Daniel Stenberg, McKenzie County Economic Development/Job Development, gives an update from Watford City, including a discussion on their 349% population growth from 2010 to 2019. Brandon Davis and Imran Khan, Swan Energy, react to a recent article in the Houston Chronicle reporting the “Energy Apocalypse” in oil and gas. Sensationalism […]
The Crude Life host Jason Spiess joins Genneca for a weekly energy report on The Country Twins morning show. This week Spiess asks the rhetorical question if there is a Political Industrial Complex. In 1961, president Dwight Eisenhower’s farewell speech has come to be a touchstone for those with concerns […]
Brandon Davis and Imran Khan, Swan Energy, comment on the recent bankruptcies and how that will impact the oil and gas market in the second half of the year. The trend of CEOs taking multi-million dollar bonuses, example Whiting, Chesapeake and Hertz given, and while laying off employees and service […]
Kunal Patel, Dallas Federal Reserve, recaps their recent study which explains that activity in the energy sector deteriorated further in second quarter 2020, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Energy Survey. The business activity index—the survey’s broadest measure of conditions facing Eleventh District […]
Daniel Stenberg, McKenzie County Economic Development and Job Development Authority comments on the unbelievable population growth in the heart of the Bakken oil field, Watford City, North Dakota. Watford City’s population has increased 349% since 2010 according to the recently released 2019 US Census Bureau estimates. Since 2010, Watford City’s […]
Tom Masiero, Great American Mining, gives an update from his Bitcoin mining endeavors across Shale Play USA. Masiero explains how the Bakken’s marketplace has been created due to regulations whereas in Texas capitalism still exists, for now. Masiero reacts and responds to the recent discussions by the Texas Railroad Commission […]
Zach Ellis, Commercial Credit Group, reacts to the recent report on oil and gas from the Dallas Federal Reserve, which was not optimistic for the current state of energy. Ellis talks about how the independent finance market it starting to heat up as the Payroll Protection Program funds deadlines and […]
Terry Etam, End of the Fossil Fuel Insanity, BOE Report and Public Energy Number One, dives into the abandoned well issue in America and Canada. Etam explains how Canada approaches the issue of “orphan” and “abandoned” wells and cites a recent Reuters article for the American juxtaposition. Etam cites “socialist […]
Jake Milne and Bailey Midkiff, W.I.C., discuss how new opportunities have added Adam Dickinson to the W.I.C. team. All three give an update from their respective professional areas in business and how the COVID Shutdown has impacted it. Examples of the the changing marketplace and new normal in the workplace […]
Zach Ellis, Commercial Credit Group, discusses diversification in industry. Ellis gives some reports from the road in the Permian basin. Ellis reacts to the recent shut ins and how some companies are responding to the ripple. The interview dives into the supply chain of the oil and gas industry and […]
Brandon Davis and Imran Khan, Swan Energy, react to a recent article in the Houston Chronicle reporting the “Energy Apocalypse” in oil and gas. Sensationalism and speculation from the media is discussed in the interview. Host Jason Spiess asks if the shift from reporting to speculating in the media has […]
Craig Ray, Keystone Oil Fabrication, gives a history his company’s diversification in industry. From Sand Kings to Cranes to Silos, Ray discusses past pitfalls and successes in a volatile market. Ray explains the difference between “silo” and “box” in the frac sand market and what his professional opinion is. The […]
Barb Kirkmeyer, Weld County Commissioner, Colorado, describes the current energy scene in Colorado. She comments on new Governor Jared Polis and SB 181, as well as upcoming political notes of interests. Kirkmeyer is currently running for Colorado Senate District 23 with a platform promoting economic freedom, liberty and limited government. […]
Terry Etam, End of the Fossil Fuel Insanity, BOE Report and Public Energy Number One, dives into the abandoned well issue in America and Canada. Etam explains how Canada approaches the issue of “orphan” and “abandoned” wells and cites a recent Reuters article for the American juxtaposition. Etam cites “socialist […]
Aaron Jordan, Black Water Environmental, shares an update from Wyoming’s energy scene. Jordan explains how they have had to diversify themselves during the COVID-19 Shutdown. The interview dives into the balancing act of adding new services while losing employees and how to make two dollars work like five. Behaviors and […]
Jon Clark, Clark Energy Consulting, gives an update from the Houston area in the world of oil and gas. Clark responds to a recent article about ConocoPhillips Chief Executive Officer Ryan Lance expressing surprise at the quick rebound in U.S. oil prices that slipped into the negative territory in April. […]
Jeremy Pate, Swan Energy, explains why their company has been buying up natural gas leases and are looking for more. Pate talks about the diversity in industry Swan Energy has created, giving them a unique opportunity in the current market. Pate says their is opportunity right now in the oilfield […]
