Meridian Energy Jumps Major Hurdle for Davis Refinery Construction

June 23, 2018 jasonspiess 0

Meridian Energy Group, Inc., a developer of innovative and environmentally-compliant oil refining facilities, announced that the North Dakota Department of Health (“NDDoH”) – Air Quality Division has issued the Permit to Construct (“PTC”) for the Davis Refinery. The issuance of the PTC by the NDDoH comes 18 months after the […]

Meridian Energy, Target Logistics Sign Letter of Intent

June 12, 2018 jasonspiess 0

Meridian Energy Group, Inc., the leading developer of innovative and environmentally-compliant oil refining facilities, signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) today with Target Lodging (“Target”) of The Woodlands, Texas to provide the workforce housing for the Davis Refinery project coming to Belfield, North Dakota. This LOI establishes the terms and […]

Building the Bakken Radio Episode 249: Oil and Gas BBQ Special

May 8, 2018 jasonspiess 0

  Weekly Davis Refinery Update Interview: Dan Hedrington, SEH Dan Hedrington, SEH, explains the global significance of the Davis Refinery coming to Belfield, ND. The Davis Refinery is being spearheaded by the Meridian Energy Group.   Energy BBQ Special Interview: Jesse Johnson Jesse Johnson explains how he BBQs a whole […]

MonDak OilField Review April 16-20

April 24, 2018 jasonspiess 0

MonDak OilField Review April 16, 2018: Gearing Up for the Bakken BBQ Tiffany Steiner, co-founder, Bakken BBQ, gives an update at some behind the scenes information including signing the local band Sawdust to play at the BBQ. She also list a few companies that have already signed up for the […]

The Crude Life Interview: Dan Hedrington, SEH

April 20, 2018 jasonspiess 0

Dan Hedrington, SEH, gives an update on the Davis Refinery, coming to Belfield, ND. Hedrington answers questions on the refinery’s global impact and influence as well as from a state’s perspective. He also recaps some local comments from citizens and public officials. Hedrington has been a featured speaker at a […]

The Crude Life Interview: Breidenstein on flaring, gas capturing

March 3, 2018 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Walter Breidenstein, GasTechno Energy & Fuels Group of Companies Walter Breidenstein, GasTechno Energy & Fuels Group of Companies, talks about the issue of flaring in the Bakken and how his company is providing one of the solutions in gas capturing. Breidenstein is currently living on location, near Stanley, ND, […]

Energy Events: API Gumbo Cookoff Feb 17

January 30, 2018 jasonspiess 0

The 21st Annual API Dickinson Gumbo Cookoff is scheduled for Saturday Feb 17, 2018, at  the Motel 6 in Dickinson, ND. Teams compete by testing their skills and combining the most unique ingredients they can find; including shrimp, sausage and even alligator meat.  The public is invited to come sample […]

The Weekly Word: Wet and dry gas, NY fracs and the Marcellus

January 30, 2018 jasonspiess 0

This Weekly Word with Jason Spiess and the professor Stephen Heins hosts Tom Shepstone from Pennsylvania, who is an urban consultant, community planner, researcher and advisor for zoning and land use in the Northeast of the U.S. Shepstone began the conversation by providing a history of the Appalachian Basin over […]

Davis Refinery Public Meeting held in Dickinson, hundreds attend

January 24, 2018 jasonspiess 0

Meridian Energy Group, Inc., the leading developer of innovative and environmentally-compliant oil refining facilities, advanced one step closer toward issuance of the final Permit to Construct (PTC) for the Davis Refinery with a public information meeting and public hearing held last week. The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) – […]

The Crude Life Interview: The rail system upgraded, more connections

January 23, 2018 jasonspiess 0

Curtis Shuck, executive director, Great Northern Corridor Coalition, gives an update on the Northern Rail System and what products and industries he is seeing activity in. From crude oil to consumer goods to lumber, Shuck oversees eight states of economic activity originated by rail distribution. He also discusses the rail system […]

The Weekly Word: EPA overreach, coal and clean tech

January 16, 2018 jasonspiess 0

Summary written by Stephen Heins Sterling Burnett, Ph.D, a senior fellow on environmental policy and the Managing Editor of the Environmental & Climate News at the Heartland Institute, joined Jason Spiess and Stephen Heins on the Weekly Word. After hearing Burnett’s introduction, Spiess was particularly impressed by the fact the […]

Recalling Halliburton’s refrac pilot program ACTIVATE

January 3, 2018 jasonspiess 0

Part 3-of-5 in a Series on ReFracs in the Bakken Although previous refracturing technologies were unpredictable and not very productive, Halliburton is seeing success with their ACTIVATE refracturing service pilot project. In a nutshell, ACTIVATE is essentially the monitoring of wells with fiber optics and microseismic technology. According to Halliburton, […]

The Weekly Word: The Safety of Fracking

January 2, 2018 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Susan Mickley, MPH – the author of a new report that reviews Pennsylvania Department of Health data on mortality rates in the most drilled counties in the Marcellus, Professor Stephen Heins, energy columnist, owner of the Word Merchant;  and Jason Spiess, The Crude Life Media Network. Summary written by […]

ND Gov explains the evolving Bakken job market

December 27, 2017 jasonspiess 0

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum explains how the 15,000 jobs available in the state will be filled by out-of-the-region and out-of-country workers if the area doesn’t fill those positions. He compares a few aspects of what is happening to the Bakken’s economy to what happened in Canada.