tiffany Steiner and Jackie Jenkin, co-founders of the Bakken BBQ, talk about the changes COVID has created with the 8th Annual Bakken BBQ. Steiner said they have lost a few cookers in the past couple of weeks due to market conditions and COVID concerns, but donations are up and some […]
Stephen Heins, The Energy Pragmatist, discusses some recent activity in the ESG movement in oil and gas investments. Wikipedia defines ESG as: Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) refers to the three central factors in measuring the sustainability and societal impact of an investment in a company or business. These […]
Halliburton, Honeywell Develop Open-Architecture Oil and Gas Software Halliburton and Honeywell announced a collaboration to maximize asset potential, reduce execution risk and lower the total cost of ownership for oil and gas operators. The collaboration will leverage Halliburton Landmark’s DecisionSpace 365 E&P cloud applications and Honeywell Forge, a powerful industrial […]
Wyoming Oil and Gas Project Could Generate $375.5 Million in Royalties The Bureau of Land Management said on Friday, Aug. 7 that they have “approved the development of up to 4,250 oil and gas wells for the Moneta Divide Project.” “The project, proposed by Aethon Energy Management and Burlington Resources […]
Brandon Davis, CEO, and Imran Khan of Swan Energy, join The Crude Life for the weekly segment Mining Money. The U.S. Department of Labor recently released their unemployment numbers indicating there was 1.8 jobs added in July. Many take issue with this archaic method and reporting for jobs and the […]
North Dakota Land Commissioner Jodi Smith comments on the recent news stories involving oil and gas companies across the state who, according to the Department of Trust Lands, have fallen behind on payments to the state public schools trust fund. Smith gives an update on the situation from operators discussing […]
The Crude Life host Jason Spiess joins Genneca with The Country Twins radio network for their weekly conversation about life, liberty and lubricants. The interview began with a discussion about Wyoming’s recent Rig Zero news. Spiess pointed out that this is beyond devastating to the Wyoming local economies. From property […]
Bill Jerke, FUEL and former Colorado state legislator, Dennis Pungitore, EVP & Chief Revenue Officer, Meridian Energy Group, Inc. and Tonya Van Beber, candidate for Colorado House District 48, participate in a Living The Crude Life Live Recording Session in Weld County, Greeley, Colorado. The event is moderated and hosted […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruling today the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) can continue shipping oil while the court hears arguments over the pipeline’s environmental review: “This ruling represents another victory in the fight for North […]
BP Announces It Will Cut Oil and Gas Production 40 Percent Building on its February presentation on climate change, BP announced today that it expects to cut the amount of oil and gas it produces by 40 percent by the end of the decade as part of its pledge to […]
Zachary Ellis, Stock Yard Equipment, gives an update from the Permian Basin with his boots on the ground perspective. Ellis comments on the recent announcement of Endeavor Energy‘s Permian activity and how he is working with those within their supply chain eagerly ready to work. He continues explaining how his […]
Justin Dodd, NRG Realty Group, gives an update from the energy real estate sector. Dodd explains where he is seeing spikes in West Texas as well as some activity in other pockets throughout Shale Play USA. Dodd, shares his family history in oil and gas and how his family advised […]
Spill in the Bakken The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of a release occurring Friday, July 31 at the Dickinson-Heath-Sand Unit 23 saltwater disposal well, on the northwest edge of Dickinson, North Dakota. Scout Energy Management LLC reported Friday that 380 barrels of brine and 76 barrels […]
At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven advocated for enhancements to the 45Q tax credit to further advance carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies. The senator, along with Assistant Secretary of Fossil Energy Steven Winberg, Carbon Utilization Research Center Executive […]
The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of a release occurring Friday, July 31 at the Dickinson-Heath-Sand Unit 23 saltwater disposal well, on the northwest edge of Dickinson, North Dakota. Scout Energy Management LLC reported Friday that 380 barrels of brine and 76 barrels of oil were released […]
The Crude Life host Jason Spiess joins Genneca with The Country Twin radio network for their weekly conversation about life, liberty and lubricants. Spiess opines on the $600/week Federal Unemployment expiring and how many people within the oil and gas industry will be impacted. The interview shifted into the government […]