Aaron Jordan, Black Water Environmental, shares an update from Wyoming’s energy scene. Jordan explains how they have had to diversify themselves during the COVID-19 Shutdown. The interview dives into the balancing act of adding new services while losing employees and how to make two dollars work like five. Behaviors and […]
Mark Fox, chairman, The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, is demanding the Department of Interior uphold its duty as the tribe’s trustee and restore justice regarding the tribe’s Missouri River property rights. The MHA Nation contends that the Department of the Interior violated treaties going back to 1825, by issuing […]
Art Berman, Labyrinth Consulting Services, talks about the current state of oil and gas and how the COVID-19 Shutdown has impacted the market. Host Jason Spiess asks Berman if the oil and gas market was impacted last year when the coronavirus started impacting China. Berman explains how the economy doesn’t […]
Zachary Ellis, Commercial Credit Group, responds to several news stories about banks seizing assets from small businesses connected to the oil and gas industry. Ellis continues saying in some areas of Shale Play USA he is hearing the words “fire sale” and “closing shop” as more companies are getting left […]
Zachary Ellis, Commercial Credit Group, responds to several news stories about banks seizing assets from small businesses connected to the oil and gas industry. Ellis continues saying in some areas of Shale Play USA he is hearing the words “fire sale” and “closing shop” as more companies are getting left […]
Thomas Ciarlone, Kane Russell Coleman Logan, discusses some of his COVID Shutdown and coronavirus concerns in regards to lease terminations, shut in wells and several other topics involving contractual themes. Ciarlone comments on how the idea of government controlled oil supply would impact mineral owners and lease holders. The Force […]
Curtis Shuck, Well Done Foundation, gives some history of the abandon and orphan wells in the United States. Shuck believes his 30 years of oil and gas experience has created an opportunity to create positive endeavors for industry and communities. Many of the wells are on farms or ranches or […]
Curtis Shuck, Well Done Foundation, gives some history of the abandon and orphan wells in the United States. Shuck believes his 30 years of oil and gas experience has created an opportunity to create positive endeavors for industry and communities. Many of the wells are on farms or ranches or […]
Terry Etam author of End of the Fossil Fuel Insanity, writer at the BOE Report, and blogger at Public Energy Number One gives an update from Canada on the current state of oil and gas. Etam comments on the recent momentum of governments stepping in and controlling oil and gas […]
It’s a BBQ Special on The Crude Life. Jesse Johnson explains how to BBQ a whole pig, how to cut it and how to prepare it. Daviney talks about her trip to Scotland to visit castles and how the Bakken BBQ fundraiser for Make A Wish made her Wish happen. […]
The Crude Life host Jason Spiess joins Genneca for a weekly energy report on The Country Twins morning show. Spiess talks about North Dakota as the latest state to discuss whether the state should get involved with controlling production. Industry’s ideological crossroads of whether to allow government intervention or not […]
Mesa County (CO) commissioner Rose Pugliese doesn’t believe one size fits all when it comes to government intervention and local control. Pugliese recently began the public conversation regarding Mesa County being part of the Western and Rural Local Governments Coalition (WRLG), a group of 23 county and municipal governments in […]
Zach Ellis, Commercial Credit Group, gives an update from the state Texas as he travels across the southern shale plays. Ellis will be traveling to Oklahoma next week with another trip back into Texas. Ellis consults and finances businesses in the oil and gas industry who need alternative financing or […]
Jason Spiess, host of The Crude Life, discusses the history of agriculture and energy. He discusses some of the opportunities in the water industry. Spiess also talks about areas of economic opportunity that currently exists in today’s marketplace. Spiess outlines the flow of the stimulus and PPP money and where […]
North Dakota Lt. Governor Brent Sanford gives an update from the Bakken oil fields. Sanford describes the Bakken Restart Task Force and how it is helping companies in the Bakken. Sanford was mayor of Watford City during the $100-oil days and their unprecedented growth. Click here for May’s Bakken Director’s […]
Marty Bent, Great American Mining Company, explains how new technologies like Bitcoin are being integrated into the oil and gas industry. The recent push against investing in oil and gas has created more demand for alternative investments and currencies in energy economics. New innovations like mining Bitcoin on site is […]
Brandon Davis, Swan Energy, explains why their energy company is going heavy natural gas in the future and are looking to buy up fields right now. Davis says they have already looked at about 100 leases and are continuing their search for natural gas opportunities. He estimated they will add […]
Brandon Davis, Swan Energy, explains why their energy company is going heavy natural gas in the future and are looking to buy up fields right now. Davis says they have already looked at about 100 leases and are continuing their search for natural gas opportunities. He estimated they will add […]
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