The Crude Life Movie Reviews: Friday Night Lights with Joe Sinnott

September 23, 2024 jasonspiess 0

Executive Coach Joe Sinnott, Witting Partners, and the host of The Energy Detox Podcast joins Jason Spiess on This Week In Energy for a movie review on Friday Night Lights. “Friday Night Lights,” directed by Peter Berg, is more than just a football movie—it’s a poignant reflection of the socio-economic realities of West Texas, where the oil and […]

Patel Recaps the Latest Dallas Fed Energy Survey

September 23, 2024 jasonspiess 0

Kunal Patel, Dallas Federal Reserve, joins Jason Spiess, founder, The Crude Life to review the latest energy survey and discuss their upcoming Energy and the Economy: Meeting Rising Energy Demand in November. The Dallas Fed conducts a quarterly survey of about 200 oil and gas firms located or headquartered in the Eleventh District—Texas, southern New […]

Are You Unwittingly Enabling Chaos? How Trump’s Rally Failures Parallel Leadership Breakdowns in the Energy Industry

August 23, 2024 jasonspiess 0

Executive coach Joe Sinnott drops by The Crude Life to discuss operational failures and organization communication using Saturday’s assassination attempt as talking points and examples. Sinnott, CEO of Witting Partners, lives about 45 minutes from the Butler, PA, site. On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump, a former president of the United States and […]

Martin Continues an Energy Poverty Awareness Campaign

August 23, 2024 jasonspiess 0

Warren Martin, Kansas Strong, joins The Crude Life to discuss the realities of Energy Poverty. A philosophy graduate of Texas Tech University, Warren is an author, teacher, minister, artist, quasi-philosopher and speaker known for his unique teaching style. His passion is to inspire & invest in the next generation of […]

How the Chevron Deference Impacts Energy

August 23, 2024 jasonspiess 0

Jason Isaac, founder and CEO of the American Energy Institute and a Senior Fellow for Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, joined Jason Spiess and Steve Bakken to discuss the impacts of the Supreme Court Decision or Deference regarding the 1984 Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense […]

Sinnott Breaks Down the ConconoPhillips Marathon “Merger”

July 1, 2024 jasonspiess 0

  Joe Sinnott, Witting Partners, and host of The Energy Detox Podcast, breaks down the ConocoPhillips Marathon merger for $17.1 billion dollars. Sinnott was part of one of largest mergers in history, at the time, and explains what some of the employees, shareholders and company executives might be thinking. First […]

Emergency Services Continue to Integrate Virtual Reality Training

July 1, 2024 jasonspiess 0

Adam Davis, Paddington County Emergency Management and Clint Kling of Shepherd VR talk about their recent virtual reality training session for fire management. “We were trying to go through a VR simulation of the fire extinguisher systems that are handheld,” Kling said. “Adam and his team they do trainings here in Pennington County with fire […]

Blockchain For Energy Streamlining Technology, Transparency and Trust

July 1, 2024 jasonspiess 0

Blockchain for Energy (B4E), is the energy industry’s first comprehensive emissions management solution, leveraging blockchain, artificial intelligence, and IoT systems. Camilo Mejia, Enovate and Rebecca Hofmann, Blockchain for Energy, joins The Crude Life to discuss how Blockchain for Energy is integrating into the industrial sector through a variety of ways. “Blockchain […]

Nuclear Power, EVs, and Clean Energy are the Talk of the Town

May 28, 2024 jasonspiess 0

Duane Sand, entrepreneur, graduate of the United States Naval Academy, and was a U.S. Navy officer during the Iraq War joined Townsquare Media’s Talk of the Town hosted by Steve Bakken. Sand is a former inspector for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and advocates for nuclear energy and establishing nuclear power facilities. “I’ve been a proponent of […]

Kansas Strong Kicks Off New Awareness Campaign

May 28, 2024 jasonspiess 0

Warren Martin, executive director, Kansas Strong, talks about the industry’s newest awareness and education campaign “Do Your Own Research”. “Kansas Strong encourages people to do their own research on oil and natural gas before making informed decisions,” Martin said. “The campaign title is Do Your Own Research. And the idea […]

Jodi Johnson, CEO, Red Trail Energy talks Carbon Capture and Ethanol

May 19, 2024 jasonspiess 0

Jodi Johnson, CEO, Red Trail Energy, joins The Crude Life to discuss their pioneering project involving carbon capture and storage. Red Trail Energy, LLC (RTE), an ethanol producer near Richardton, North Dakota, is currently operating a CO2 capture facility adjacent to the RTE ethanol facility, to ultimately inject about 180,000 tonnes […]

The Vital Role of Mental Health in the Oil and Gas Industry

May 19, 2024 jasonspiess 0

Thomas Brewer, TB Group, joins The Crude Life to discuss the high-stakes world of oil and gas extraction, the focus often rests on physical safety and environmental impacts. However, this discussion is from a mental well-being of workers POV (point of view). As the industry navigates challenges ranging from volatile markets […]

Stuart Turley Wants to Eliminate Energy Poverty

May 19, 2024 jasonspiess 0

Stuart Turley, CEO, Podcast Host, Elimination of Energy Poverty, joins The Crude Life to discuss some recent energy issues and activities. After some friendly banter, the interview dives into the evolution of politics being injected into energy. “So my research started 15 years ago. the energy industry was not political. […]

Human Trafficking, Pornography Issues Increase in the Bakken

May 6, 2024 jasonspiess 0

Human trafficking remains a pervasive and deeply troubling issue that plagues societies worldwide. Despite concerted efforts to combat it, numerous challenges persist, hindering progress towards its eradication. Stacy Schaffer, Founder and Executive Director of 31:8 Project, discusses the realities behind human trafficking, pornography, identifying signals and what are some resources people […]

Virtual Reality Training is the Talk of the Town

April 16, 2024 jasonspiess 0

Clint Kling of Shepherd VR joins TownSquare Media KLXX 1270AM’s Talk of the Town with Steve Bakken and special guest co=host Jason Spiess. The interview stems around a discussion on how Toyota and several police departments are integrating VR Training into their HR, safety and overall culture. “I mean a lot of my university research […]

Kansas Strong Continues Promoting Petroleum Positively

April 10, 2024 jasonspiess 0

Warren Martin, executive director, Kansas Strong, joins The Crude Life with an update on the Jayhawk State. Martin has been very active educating and promoting the benefits of oil and gas, including tax revenues, community development projects and everyday uses for petroleum products. “Informing the public about the many ways […]