Everything’s Refinery in Dickinson

August 14, 2015 jasonspiess 0

As some of you know I host a radio program called Building the Bakken and the MonDak OilField Review on a number of radio stations across the Upper Midwest.  Over the past several weeks I have been airing interviews from the Dakota Prairie Refinery grand opening in late June.  Listening […]

A Candid Conversation with Congressman Kevin Cramer

August 11, 2015 jasonspiess 0

U.S. Congressman Kevin Cramer may have the best seat in the house.  By house, I am referring to North Dakota’s economic future ready to explode once again. Only this time, the economic activity won’t be the surprise economic left hook of oil and gas, rather, a 1-2-3 punch from energy, […]

MonDak OilField Review: August 11

August 11, 2015 jasonspiess 0

  Tuesday 8/11 Interview: David Williams, CEO, Missouri River Resources, MHA Nation & Three Affiliated Tribes Williams talks about how working in oil and gas through his high school and college years shaped who he is today and how it helps fuel his desire to give back.

MonDak OilField Review: August 10

August 11, 2015 jasonspiess 0

Monday 8/10 Interview: US Senator Heidi Heitkamp (ND-D). Heitkamp discusses her disappointment with the latest EPA ruling and what North Dakota’s future options are in energy generation.

MonDak OilField Review: August 6

August 11, 2015 jasonspiess 0

  Thursday 8/6 Interview: Neil Amondson, founder, Hunter Light, Williston, ND. Talks about the genesis of Hunter Light and their unique business strategy in the oil patch.  

MonDak OilField Review: August 4

August 11, 2015 jasonspiess 0

Tuesday 8/4 Interview: Kathleen Neset, owner, Neset Consulting Services, Tioga, ND Gives her opinion on the crude oil export ban and how Congress should approach the issue.

MonDak OilField Review: July 31

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  Friday 7/31 Interview:  Kirsten Baesler, Superintendent ND Depart Public Instruction Baesler talks about a new piece of legislation that may partner schools with daycares in the Bakken.

Bridger-ing success across American shale plays

July 28, 2015 jasonspiess 0

Ever since Inc. magazine profiled Bridger as the fastest growing private energy company and the fourth fastest growing private company in 2013, I have been watching them somewhat close. This past July, Houston-based Bridger inked a deal with Monroe Energy for 65,000 barrels of daily domestic crude oil to its […]

MonDak OilField Review: July 23

July 23, 2015 jasonspiess 0

  Thursday 7/23 Interview: Robert Bryce, senior fellow, Manhattan Institute, Austin TX Gives his opinion on where the global LNG market is heading and how oil and foriegn countries will impact LNG.  

MonDak OilField Review: July 22

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  Wednesday 7/22 Interview: Robert Bryce, senior fellow, Manhattan Institute, Austin TX Talks about the M&A rumors and how low oil prices may impact energy M&As for 2016.

MonDak OilField Review: July 21

July 21, 2015 jasonspiess 0

  Tuesday 7/21 Interview: Dr. Loren Scott, president, Scott & Associates Explains how the Bakken is involved with $100B in petrochemical expansion announced in Lake Charles, LA area.  

MonDak OilField Review: July 20

July 20, 2015 jasonspiess 0

An update from the Bakken Shale play. Monday 7/20 Interview: Dr. Loren Scott, president, Scott & Associates Dr. Scott talks about why the price of oil trades at a global price while natural gas is all over the board.

MonDak OilField Review: July 14

July 14, 2015 jasonspiess 0

An update from the Bakken Shale Play, Tuesday 7/14 Interview: Kim Montgomery, Sandstone Trucking and pitmaster for R360 Ribs the “big wigs” and executives of industry by explaining how the pitmasters spend days cooking BBQ.

MonDak OilField Review: July 13

July 13, 2015 jasonspiess 0

An update from the Bakken Shale Play, Monday 7/13 Interview: Kim Montgomery, Sandstone Trucking and pitmaster for R360 Talks about rib preparation and what kinds of sides they serve down south in Mississippi.

It’s BBQ Season

July 11, 2015 jasonspiess 0

For those who have been following the Bakken oil activity over the past several years know that BBQs are more than events, they are experiences. Whether it is the annual MBI Bakken BBQ or the Bakken Rocks CookFest, the bravado and community spirit seem to come out of the woodwork […]

MonDak: June 12, 2015

June 14, 2015 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Nicole Schuler, Executive Director, Baker Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Schuler talks about the Keystone Pipeline and the potential for a 1000 person crew camp.

Building the Bakken Radio Episode 89: Temporary housing

April 7, 2015 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Dean Bangsund and Nancy Hodor, NDSU, authors of the Oil Impact Study Building the Bakken Radio Episode 89 Segment 4: Business of the Bakken To listen to Building the Bakken Radio Episode 89 Segment 4, click here Bangsund and Hodor discuss NDSU’s recent study about the impact of oil in […]

Building the Bakken Radio Episode 89: Carbon Capture

April 7, 2015 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Thomas Erickson, Director of Energy and Environment  Research Center, Grand Forks, ND Building the Bakken Radio Episode 89 Segment 3: Research and Development To listen to Building the Bakken Radio Episode 89 Segment 3, click here Erickson talks about the EERC’s efforts regarding carbon capture and sequestration and how […]

Building the Bakken Radio Episode 89: Water Worries

April 7, 2015 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Doug Goehring, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Building the Bakken Radio Episode 89 Segment 2: Natural Resources To listen to Building the Bakken Radio Episode 89 Segment 2, click here Water from the Red and Sheyenne rivers can cause problems for residents in North Dakota. Goehring talks about a potential […]

Building the Bakken Radio Episode 89: Oil residual zones

April 7, 2015 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Matthew Burton Kelly, Energy and Environment Research Center Building the Bakken Eipsode 89 Segment 1: Current Engery To listen to Building the Bakken Radio Episode 89 Segment 1, click here Kelly talks about the differences between conventional and residual oil wells.

Building the Bakken Radio Episode 88:

March 31, 2015 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Dean Bangsund and Nancy Hodur, NDSU’s research team behind the Oil Impact Study for the Bakken Building the Bakken Radio Episode 88: Business of the Bakken To listen to Building the Bakken Radio Episode 88 Segment 4, click here Bangsund and Hodur talk about NDSU’s Bakken study, and the effects it […]

Buiding the Bakken Radio Episode 88: Micro Refineries

March 31, 2015 jasonspiess 0

Interveiw: Lynn Helms, director of North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources Buiding the Bakken Radio Episode 88: Shale Plays To listen to Building the Bakken Radio Episode 88 Segment 2, click here Jason Spiess interviews Lynn Helms about micro refineries in the Bakken.

MHA Nation Entering Energy Empowerment

March 25, 2015 jasonspiess 0

The last couple of years have been a wild ride for David Williams,CEO, Missouri River Resources and the MHA Nation as they embark into new frontiers within the energy industry. “In the last couple of years we went from a very basic start up company to now where we are […]

Feeling paralyzed by oil prices? Try giving back

February 20, 2015 jasonspiess 0

These days it seems you can’t pick up a newspaper or turn on a radio without hearing about lawmakers, policies and tax codes relating to the Bakken oil fields.  There are many folks these days related to oil and gas scrambling, recalculating and dealing with reality. This reality of volatile […]