Interview: Brent Phelps, Magna Bures Oil Phelps describes what drilling is like in the Illinois Basin, compared to the popular shale plays like the Permian and Bakken. He explains how they are able to drill a $75K well and generate substantial returns. The discussion then transitioned into how people can […]
Interview: Richard Wardner, Senator Majority Leader of North Dakota In this interview, Wardner discusses the importance of Hub City support and financing in the Bakken. After explaining the genesis of “Hub Cities”, Wardner describes how the drop in oil prices caused a shortfall in revenue to some local communities. In […]
This week’s guest on A Social Media Exhange is North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Randy Christmann. Christmann and host Jason Spiess talk about upcoming energy projects in North Dakota, states with Civil Wars, whether leadership needs to be reinvented and his upcoming political campaign. Christmann is running for North Dakota […]
Interview: David Williams, CEO, Missouri River Resources David Williams, CEO, Missouri River Resources, talks about energy empowerment on the reservation. How the MHA Nation is approaching energy development, education and innovation. He discusses their current drilling activity on the reservation, who they are working with and what the future looks […]
Small Business USA Interview: Junior Urias, Up In Smoke BBQ Urias, a PitMaster BBQ Champion, talks about his style of BBQ and what opportunities a small local BBQ company has on how to make money after winning a national BBQ competition. GroundBreakers Interview: Steve Tidwell, Tidwell Industries Tidwell talks about […]
Weekly Davis Refinery Update Interview: Dan Hedrington, SEH Hedrington gives a recap of some of the public comments from the North Dakota Health Department’s public meeting in Dickinson, ND. Energy Empowerment Interview: David Williams, CEO, Missouri River Resources Williams talks about energy empowerment on the reservation and how Missouri River […]
Small Business USA Interview: Jordan Hughey, TEG Solutions Hughey discusses the innovation in energy and how they are able to assist horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. GroundBreakers Interview: Greg Walcher, Natural Resources Group Walcher gives an overview of the water issues in the Western side of the United States. Workplace […]
Weekly Davis Refinery Update Interview: Dan Hedrington, SEH Hedrington gives a recap of some of the public comments from the North Dakota Health Department’s public meeting in Dickinson, ND. One of the issues local residents discusses was property rights in the Bakken. GroundBreakers Interview: Steven Tidwell, Tidwell Industries Tidwell explains […]
Interview: Steven Tidwell, Tidwell Industries Steve Tidwell, Tidwell Industries talks about his innovative product and how is it one of the ways oil and gas companies are saving money. The interview focuses on three main points: How he is saving companies money in the field. The difference between In Situ […]
Energy Communities Interview: Terry O’Clair, director, Air Quality Division, North Dakota Health Department O’Clair explains how over 95% of the 11K emails that came in during the Davis Refinery public comment period were duplicates. He also shares tracking data on the permit citing that it only received about 200 views. […]
Media Business Interview: Austin Aries, professional wrestler and author Aries, fresh off winning the Impact World Championship, talks about how when he was with the WWE they didn’t support his plant-based lifestyle book due to conflicting messages from sponsors like Wendy’s and KFC. GroundBreakers Interview: Steven Tidwell, Tidwell Industries Tidwell, […]
Greg Walcher, President of the Natural Resources Group, a consulting firm specializing in energy, water, public lands, forestry and wildlife. In addition, Walcher has served in the Governor’s Cabinet as the head of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources and he also has spent a decade working in the U.S. […]
Energy Communities Interview: Curtis Shuck, executive director, Great Northern Corridor Coalition Shuck talks about the investments made by the rail companies and Bakken communities in order to satisfy the rise in demand of energy, ag and manufacturing. Energy Economy Interview: Greg Walcher, president, Natural Resource Group Walcher and Spiess discuss […]
Media Business Interview: Tom Peckskamp, singer-songwriter, Moody River Band Peckskamp talks about the rise of coffee shops and breweries and how they have given new life to the careers of independent musicians and emerging artists. Economic Development Interview: Dan Hedrington, SEH Hedrinton gives an overview on the Davis Refinery and […]
Media Business Interview: Tom Shepstone, Shepstone Management Company Planning & Research Consultants Shepstone talks about the profession of a protestor and how they are often not passionate about the cause, rather doing it for the pay check and attention. Economic Development Interview: David Owen, Legalize ND Owen gives an update […]
Greg Walcher, President of the Natural Resources Group, a consulting firm specializing in energy, water, public lands, forestry and wildlife. In addition, Walcher has served in the Governor’s Cabinet as the head of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources and he also has spent a decade working in the U.S. […]
Greg Riedl, NAPE Expo , gives an overview of the industry’s major event, held in Houston, TX. This year, NAPE Summit is celebrating 25 years of bringing together dealmakers from all around the world to connect, reconnect and make deals happen. NAPE is the oil and gas industry’s marketplace for […]
