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 […]

The Crude Life Interview: Ben Holliday, Holliday Energy Law Group

January 9, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Ben Holliday, Holliday Energy Law Group, talks about the Energyship Summit, Feb. 27-29, Scottsdale, AZ. Holliday says the event combines leadership and energy. He says the Energyship Summit is designed to talk about topics that may not be discussed at other conferences. The interview discusses Holliday’s history with oil and […]

The Crude Life Interview: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer

January 8, 2020 jasonspiess 0

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer explains how the death of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force General Qasem Soleimani will impact the energy economy. Senator Cramer cites the importance of energy infrastructure when discussing geopolitical events. The interview transitions to the recent increase in oil prices and oil icon Harold Hamm’s (Continental […]

The Crude Life Interview: Terry Vaughn, Acid Tank Leasing

January 6, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Terry Vaughn, Acid Tank Leasing, talks about the issues with frac-style acid tanks, which are known for leaking, failing at the manifold, floor, and walls. Frac supervisors at the well site hate dealing with the constant leaks. Spills are not required to be reported at the Federal level unless they […]

MultiMedia Cafe Episode 355: Sweet Crude and Big Data

January 5, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Arthur Weidner, Doodlebug Beverages, talks about the family history behind his great grandfather’s “sweet crude” liqueur. Weidner now distributes ND Sweet Crude across two states with more states on the horizon. He also talks about the family history behind his great grandfather’s “sweet crude” liqueur. Weidner now distributes ND Sweet […]

John Droz on wind energy’s impact on birds and bats

January 2, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Energy researcher John Droz comments on the environmental damage wind turbines have killing bats, birds and bees, as well as the economic impact. John Droz, Jr. is an anti-wind-power activist and founder of Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions. Droz formerly served as Senior Fellow at American Tradition Institute (now known […]

The Crude Life Interview: Colorado State Senator John Cooke

December 24, 2019 jasonspiess 0

Colorado State Senator John Cooke gives a summary of what happened in Colorado with their recent War on Oil and Gas. Cooke, who also served as a Sheriff of Weld County, talks about the relationship between Colorado and energy development. Cooke explains the next steps in the energy regulatory process […]

The Crude Life Interview: Matthew Chisam, Probus Energy Services

December 18, 2019 jasonspiess 0

Matthew Chisam, Probus Energy Services, talks about the relationship between agriculture, energy and the land. How information has changed in the marketplace. Chisam, who served in the U.S. Air Force, compares many aspects of the military and the oil and gas industry, specifically in the technology sector. Chisam gives a […]

The Crude Life Interview: Jordan Dyer, LFS Chemistry

December 17, 2019 jasonspiess 0

Jordan Dyer, LFS Chemistry, talks about what the market is like for a start up in the highly competitive chemical industry. Jordan explains how the industry became flooded with snake oil salesmen over the past decade and companies are becoming more aware. Climate change, Colorado, New York, natural gas and […]

Harold Hamm, CEO Continental Resources

Harold Hamm, Continental Resources Steps Down as CEO

December 17, 2019 jasonspiess 0

Iconic U.S. oilman Harold Hamm, who is often referred to as the “Bakken Pioneer”, will step down as chief executive of Continental Resources and become its executive chairman, the company said in a recent press release. Hamm will be replaced as CEO by William Berry, a former ConocoPhillips executive and […]

ONEOK’s Elk Creek NGL Pipeline in Operation

December 16, 2019 jasonspiess 0

ONEOK, Inc. announced that it had put into operation its Elk Creek Pipeline, which has the capacity to move up to 240,000 barrels per day of natural gas liquids to a fractionation complex in Kansas. The much-anticipated 900-mile, $1.4 billion project will have an immediate impact on the ability of […]

ND Oil Tops 1.5M Barrels Per Day

December 16, 2019 jasonspiess 0

North Dakota oil producers set another production record in October, pumping an average of more than 1.5 million barrels of crude per day. Natural gas production also set a new record, averaging 3.07 billion cubic feet per day. The official preliminary production figure was 1,517,796 bbl/day, an increase of nearly […]

The Crude Life Launches “Everyday Energy”

December 11, 2019 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life has launched a new line of merchandise “Everyday Energy” in partnership with the Earth Protection Alliance. The Crude Life is reinventing and reimagining energy in 2020 with on-location live events, new programming and fresh language. “The oil and gas industry needs to reinvent energy in 2020,” The […]

The Crude Life Interview: Mike McMahon, EcoVapor Recovery Systems

December 11, 2019 jasonspiess 0

Mike McMahon, EcoVapor Recovery Systems, discusses upstream solutions and emission management in Shale Play USA. Flaring is discussed in detail, from the economics to compliance to regulatory to emerging markets. McMahon also reminds of a new regulation coming to Colorado January 2020 involving a reclassification of what is a “major […]