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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Watford City High School Student Ambassadors Emma, Taylor, Ellie and Lydia discuss the ambassador program on what their experiences are with industry. Watford City has experienced historic growth over the past decade due to oil and gas activity. The four student talk about living in an oil and gas community […]
January 16, 2020 Today’s Guests/Topics: Jon Clark, founder, Clark Energy Consulting gives a weekly Oil and Gas Brief. Patrick Hartford, owner, R.P. Oilfield Services discusses anchors in Wyoming and the evolution of safety as a business. Today’s Headlines: Oil and gas company speaks out about drilling concerns Air pollution from […]
Aaron Jordan, Black Water Environmental, explains why the word “environmental” is used in their name. Jordan also gives an update from the Powder River Basin. Jordan has seen growth in Wyoming, North Dakota, Kansas and Colorado, and currently their company is hiring. The topic of how everyday ordinary people are […]
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 […]
Dan Haley, Colorado Oil and Gas Association, gives a history of Prop 112, a measure that impacts oil and gas development and how Governor Jared Polis started a war on oil and gas. Haley discusses the new measures Colorado Rising is attempting to get on the 2020 ballot and how […]
January 15, 2020 Today’s Guests/Topics: 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. […]
January 14, 2020 Today’s Guests: US Senator Kevin Cramer, energy expert and economist Dr. Loren C. Scott and Dan Haley, president of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association. Today’s Headlines: Oil tycoon Harold Hamm predicts 19% jump in U.S. oil prices within six months, ‘regardless of what happens’ in […]
U.S. Senator and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member Kevin Cramer (R-ND) visited North Dakota’s space assets in Grand Forks and Cavalier today with U.S. Space Command Commander and Chief of Space Operations for the newly formed U.S. Space Force, General John “Jay” Raymond. This was General Raymond’s first public […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dr. Loren Scott, Energy Expert and Economist , discusses the death of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force General Qasem Soleimani and how that will impact the energy economy. Scott talks about how the sharp and steep decline curve when drilling a well is discussed as part of the bigger picture […]
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. Terry Vaughn, Acid Tank Leasing, discusses spill prevention and innovation […]
Jake Milne, William Insulation Co., gives an update on the Rocky Mountain region in oil and gas. Milne works with many industries and gives examples of how different industries are viewing the energy industry in 2020. Milne opines about politics in energy and how difficult it is to have a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Terry Etam, Energy Writer & Author, talks about the rise of environmentalism in the oil and gas industry. Kevin Black, Creedence Energy Services, also describes their expansion from the Bakken into the Permian Basin and their new acidizing service. Dr. Loren C. Scott, energy expert and economist, talks about solar, […]
Keith Baudin, Oil & Gas Drilling Consultant, gives an update on the Haynesville and Austin Chalk shale plays. Baudin also updates the energy infrastructure and construction in the Lake Charles area as well as the new refineries. Baudin also opined on how politics are causing issues with energy development. The […]
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 […]
Whit Theobald, Safety Professional, shares his views on some of the changes in industry safety and what is coming next in the world of safety. Theobald also comments on innovation, Year in Review and what to expect in 2020. Spread the word. Support the industry. Share the energy. Follow on […]
Daniel Stenberg, McKenzie Co. Job Development Authority, discusses a loan program designed to encourage more housing development. Increasing school enrollment, births and the job market are discussed as well. McKenzie County’s oil production is projected to rise from its current production around 16 million barrels a month to between 18-20 […]
Jake Milne, William Insulation Co., gives an update on the Rocky Mountain region in oil and gas. Milne works with many industries and gives examples of how different industries are viewing the energy industry in 2020. Milne opines about politics in energy and how difficult it is to have a […]
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 […]
Beth Demke, Bismarck Gateway Science Center, discusses a recent $250K donation from Hess Corporation. Demke details how $200K will help develop and sponsor an oil and gas exhibit in the “Transforming Energy” section of the new science center gallery in the new building Gateway to Science under construction. The remainder […]
Joe Dancy, Associate Director, Southern Methodist University Maguire Energy Institute, gives a recap of his tour of the Bakken oil fields and the conference in Medora. Trends and economic indicators are discussed in detail, from innovation shelf life to price of oil to recent layoffs. There is a reminder regarding […]
Bart Hannaman, JH Petroleum Engineering Consulting, discuses the current state of energy and how much the market has changed over the past year. Hannaman describes how there was a shift from a time when it seemed like money was no option to money is everything. Companies are shaving costs and […]
Beth Demke, Bismarck Gateway Science Center, discusses a recent $250K donation from Hess Corporation. Demke details how $200K will help develop and sponsor an oil and gas exhibit in the “Transforming Energy” section of the new science center gallery in the new building Gateway to Science under construction. The remainder […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]
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