Interview: Terry O’Clair, Director, Division of Air Quality, North Dakota Department of Health In this interview, host Jason Spiess circles back with O’Clair regarding the reported number of email comments regarding the Davis Refinery. O’Clair said out of the 11,000 email all but 500 were duplicates. Spiess speculated whether it […]
Interview: Terry O’Clair, Director, Division of Air Quality, North Dakota Department of Health In this exclusive interview, O’Clair recaps the Davis Refinery Public Meeting the ND Health Department held in Dickinson, ND. The Davis Refinery is being constructed by Meridian Energy Group. O’Clair breaks down some of the email comments […]
Weekly Davis Refinery Update Dan Hedrington, SEH Hedrington gives an overview of the Davis Refinery public meeting held in Dickinson, ND from a general overview of the project, crowd size, and mood. Weekly Davis Refinery Update Dan Hedrington, SEH Hedrington goes into detail about comments and questions from people who […]
The 21st Annual API Dickinson Gumbo Cookoff is scheduled for Saturday Feb 17, 2018, at the Motel 6 in Dickinson, ND. Teams compete by testing their skills and combining the most unique ingredients they can find; including shrimp, sausage and even alligator meat. The public is invited to come sample […]
This Weekly Word with Jason Spiess and the professor Stephen Heins hosts Tom Shepstone from Pennsylvania, who is an urban consultant, community planner, researcher and advisor for zoning and land use in the Northeast of the U.S. Shepstone began the conversation by providing a history of the Appalachian Basin over […]
Hess Midstream Partners LP announced the formation of a 50/50 joint venture with Targa Resources Corp. to construct a new 200 million standard cubic feet per day gas processing plant called Little Missouri Four (LM4). The new gas plant will be located at Targa’s existing Little Missouri facility, south of […]
Meridian Energy Group, Inc., the leading developer of innovative and environmentally-compliant oil refining facilities, advanced one step closer toward issuance of the final Permit to Construct (PTC) for the Davis Refinery with a public information meeting and public hearing held last week. The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) – […]
A rig explosion devastated Pittsburg County on Monday as five employees on the site were presumed dead pending identification of remains by the state Medical Examiner’s office. Emergency officials received calls about a rig fire around 8:45 a.m. Monday and aerial footage of the scene later showed the derrick at […]
Curtis Shuck, executive director, Great Northern Corridor Coalition, gives an update on the Northern Rail System and what products and industries he is seeing activity in. From crude oil to consumer goods to lumber, Shuck oversees eight states of economic activity originated by rail distribution. He also discusses the rail system […]
Brent Tollefson, Carpet Garage, talks about the history of Carpet Garage and how he signed his name on the dotted line this year to become 4th generation ownership in the family business. From starting in Minot, ND, they now have eight locations in Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota. Tollefson also […]
The Weekly Word is a weekly high level discussion about energy, quality of life, globalism and the environment. This week Professor Stephen Heins and Jason Spiess are joined by Tsering Ngudu is a Senior Equity Analyst at Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.. Summary written by Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant. Jason […]
Dr. Loren C. Scott, energy expert, economist and speaker, joins Jason Spiess to talk about whether rig counts need to reevaluated and how we measure projections. First, Scott gave a baseline on how the current rig count model works and what companies look for. He then transitioned into what tweaks […]
Weekly Davis Refinery Update Interview: Interview: Jon Patch, North Dakota Water Commission Patch explains how the water useage for the Davis Refinery will be pulled from the Dakota aquifer, which is wastewater and non-potable. Energy Economy Interview: Loren C. Scott, energy economist, consultant and expert Scott talks about how the […]
Distribution and Logistics Interview: Curtis Shuck, president, Great Northern Corridor Shuck discusses the rail system in the Upper Midwest and how the transportation industry had to work together from rail to roads to regulations. Economic Development Interview: Jay Schuler, Director, ND Dept. of Commerce, and owner, Giant Sunflower Seeds Schuler […]
Summary written by Stephen Heins Sterling Burnett, Ph.D, a senior fellow on environmental policy and the Managing Editor of the Environmental & Climate News at the Heartland Institute, joined Jason Spiess and Stephen Heins on the Weekly Word. After hearing Burnett’s introduction, Spiess was particularly impressed by the fact the […]
The North Dakota Department of Health Air Quality Division has granted a draft permit to construct the Davis Petroleum Refinery to Meridian Energy Group Inc. The next phase is a public information meeting followed by a public meeting on the draft Air Pollution Control Permit to Construct for the Davis […]
Interview: Josh Swanson, Vogel Law Firm Attorney Josh Swanson joins The Crude Life’s Jason Spiess to comment on the recent filing of a lawsuit by state Rep. Marvin Nelson, Paul Sorum, Michael Coachman, Charles Tuttle, Lisa Omlid regarding an ongoing dispute over the ownership of minerals under Lake Sakakawea, which the North […]
Economic Development Interview: Kathryn Helgaas Burgum, First Lady of ND Helgaas Burgum talks about the different programs that businesses offer in addiction counseling and how it incorporates into the state’s Main Street initiative. Community Development Interview: Kristi Huber, president, United Way of Cass Clay Huber talks about the United Way’s […]
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