How frac sand impacts Shale Play USA

June 27, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Rex Tucker, owner, Compliance Cavalry Tucker talks about frac sand and how it is involved in the fracking process. Compliance Cavalry Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Anew Industrial LLC, an industrial service company that supplies turnkey project and maintenance support to factories, quarries and processing plants across […]

The road to building the greenest refinery in the nation

June 27, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Tom Williams, VP Permitting, Meridian Energy Group Gives an update on the Davis Refinery, the first greenfield refinery in the U.S. in 50 years, being constructed in Belfield, ND. According to Meridian Energy Group, their mission is to provide long-term shareholder value through the development and operation of the […]

Latshaw talks changes in oil and gas

June 24, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Trent Latshaw, founder & president, Latshaw Drilling Latshaw talks about the changes in the oil industry in terms of boom bust cycles and production. He also talks about how technology has changes the entire industry.

Urias shares BBQ Pitmaster experience

June 24, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Junior Urias, owner, Up in Smoke BBQ and Texas BBQ Pitmaster Champsion Urias shares his experience on BBQ Pitmasters program on Destination America in which his team won the BBQ Championship. Urias also talks about how he went to BBQ camp as a child to learn his craft.

ND Cowboy Hall of Fame inducts industry legends

June 24, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Wild Bill Palanuk, North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Wild Bill gives details on the ND Cowboy Hall of Fame induction ceremony and names a few legends in North Dakota cowboys who made a living and impact with ranching and rodeo.

Clean energy and the Davis Refinery

June 24, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: William Prentice, CEO, Meridian Energy Group Davis gives the latest updates on the Davis Refinery coming to Belfield, ND, the first greenfield refinery in the United States in the last 50 years.

Diesel technology making progress in clean energy

June 24, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Alan Schaeffer, executive director, Diesel Technology Forum Schaeffer discusses diesel technology and the progress industry has made over the past 20 years in clean energy. He also discusses the natural gas vehicle market and how diesel looks in the future of transportation.

Drilling in Texas, now on to the Bakken

June 24, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Jeremy Paul, CEO and president, Eagle Natural Resources Paul talks about their current business model of drilling and extracting oil in Texas and how they are now looking at some property in the Bakken to apply that model to.  

BBQ Bravado in the Bakken

June 24, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Tiffany Steiner and Jackie Schmidt, co-founders, Bakken BBQ Steiner and Schmidt give details about the 5th Annual Bakken BBQ, June 16, Dickinson, ND, and how many energy companies will be competing for the Bakken BBQ trophy.

Bringing Nashville acts to Small Town USA

June 12, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Jim Sabe, Pifer’s Auction & Realty and small town tavern owner in Scranton, ND Sabe talks about how his bar works with the local firefighters to put on fish and steak frys during seasonal spikes in small town tourism.  Sabe also talks about bringing in Nashville acts to his […]

From Argentina to Texas

June 12, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Chris Boswell, CEO and co-founder, EcoStim Energy Solutions Boswell talks about working with energy endeavors in Argentina and South America.  He also explains why global business will be relevant in today’s local economy in the next several years. With more than 28 years of executive management experience in the […]

ExxonMobil chooses Corpus Christi for the $10B facility

June 12, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Iain Vasey, president and CEO, Corpus Christi Economic Development Corporation Vasey talks about the economic impact of the $10B ExxonMobil ethylene facility being constructed and how many construction jobs it will create for the region. Vasey also gives an overview of what the Corpus Christi Economic Development Corporation does […]

Drug testing hair in the workplace

June 12, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Dan Parker, owner, AnyLabTestNow Parker talks about hair follicle testing in the workplace and also shares some stories of people trying to cheat on drug tests.   Parker also explains timelines in regards to inches of hair.  Host Jason Spiess shares a story about drug testing in the Bakken […]

ONEOK talks about their Bakken plans

June 8, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Craig Forsander, ONEOK Forsander reviews ONEOK’s last five years of projects in the Bakken and how that layers into their long term plans. ONEOK was originally founded in 1906 as an intrastate natural gas pipeline business in Oklahoma, today ONEOK is one of the nation’s premier energy companies involved […]

Clean diesel making progress

June 8, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Alan Schaeffer, executive director, Diesel Technology Forum Schaeffer discusses the origin of the Diesel Technology Forum and how much progress has been made with clean diesel.

Entrec gearing up for a busy summer

June 8, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Chip Wilkes, head dispatcher, ENTREC Crane and Heavy Haul Hiring in the Bakken is the topic on hand and Wilkes talks about how many people Entrec is hiring to get ready for this summer’s anticipated uptick in drilling.    

Energy magazine shifts towards millennials

June 8, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Sam Cook, managing editor, The OilMan Magazine Cooks explains how the their magazine is having to shift their target audience to include more millennials, including ramping up their digital activity and options.  

Contracts and caviar

June 8, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Greg Hennessey, founder, North Star Caviar, Williston, ND Henessey talks about the caviar industry in the Upper Midwest and how his contracts with cruise ships drive his business.

Energy industry adding jobs in Texas, ND

June 8, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Kunal Patel, Senior Research Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Patel discusses their recent study indicating the oil and gas industry is responsibly for creating a number of new jobs in the economy.

Bakken job market is heating up

May 31, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Chip Wilkes, head dispatcher, ENTREC Crane and Heavy Haul, Dickinson, ND Wilkes talks about the job market in the Bakken and how they are growing and hiring due to the demand in the region.

Hatch has a business model receiving national accolades

May 31, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Erik Hatch, owner, Hatch Realty and Hatch Coaching, Fargo, ND Hatch talks about how he created a model that enabled him to grow his business so rapidly he became ranked by the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine and was endorsed by the Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran.  He also explains […]

Technology emerging in the Bakken oil fields

May 31, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Lynn Helms, director, Department of Mineral Resources, Bismarck, ND Helms discusses the emerging technology industry in the Upper Midwest, being lead by the Bakken oil fields.  From sensors, pipelines and UAS technology are several topics on hand.

Why John Wooden would be fired in corporate America

May 31, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Mark Eaton, former Utah Jazz All-Star and current professional speaker, Salt Lake City, UT Eaton talks about how John Wooden, UCLA, is considered one of the greatest coaches of all time, yet would probably have been fired in today’s instant win culture. Eaton also opines about how much corporate […]

Christmann talks reclamation, pipelines and wind

May 31, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Randy Christmann, North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Chairman Christmann talks about reclamation with pipelines as well as wind farms.  He also gives some anecdotal observations from his recent trips to the Bakken Oil Fields.