Watford City Still Embracing Growth, Opportunities

October 6, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Daniel Stenberg, McKenzie County Economic Development and Job Authority, gives an update from the heart of the Bakken oil field. Watford City and McKenzie County are considered the “hot zone” for the Bakken and have been seeing an increase in births at their local hospitals as well as opening a […]

Now is Time to Stop the Analysis to Paralysis and Act

September 28, 2020 jasonspiess 0

This week on Mining Money,  Brandon Davis, CEO, of Swan Energy gives some advice for those stuck in a world of uncertainty. Davis gives some advice on ways to overcome the “analysis to paralysis”, which is prevalent in today’s market. Brandon Davis, Swan Energy. Jason Spiess: Thank you very much for joining us here today, folks. […]

Dallas Fed Surveys Oil Industry, Stabilization of Industry

September 25, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Kunal Patel, Dallas Federal Reserve, discusses the results of the their quarterly survey involving the oil and gas industry. The four-year-old survey measures the health of the region’s oil and gas industry. In March, the survey’s business activity index dropped to what was at the time its lowest reading ever. […]

Oil and Gas Continue To Support Community Events

September 24, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Matt Hill, Knight Energy, talks about the changes made to the Oilfield Tailgate events due to COVID. This year, rather than all the Oklahoma Sooner football games, they will be having one event November 21 for the Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State game. Hill expressed gratitude that Oilfield Tailgate was able […]

Oil Prices Wars, Flares to Bitcoin and Prepare for 2021

September 23, 2020 jasonspiess 0

‘We Are Likely Heading into an Oil Price War’: Crude Prices Rally After Big Supply Drop Oil prices are up — are gas prices soon to follow? Brent crude, which influences crude oil prices worldwide, increased 4.2% to $42.36 per barrel last week — and remained as high as $41.65 […]

Understand Bitcoin, Blockchain When Discussing 2021

September 21, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Tom Masiero, Great American Mining Company gives an overview of how Bitcoin and Blockchain work as many companies have started their 2021 planning. Masiero explains how the cryptocurrency and cloud-based platform is being integrated into oil and gas right now. He also gives an update on his Bitcoin mining projects […]

Don’t Mix Oil and Politics, Energy isn’t Political

September 20, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Paul Meyers, Legacy Wealth Management, gives an outlook on the oil industry’s 2021 as well as the recent production numbers from Texas and the Bakken. Meyers also opines that oil and politics should be separate, citing North Dakota Department of Mineral Resource director Lynn Helms’ implied political endorsement during his […]

The Calm Before The Investment Storm

September 17, 2020 jasonspiess 0

This week on Mining Money, Jeremy Pate and Imran Khan of Swan Energy discuss the calm before the storm in regards to investments. Jason Spiess: Thank you, gentlemen, for joining us this week on Mining Money, a weekly segment gaining popularity all over the interweb, especially overseas, I’m noticing. So […]

DAPL Comments on Scope of EIS Due October 26

September 14, 2020 jasonspiess 0

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced the opening of the public scoping process for a new easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline crossing under Lake Oahe. The announcement published this week in the Federal Register begins the process of developing an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the DAPL […]

How Industry Builds Communities and Hope Within

January 15, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Sally Hallingstad, Oilfield Helping Hands talks about Oilfield Helping Hands and why she is attracted to the way industry is a leader in community building. The Ag/Energy relationship and perception is also discussed. Hallingstad grew up in an agricultural and oil-less part of the country. She explains how her energy […]

Energy expert Scott talks Bakken, Permian, OPEC and energy tech

May 18, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Over the past decade, the energy industry has made some major technological advancements. In fact there has been so much progress, the term “energy tech” made its way into headlines, annual reports and even basic everyday jargon. This technology has allowed oil companies to reduce their overhead, increase profits and […]

OPEC is losing its global power

January 23, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Dr. Loren Scott, president, Loren Scott and Associates Talks about how OPEC has lost its power in pricing oil.  He also explain what will have to happen for drilling rigs to come back to the Bakken and Niobrara. Interview: U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp Talks about her meeting with new […]

From covering the protest to taking cover

November 14, 2016 jasonspiess 0

  When journalist Erin Schrode arrived to the Bakken she assumed she would be covering the protest for a number of media outlets. After a few days, Schrode went from telling stories to becoming a major one, one that went viral across social media, viewed by millions and picked up […]