U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp released the following statement after President Trump signed bipartisan defense legislation Heitkamp helped pass to authorize U.S. Department of Defense funding levels and set our nation’s defense policy, which includes several key provisions Heitkamp pushed for to support North Dakota’s defense installations and jobs. “Today is […]
Weekly Word Guest: Professor Stephen Heins, energy columnist and owner, Word Merchant and Craig Richardson, Energy & Environment Legal The Crude Life’s host and Weekly Word moderator Jason Spiess and Professor Stephen Heins had a special guest join them in a discussion on the Weekly Word about a recent court […]
Interview: Ben Hanson, Candidate for US House of Represenatives, North Dakota In this exclusive interview with US House Candidate Ben Hanson, host Jason Spiess and Hanson discuss the a recent article in the Wall Street Journal pitting the Eastern side of North Dakota against the Western side, fighting for tax […]
U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp said that a decision by U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) to conduct an updated assessment of oil and gas resources in the Bakken Formation and Three Forks Formation is a needed step, which comes after she pressed USGS to take such action. Last week, Heitkamp called on […]
Interview: Terry O’Clair, P.E., Director, Division of Air Quality, North Dakota Department of Health In this exclusive interview, host Jason Spiess interviews O’Clair on the Air Quality Division issuing, for public comment, its Draft Permit to Construct for the Davis Refinery. O’Clair explains why the refinery will be considered a […]
Interview: Dan Hedrington, SEH During the interview, host Jason Spiess and Hedrington discuss the next steps for the Davis Refinery, the Bakken communities and the state of North Dakota. In addition, the two talk about how the project took a little longer than projected, how the EPA was folded into […]
Energy Communities Interview: Dan Hedrington, principal, SEH Hedrington talks about the public meeting regarding the Davis Refinery and why this milestone is so important to the first refinery built in the US in over 50 years. Year in Review Interview: Lynn Helms, director, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources Helms […]
Small Business USA Interview: Lynn Helms, director, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources Helms explains why business leaders, political leaders and players involved in major decisions need to reinvent themselves as leaders in today’s global economy. GroundBreakers Interview: David Owen, Legalize ND Owen discusses his full cannabis legaliztion ballot initiative, […]
Interview: Professor Stephen Heins, energy columnist and owner, The Word Merchant In this week’s episode of The Weekly Word, host Jason Spiess and Heins talk about the ever-changing global oil industry. A big portion of the discussion is on the addition of oil and gas jobs across the country, and […]
In this exclusive interview with Lynn Helms, director, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, host Jason Spiess and Helms discuss a number of important topics impacting the Bakken. The interview starts out with a Year in Review of different areas of the Bakken including crude oil, natural gas, energy infrastructure […]
The Oil and Gas Division today presented an order of proposed final administrative rules to the North Dakota Industrial Commission. The Commission voted 3-0 to approve the rule change order. Changes to the administrative code include proposals to require sundry notices for spills not responded to with adequate resources, site […]
Energy Economy Interview: US Senator John Hoeven Senator Hoeven talks about Energy Technology and how it is driving much of the region’s UAS industry. GroundBreakers Interview: Chris Stone, CEO, HCI Alternatives Stone discusses his company’s research into medicinal cannabis and opioid addiction and how it has lead to proposed legislation […]
Energy Communities Interview: Ben Hanson, candidate for US House of Representatives Hanson talks about his roots to the oil and gas communities, his connection to the train derailment in Casselton and response to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal speculating an east/west conflict in North Dakota. Davis Refinery […]
Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today issued the following statement after the Senate passed bipartisan legislation he introduced to cut red tape and remove barriers to tribal energy development. The Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017, which has 7 […]
A bipartisan Congressional Ports-to-Plains Caucus has been formed, and inducted as a Congressional Member Organization for the 115th Congress. This Caucus will serve as an informal group of Members dedicated to issues related to rural transportation and rural economic development in America’s Heartland, with a focus on the corridor running […]
Interview: Dr. Neal Barnard, American author, clinical researcher, and founding president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine With the holiday season upon us, host Jason Spiess checks in with Dr. Neal Barnard about healthy options and alternatives during the work party and holiday season. Dr. Barnard also discusses his […]
The following is a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration In North Dakota’s Bakken region, the ratio of natural gas production relative to crude oil, known as the gas-oil ratio, has been gradually increasing since 2008 and has increased at a faster rate since 2014. More than 90% of […]
Interview: Professor Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant and Jim Willis, Marcellus Drilling News This week on The Weekly Word with Professor Stephen Heins, Jim Willis from the Marcellus Drilling News joined the energy-themed conversation. The discussion began with some of the similarities and differences between the Bakken and the Marcellus […]
