iTankData Can Show You The Money In Real Time

February 22, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Bobby Adkins, iTankData, joins The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Ken Lavin at NAPE to discuss how time is money.  Adkins explains how their software is allowing companies to access real data on their phones and laptops in order to see uptime, downtime and other metrics. “CFOs get it in […]

It’s Social Cost Carbon Saturday Night

February 21, 2022 jasonspiess 0

In response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Saturday night filing asking the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana to stay the decision overturning the arbitrary use of the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC), Western Energy Alliance issued the below statement attributable to Alliance president Kathleen Sgamma. In its filing, […]

The Return Of The ESG Doubting Thomas

February 19, 2022 jasonspiess 0

After spending some time on his literal death bed, The ESG Doubting Thomas is back full of ESG and Vinegar!  Wordsmith and poet Stephen Heins returns to The Crude Life to share his continued doubts about the ESG movement and it’s intention.  Host Jason Spiess discusses some of the recent […]

Conventional Methods Still Work, Seeing Seismic Growth

February 18, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Thomas Ratliff, co-owner and geophysicist at DDD Exploration, (pronounced 3-D Exploration) joins The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Ken Lavin at NAPE 2022.  Ratliff and Lavin begin the interview talking about conventional methods in oil and gas. “We built our company around 3D seismic, and we’ve always liked to use 3D […]

Gawrylow Launches Campaign for Burleigh County Commission

February 17, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Bismarck (ND) resident Dustin Gawrylow  announced his intention to seek a seat on the Burleigh County Commission. Gawrylow is a political consultant and lobbyist by trade and specializes in Taxpayer Advocacy – having served as the Managing Director of the North Dakota Watchdog Network since 2012, and Executive Director of […]

FERC Seeks Comment on Oil Pipeline Capacity Allocation Practices

February 17, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is exploring the issue of oil pipeline capacity allocation problems that can arise when irregular events or factors, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, affect demand for oil pipeline capacity. Specifically, the Commission is responding to concerns regarding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on jet […]

Jason Priestly Joins Well Done Foundation As Ambassador

February 17, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Curtis Shuck, Chairman of the Board, Well Done Foundation joined Jason Spiess, who was guest hosting on SuperTalk 1270’s Talk of the Town with Steve Bakken,  about the recent endorsements, ambassadors and scheduled projects. Throughout the interview, Jason opines how the new Orphan Well craze has a “sexiness” to it that […]

The Deals Continue At NAPE

February 10, 2022 jasonspiess 0

With over 400 exhibiting companies, 300 prospects and millions of acres registered, the NAPE expo floor is open for business — and dealmakers and decision-makers are connecting, reconnecting and making deals happen! Zach and Allison Corcoran of Sir Drake Oil and Gas Co. in Corpus Christi, Texas, hit pay dirt […]

Majors Support Geothermal And It’s Future In Energy

February 10, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Matt Welch, State Director at Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation, talks with Jason Spiess about the The Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance (TXGEA) and how he sees geothermal energy playing a role in oil and gas. The Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance is a Texas-based, Texas-led advocacy organization created for the purpose […]

NAPE Delivers Deal Making And Decision Makers Day One

February 9, 2022 jasonspiess 0

NAPE Summit is live at the George R. Brown Convention Center, bringing unrivaled opportunities to learn, connect and make deals happen across the energy sector. On Wednesday, NAPE dealmakers, decision-makers and information seekers learned from industry-thought leaders at the Global Business Conference and networked with friends old and new at […]

NFU WOTUS Comments Urge Inclusive Rulemaking Process

February 8, 2022 jasonspiess 0

This week, National Farmers Union (NFU) submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Army’s (“the agencies”) proposed rule to revise the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA). “Farmers and ranchers understand the importance of clean water on […]

ESG University: The Tectonic Shift In ESG

February 8, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Many of you in the industry may not know that I am a wordsmith by education. This particular education at North Dakota State was a bit different than others for sure.  One of the main reasons it was different was Tim and Deanna Sellnow.  This husband and wife team of […]

