Interviews: Art Berman, petroleum geologist and shale play expert, Houston, TX Berman explains how the Bakken shale play is showing indicators that the best days have happened already in western North Dakota.
Interview: Jim Sabe, auctioneer, Pifer’s Auction and Realty, Bowman, ND Sabe previews a couple upcoming regional auctions, how mineral rights have changed over the past 10 years and companies liquidating their equipment as they transition in or out of niche markets.
Interview: Dean Bangsund, research scientist, North Dakota State University Bangsund discusses a new study on the Bakken impact and what the new projected revenues are. The revenues are less than what was projected two years ago, but not as low as the projections were five years ago.
Interview: Lynn Helms, director, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources Helms gives an update on the Bakken’s production and what 2017 will look like. Helms also discusses energy jobs, economic impact and the importance of hovering around 1-million-barrel-a-day in the Bakken.
Interview: William Prentice, CEO, Meridian Energy Group Prentice talks about how much time is involved with working with the state on pre-construction items like air quality permits, water permits and other regulations. Prentice said because of their groundbreaking work on the Davis Refinery and the environment, they are one of […]
Interview: Jim Sabe, auctioneer, Pifer’s Auction and Realty, Bowman, ND Sabe talks about the difference between mineral rights and surface rights and how that segment of real estate has changed over the past decade. He also offers some anecdotal observations of Bakken activity near Watford City.
Interview: Craig Forsander, VP of Natural Gas Gathering and Processing Operations, ONEOK Forsander discusses ONEOK’s summer plans, natural gas pipelines and gives an update on their long term planning in the Bakken. He also talks about ONEOK’s 20-acre office park recently opened up in Sidney, MT.
“It’s the beginning of the end for the Bakken Shale play,” petroleum geologist Art Berman wrote last month regarding the Bakken shale and its future. This introductory paragraph caught the attention of many, including myself. After I read his piece, I reached out to Berman to investigate his claims further. […]
Interview: Josh Swanson, attorney, Vogel Law Firm Swanson discusses the new law impacting land owners with mineral rights involving Lake Sakakawea. He also explains the bizarre story of how the court case even happened.
Interview: William Prentice, CEO, Meridian Energy Group Prentice gives an overview of how many people are involved creating the first greenfield refinery in over 50 years in the United States. He also talks about how the new technology is setting new regulations in the oil and gas industry. Interview: Mary […]
Interview: William Prentice, CEO, Meridian Energy Group Prentice gives an overview of how many people are involved creating the first greenfield refinery in over 50 years in the United States. He also talks about how the new technology is setting new regulations in the oil and gas industry. Interview: Mary […]
Interview: North Dakota Representative Denton Zubke Zubke talks how the local municipalities started selling water to the oil companies and what impact it has had in the Baken.
Interview: Jessica Sena, Montana Petroleum Association Sena gives an update from Eastern Montana, including a new office opened by ONEOK and other economic indicators involving the Bakken.
Interview: Josh Swanson, attorney, Vogel Law Firm, Fargo, ND Swanson discusses how the North Dakota State Land Department took minerals from land owners and how much they now have to pay back to the rightful mineral owners.
Interview: Brad Lincoln, co-founder, Funkwerks Brewery, Fort Collins, CO Lincolns talks about how they have grown their brewery past the core beers and can now experiment with new varieties like – raspberry, pineapple and apricot.
Interviews: Steve Mortenson, president, Independent Water Providers, Williston, ND Mortenson talks about the Bakken’s water industry and how he has lost 50% of his business to government industrial water sales sold to oil companies for fracking. Mortenson also talks about how AE2S, an engineering company, has driven and pushed for […]
Interview: Brooks West, singer songwriter West talks about how he is making it in Nashville chasing his dreams in the music industry.