Davis Refinery Update Interview: William Prentice, CEO, Meridian Energy Group and The Davis Refinery, Belfield, ND Prentice opines why the North Dakota Department of Health is taking longer than expected and compares the permit timeline to the Dakota Prairie Refinery built in Dickinson, ND, a fews years ago. Energy Economy […]
Energy Economy Interview: US Senator John Hoeven Senator Hoeven talks about the importance of “Succession Planning” in oil and gas and how other industries are discussing passing the torch as many get ready to retire. GroundBreakers Interview: Austin Aries, professional wrestler, author and speaker Aries recaps his WWE run, WrestleMania […]
Interview: Professor Stephen Heins, energy columnist and owner, The Word Merchant On this week’s installment of The Weekly Word with professor Stephen Heins, climate change and environmentalism are discussed. Heins begins talking about the recent pipeline spills and how pipelines are still the most effecient and safe means fo crude […]
In the latest installment of The Weekly Bakken Get Together, host Jason Spiess sits down with U.S. Senator John Hoeven to discuss: Energy development in the Bakken Comments on North Dakota Governor’s challenge to oil and gas Quality of life increases in the Bakken How energy is driving ND’s entrepreneurship […]
Interview: Mike Marcil, CEO, Orange Property Management In addition to overseeing 209 rental units in Watford City, Marcil has business interest in a number of other companies in the Bakken. “We have been having discussions about the outlook for keeping high occupancy in Watford City over the next five years,” […]
Recognized for his in-ring and his verbal skills on the mic, Austin Aries’ impressive resume includes multiple championship titles, most notably in Ring of Honor Wrestling (First 2x World Champion, World Tag-Team) and TNA (World Heavyweight, World Tag-Team, and 6-time X Division Champion). In early 2016, Aries signed with World […]
Farmers and ranchers take home just 11.4 cents from every dollar that consumers spend on their Thanksgiving dinner meals, according to the annual Thanksgiving edition of the National Farmers Union (NFU) Farmer’s Share publication. The popular Thanksgiving Farmer’s Share compares the retail food price of traditional holiday dinner items to […]
Workplace Wellness Interview: Dr. Robert C. Nielsen, Nielsen Counseling Nielsen talks about ways to communicate with your boss after messing up at work and other tricky situations at the workplace. GroundBreakers Interview: Dave McCarthy, senior product director, Bsquare McCarthy discusses the emerging IoT technology and how it is impacting energy, […]
Davis Refinery Update Interview: William Prentice, CEO, Meridian Energy Group and The Davis Refinery, Belfield, ND Prentice talks about some of the unique and unexpected events that have happened over the past year in constructing the Davis Refinery. One example he describes is the Bakken oil has less sulfur content […]
The following are latest numbers, stats and comments from the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources. Data was compiled during August 2017. Oil Production August 33,768,855 barrels = 1,089,318 barrels/day September 33,213,127 barrels = 1,107,104 barrels/day(preliminary) (all-time high was Dec 2014 at 1,227,483 barrels/day) 1,054,991 barrels per day or 95% […]
One of the more under-told stories of the Bakken right now is the change in housing. A few years ago media outlets across the country were lined up to compare the Bakken’s housing prices to Manhattan and Beverly Hills, CA. Well times have changed and so has the Bakken housing, […]
Interview: Professor Stephen Heins, energy columnist and owner, The Word Merchant In this week’s installment of The Weekly Word, Professor Heins checks in from Baltimore, MD, where the 129th Annual Meeting and Education Conference for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. Heins gives an update on the theme of […]
Interview: Kevin Leier, president North Dakota Buffalo Association and co-owner Heartland Bison Ranch Leier discusses the rollercoaster of the bison industry in North Dakota, the region and nation. He also explains the logistics and costs behind raising and harvesting bison. The bison is also compared to cows during the conversation […]
Interview: William Prentice, CEO, Meridian Energy Group Prentice gives an update on the Davis Refinery Project, Belfield, North Dakota, which mostly involves dealing with local and state officials. He explains what the Department of Health’s comments are and how the two worked together to make the refinery even cleaner than […]
Interview: Dave McCarthy, Senior Director of Products, Bsquare McCarthy discusses the technology integration happening in the oil and gas industry and how where companies are finding success. According to McCarthy, Bsquare is an industrial IoT solutions provider that offers data analytics solutions for oil & gas companies, as a sector […]
Energy Economy Interview: Charles Ohlsen, completions specialist, Whiting Petroleum Ohlsen talks about how their testing with refracs in 2016 lead to a good year of refracs in 2017. He also talks about 2018’s outlook with Whiting’s refracs and the Bakken’s. Workplace Wellness Interview: Jason Stahl, interim director for the Division […]
Davis Refinery Update Interview: William Prentice, CEO, Meridian Energy Group and The Davis Refinery, Belfield, ND Prentice give an update on the Davis Refinery coming to Belfield, ND. He explains the timeline to date and how they are expecting the Permit to Construct in the next couple of weeks which […]
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