USDA to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Smart Commodities, NFU Endorses Dept Of Ag’s “Smart Climate Commodities”

February 7, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack unveiled a new “opportunity that will support farmers and ranchers in their efforts to fight climate change”. The Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities will fund pilot projects to accelerate the role farmers and ranchers play in providing climate solutions. Vilsack made the announcement at Lincoln University […]

It’s NAPE Summit Week In Houston And Online

February 7, 2022 jasonspiess 0

NAPE Summit returns Feb. 8-11 to the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. Following a hybrid show in 2021, the 2022 NAPE Summit will be an in-person experience welcoming hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of attendees back to the action-packed expo floor.  The week kicks off Tuesday, Feb. 8, […]

Working Dogs See More Opportunity In Energy

February 5, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Dwayne Farris of Black Creek K-9 Pipeline Leak Detection joins Jason Spiess for an update on working dogs within industry.  Farris talks about the different types of dogs doing a variety of work for oil and gas operators, as well as others. Farris gives an overview of how their dogs detect […]

Earthstone Energy Announces $860M Midland Basin Asset Acquisition

February 3, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Earthstone Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ESTE) (“Earthstone” or the “Company”) announced that it has entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) to acquire the assets of privately held Bighorn Permian Resources, LLC (“Bighorn”) located in the Midland Basin (the “Bighorn Acquisition”). The aggregate purchase price of the Bighorn Acquisition is approximately $860 […]

Spiess Talks ESG, Hamm On Talk Of The Town

February 2, 2022 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life‘s Jason Spiess joined Steve Bakken on Talk of the Town on SuperTalk 1270AM Bismarck to talk about ESG, Harold Hamm‘s donation  and why Mercedes Benz just separated itself from the pack. Host Steve Bakken starts the conversation out by recapping the donation of $10 million to the […]

Petro Harvest Reports Fires, Spills, Under Investigation

February 2, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Petro Harvester Operating Co. LLC has notified The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division of two location fires that started on Monday, January 31. The first incident occurred at the Busch 5-1H & 32-1H well pad, about 4 miles west of Portal, North Dakota. Petro Harvester reported that 962 barrels […]

$256M In New Funding for Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Headed to Ohio

February 2, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) confirmed that Ohio will receive $256,028,000 in new federal funding under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to clean up hazardous, abandoned oil and gas sites known as “orphaned wells.” Congressman Ryan says this new funding will improve Ohio’s environment, create good-paying union jobs, and […]

Earthquake in Oklahoma Halts Oil And Gas Activity

February 1, 2022 jasonspiess 0

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Induced Seismicity Department directed three Arbuckle oil and gas wastewater disposal wells to shut down and restricted production at other wells following Monday morning’s 4.5-magnitude earthquake. Around 11:10 a.m., the U.S. Geological Survey recorded a large earthquake in northern Oklahoma, about 4.5 miles northwest of Medford. […]

EPA Methane Rule Will Cost Americans and Benefit OPEC

January 31, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Op/Ed written by Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance  Western Energy Alliance submitted public comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the proposed methane regulations under the Clean Air Act. The Alliance detailed how certain provisions of EPA’s rule will be technically infeasible to implement, lead to […]

RRC Wright: Oil, Water, Earthquakes and Opportunities

January 31, 2022 jasonspiess 0

The following is an Op/Ed written by Texas Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright Over the last year, the oil and gas producing regions in Texas, including those in Permian Basin, have experienced an increase in seismic activity. Seismic activity associated with the production of oil and gas is nothing new, and […]

ESG University: The Manufacturing Of ESG

January 31, 2022 jasonspiess 0

I took a call this week from someone who had been shunning and shaming my attempts for an ESG conversation for nearly five years now.   “OK what’s all this ESG stuff,” he grumbled. “My banker tells me I need it, so what’s this all about?”   First off, this is an […]