Imran Khan, Swan Energy, talks about the recent trip to the Permian Basin by President Donald Trump. Khan said while many are focusing on the negatives in oil and gas, the president’s trip highlights positivity in industry. “It’s nice to see the positivity from President Trump around our energy dominance […]
The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources is launching separate programs to plug and later reclaim current abandoned well sites in the state. The $66 million cost of the project is coming from CARES Act funding authorized earlier this year by the state legislature’s Budget Section. The programs will create […]
Bill Jerke, FUEL and former Colorado state legislator, Dennis Pungitore, EVP & Chief Revenue Officer, Meridian Energy Group, Inc. and Tonya Van Beber, candidate for Colorado House District 48, participate in a Living The Crude Life Live Recording Session in Weld County, Greeley, Colorado. The event is moderated and hosted […]
Trump Visits Permian, Texas President Donald Trump sought to give a morale boost to the beleaguered Texas energy industry during a visit Wednesday to the Permian Basin, while also rallying oil and gas workers against Democrats ahead of the November election. “We are telling the Washington politicians trying to abolish […]
Luke Daniels, Core Well Commercial Capital, discusses some of the recent international oil and gas moves and how that will impact Shale Play USA. Daniels cites examples of the Chinese market, private equity firms taking control, the downturn and how companies are reinventing their business models. “Traditionally you could follow […]
Tom Masiero, Great American Mining Company, explains why a group of billionaires and wealthy business owners are starting to preserve and stash Bitcoin away in secure underground bunkers. He explains how Bitcoin is evolving both contractual obligations as well as speed of payments. Masiero also gives an update on their […]
Luke Daniels, Core Well Commercial Capital, discusses some of the recent international oil and gas moves and how that will impact Shale Play USA. Daniels cites examples of the Chinese market, private equity firms taking control, the downturn and how companies are reinventing their business models. Imran Khan and Jeremy […]
80% of Noble Employees to be Laid Off Jeremy Pate, Swan Energy comments on the recent Chevron purchase of Noble Energy and how they are projected to lay off 80% of Noble’s employees. Pate says Swan Energy is opening up their well sharing investment program to others, especially anyone impacted […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Charles Payne on Fox Business today to discuss his legislation to streamline Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgiveness for small businesses. The Crude Life Podcast can be heard every Monday through Thursday with a Week in Review on Friday. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on […]
Second Bakken Pipeline Shutdown Further Threatens Shale Recovery Bloomberg News reported the government is shutting down another Bakken pipeline. Earlier this month, a federal judge stunned the U.S. energy sector with an order to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline. Environmentalists hailed it as the first time a fully operating […]
Imran Khan and Jeremy Pate, Swan Energy, react to the recent news of Chevron purchasing Nobel Energy and how that will impact the oil and gas industry. Jason Spiess: Excellent, thank you for joining us today here. And I’ll tell you guys, I’m on the road here, coming back from, […]
Luke Daniels, Core Well Commercial Capital, discusses some of the recent international oil and gas moves and how that will impact Shale Play USA. Daniels cites examples of the Chinese market, private equity firms taking control, the downturn and how companies are reinventing their business models. “Traditionally you could follow […]
North Dakota’s High Taxes Create More Energy Tension in Bakken North Dakota produces more crude oil per capita than other any large oil-producing state in the country, including nearly 10 times more than Texas. So on Friday, when the state released new oil production data for May, it hurt. Between […]
Chevron Announces $5B Takeover Of Oil And Gas Company San Ramon-based oil and gas company Chevron has bought Noble Energy for $5 billion. Noble Energy, a Houston oil and gas company, came with $8 billion in debt, according to a news release from Chevron. The $13 billion transaction comes at […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) led a letter today to Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee which has jurisdiction over tax policy, urging him to oppose another wind production tax credit (PTC) extension. “The wind production tax incentive was originally intended by Congress to support a […]
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