When will the rigs come back?

August 26, 2015 jasonspiess 0

There are two interviews over the past four years that stand out when thinking about the big picture in oil and gas trends.  Signs and indicators, if you will, to determine whether Big Oil will stick around or whether they are going to pack up and move to another shale […]

The Bakken’s next generation of people and developments

August 14, 2015 jasonspiess 0

Three years ago the only thing Brian Hymel knew about oil and gas was that combustion engines need it. Today, the 34-year-old Utah native is one of the largest real estate players in Southwestern North Dakota and participates in numerous oil and gas industry events. “It’s funny how we ended […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]