Interview: Brad Lincoln, co-founder, Funkwerks Brewery, Fort Collins, CO Brad Lincoln and Jason Spiess talk about the latest in microbrews, including their newest offering – Pineapple Provincial. The two also discuss whether Funkwerks will ever get into the cannabis beer market, what their stable beers are and how a former […]
Interview: Mary Anderson, executive director, ABLE Inc. and Monte Besler, Frackinator Consulting, Williston, ND In this interview, host Jason Spiess talks to Anderson and Besler about ABLE Inc. and how it is impacting the Bakken oil fields. Anderson discusses the integration into the Bakken oil fields and some of the […]
The times are a changin’ in the oil and gas business, and the environment is the driving force. The days of dirty smoke and air pollutants are now being replaced by steam and near-zero emissions thanks to major advancements in environmental control technology. Although reducing industry regulations might be an […]
Interview: Amy Myrdal Miller, president and founder, Farmer’s Daughter Consulting Inc. Amy Myrdal Miller and Jason Spiess talk the current state of farming and how much has changed over the past 20 years. In addition to technology, consolidation in agriculture are discussed in detail. Urban farms and the ever-changing farmer […]
Interview: Derrick Braaten, partner, Baumstark Braaten Law Partners, Bismarck, ND Braaten moved to North Dakota to work with Sarah Vogel Law Partners, now Baumstark Braaten, in August of 2007. Prior to entering the legal profession, he worked with the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture for two years, and has been […]
When asked about how the year 2016 was for the Three Affiliated Tribes and the Native American run Missouri River Resources, their CEO David Williams took a brief pause before answering the question. “To sum up 2016, I would say it was survival of the fittest,” Williams said. Williams said […]
Interview: Mary Anderson, executive director, ABLE Inc. and Monte Besler, FRACN8R Consulting Anderson and Besler discuss the social program ABLE and how their services are assisting people with disabilities in the Bakken.
Interview: William Prentice, CEO, Meridian Energy Group Prentice breaks down the technology being implementing in the Davis Refinery and how it is creating a new standard for the entire energy industry with clean emissions and green technology.
Interview: North Dakota Represenative Denton Zubke Zubke talks about the water industry in the Bakken and how the industrial and residential markets have changed over the past ten years.
Interview: US Congressman Kevin Cramer Congressman Cramer gives an energy update from Washington DC and what Trump’s future plans are for energy development. He also talks DAPL, Keystone XL and other major energy infrastructure projects.
Interview: Chip Wilkes, head dispatcher, Entrec Crane and Heavy Haul, Dickinson, ND Wilkes talks about how their business is picking up on the Bakken oil field as well as what they are hiring for.
Interview: Jamie Stang, director of the Leadership Education and Training Program in Maternal and Child Health Nutrition, Univ. of Minnesota Stang explains how obesity is causing issues in today’s workplace and home. She also talks about agriculture demands to combat the obesity epidemic.
Interviews: Amy Myrdal Miller, Farmer’s Daughter Consulting Myrdal Miller talks about the changes to the agriculture industry and how technology has impacted the family farm.
Interview: US Congressman Kevin Cramer (R-ND) Cramer discusses how regulations and oversight make it difficult for small business to enter the marketplace, whereas corporations have the resources and access to adjust to new laws. He also comments on the Spirit of Enterprise Award given to him by the US Chamber […]
Throughout history the practice of eminent domain has been abused in the United States. Abused to the point where the parties taking the land were colloquially referred as the “big bad wolf”. The first big bad wolf was the railroad. The process was quite simple, the railroad is considered a […]
Interview: Denton Zubke, North Dakota Representative and Board Member, Western Area Water Supply Authority Representative Zubke, republican, serves District 39 in the House of Representatives for the state of North Dakota. In addition to his public service, Zubke has a background in the private sector as well as serving on […]
Interview: Erik Hatch, owner, Hatch Realty and Hatch Coaching Hatch explains his transition from ministry work to selling real estate to now speaking and coaching businesses all over the United States.
Interview: Duane Sand, president, North Star Water, Bismarck, ND Sand talks about the water industry and some of the hurdles within their particular industry to capture more market share.
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