The Crude Life Interview: Tiffany Steiner, API Dickinson

February 4, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Tiffany Steiner gives an overview of the Bakken BBQ history and preview of 2020’s theme. The bulk of the interview is devoted to the 23rd Annual API Gumbo Cookoff. This year the Gumbo competition will be in a new location offering more space for cookers and attendees. Steiner said there […]

Discussing ISR and Space Force with Military Leaders during an Armed Services Hearing

February 4, 2020 jasonspiess 0

U.S. Senator and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member Kevin Cramer (R-ND) spoke with U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) Commander Adm. Craig Faller and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) Commander Gen. Stephen Townsend about meeting their Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) needs during a SASC hearing last week. Assets like the MQ-9 in Fargo and the Global Hawks in Grand Forks help provide ISR […]

Etam: Climate Activists Pulling Ahead of Petroleum Leaders

February 4, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Terry Etam, author of “The End of the Fossil Fuel Insanity“, writer at the BOE Report and blogger for his blog Public Energy Number One, discusses the rise of environmentalism in energy and economy. Etam, who lives and works in Canada, explains the difference between US energy production and Canadian […]

Light It Up with Jason Spiess

February 2, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Host of The Crude Life Jason Spiess comments on the rise of environmentalism in oil and gas and how it has reached new heights. Spiess cites a recent protect in Sacramento, California where 12-year-old children and teenagers drenched themselves in oil as a protest for the California Teacher’s pension fund […]

The Crude Life Interview: Kathleen Sgamma, Western Energy Alliance

February 1, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Kathleen Sgamma, president, Western Energy Alliance, discusses the 2020 presidential election in regards to the energy sector. Sgamma also comments on mineral owners, public health, decarbonization, political science, Colorado’s war on oil and gas and the neighboring states of Wyoming and New Mexico. Spread the word. Support the industry. Share […]

The Crude Life Interview: Mike Vickers, Oilfieldjobshop.com

January 30, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Mike Vickers, Oilfieldjobshop.com, gives a history of the company and what their services are. The interview dives into the technology behind the oil and gas industry and how it is driving the shale boom. How veterans and seasoned employees are adapting to technology is also discussed. Vickers also gives an […]

K9 Pipe Inspections Locates Leak in West Texas

January 30, 2020 jasonspiess 0

K9 Pipe Inspections worked on a 0.6 mile 4″ natural gas line located along the Texas/New Mexico border. The line had been brought up to pressure several times prior to KPI’s arrival but the water from the leak was not surfacing. K9 Pipe Inspections dogs pinpointed the leak within 30 […]

The Crude Life Interview: Bailey Midkiff and Jake Milne, WIC

January 29, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Bailey Midkiff and Jake Milne, William Insulation Company, comment on the Rolling Stone article on radioactive wastewater pointing the finger towards oil and gas. The ripple effect of this story is discussed how the media is now using that story to interview local leaders and oil and gas executives pressing […]

The Crude Life Interview: Jon Clark, Clark Energy Consulting

January 27, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Jon Clark, Clark Energy Consulting and the #OGBRIEF covers The “Big Three” Oilfield Service Companies as they reported 2019 Earnings, the shift towards international and offshore, Libya’s production outage, oil price, rig count, and what to watch for next week. Spread the word. Support the industry. Share the energy. Follow […]

The Crude Life Interview: Tom Shepstone, NaturalGasNow.org

January 22, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Tom Shepstone, NaturalGasNow.org and Shepstone Management Company, comments on President Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum and what kind of impact it will have on the energy sector. Shepstone gives an oil and gas update from Pennsylvania commenting on pipelines, natural gas and the shift in energy’s perception. […]

The Crude Life Interview: Joe Dancy, Energy Educator and Expert

January 22, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Joe Dancy, energy expert and educator,SMU Spindletop Fund Advisor & Professor – Southern Methodist University, talks solar energy, flaring, the industry’s image and using social media to broadcast professional issues with clients and collecting money from customers, sometimes referred to as “slow pay”. Alaska’s newest ballot initiative to raise taxes […]

The Crude Life Podcast Episode 6: Flaring, Public Health and Slow Pay

January 22, 2020 jasonspiess 0

January 22, 2020 Today’s Guests/Topics:    Joe Dancy, energy expert and educator, talks solar energy, flaring, Colorado’s war on oil and gas, industry’s image and using social media to broadcast professional issues with clients and collecting money from customers, sometimes referred to as “slow pay”. Dancy also responds to the thesis […]

The Crude Life Interview: Patrick Hartford, R.P. Oilfield Services

January 19, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Patrick Hartford, owner, R.P. Oilfield Services discusses anchors in Wyoming and the evolution of safety as a business. Hartford also gives an update on the Powder River Basin. Spread the word. Support the industry. Share the energy. Follow on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtVimPyUygnwakoQ9swHXNA Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thecrudelife/ Follow on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-crude-life Follow […]

The Crude Life Interview: Miranda Meehan, North Dakota State

January 19, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Miranda Meehan, North Dakota State University, discusses the Reclamation Workshop happening February 25-26, 2020 at the Ramada Grand Dakota Hotel & Conference Center in Dickinson, North Dakota. Meehan shares information on reclamation speakers, topics and sponsors. The interview also discusses the energy agriculture relationship. Spread the word. Support the industry. […]

Light It Up with Jason Spiess

January 19, 2020 jasonspiess 0

MultiMedia Journalist Jason Spiess recaps the week’s interviews on The Crude Life. Spiess talks about a number of topics including the launch of a new daily podcast, environmentalism and politics is professional wrestling. The issue in Colorado is discussed in more detail relaying information from an interview with Dan Haley, […]

How Industry Builds Communities and Hope Within

January 15, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Sally Hallingstad, Oilfield Helping Hands talks about Oilfield Helping Hands and why she is attracted to the way industry is a leader in community building. The Ag/Energy relationship and perception is also discussed. Hallingstad grew up in an agricultural and oil-less part of the country. She explains how her energy […]