In 2013, Mary Hodell was the owner and operator of the Farmer’s Daughter Cafe in South Heart, N.D. This local eatery was the closest eating establishment to the then-new 20,000-barrel- per-day Dakota Prairie Refinery (Calumet Specialty Products Partners and MDU Resources) as well as a stone’s throw from a trailer […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor on the Biden Administration’s “9,000 Lease Lie” amidst a backdrop of skyrocketing inflation, soaring gas prices, and Biden’s ongoing supply chain crisis. “We have a geopolitical opportunity right now to cut Putin’s […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) led his Republican colleagues on the Senate Banking and Environment and Public Works (EPW) committees in calling on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler to withdraw the agency’s proposed climate disclosure rule, which would require publicly-traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions […]
The relationship with agriculture and oil and gas is one that goes back to the foundation of the petroleum industry. Since day one, the two industries have had to co-exist, which is one of the main reasons oil producers call their departments that work with the surface owners “Land Departments”. […]
Everyone is talking about ESG these days. From Wall Street to Madison Avenue to the podcaster-of-the-week. It’s everywhere these days and everyone is trying to figure out how to figure it out. Well one individual is on the right path when it comes to having a complete understanding of the […]
The City of Odessa, Texas, Mayor Javier Joven is feeling good these days despite all the economic and energy issues happening across globe. The reason Joven is feeling optimistic is he knows the Permian can become a solution to the global energy problem. The mayor attended at special ceremony for […]
“This is a DNow investment, continued DNow investment in Midland Odessa and the Permian Basin,” CEO David Cherechinsky said on stage at the press conference. “We have about 200 people here in Midland Odessa, 300 people in the Permian… we have multiple business units including our distribution business, which we […]
Kunal Patel, senior business economist, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas joined Jason Spiess to discuss the new Energy Survey release March 21, 2022. As a member of the Research Department’s energy group, Patel analyzes and investigates developments and topics in the oil and gas sector. He is also […]
It’s been a Month of Madness! Here’s the updated bracket for The Crude Life’s March Madness Tournament! HUGE UPSET in the Marcellus Region! No. 15 The Energy Detox Podcast with Joe Sinnott pulls off two major upsets to advance to the Sweet 16. First The Energy Detox upset the literal […]
UPDATED: Since the Energy Demand Letter has been sent, Western Energy Alliance President Kathleen Sgamma testified at a hearing entitled “Promoting American Energy Security by Facilitating Investments and Innovation in Climate Solutions” before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Sgamma discussed the strategic advantages provided by America’s abundance of […]
Every March since 1987, Congress and U.S. Presidents have designated March as Women’s History Month. This year, The Crude Life celebrates and honors their accomplishments and contributions in history with interviews and stories that center around women’s experiences in industry. The Crude Life believes woman are vital in energy. Today […]
The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Ken Lavin scores an exclusive interview with Ward Polzin, CEO, Camino Natural Resources, LLC, less than a day after he returned from Antarctica. “My wife and I just got back from 30 days in Antarctica. It was a trip of a lifetime.” Polzin said. […]
Wyoming is all in when it comes to energy. All The Above and all forms too. Even if the Governor doesn’t agree with everything politically, he is savvy enough to understand all energy has a purpose and sometimes the road to development can become a bit bumpy. However, your bumpy […]
The Champ is in the house. Well school. The Earth’s Champion Johnny Green made a surprise appearance to the 4th grade elementary students at Tonkawa Elementary School in Tonkawa, OK. The Greatest Environmentalist on Earth presented curriculum materials from Petro Pros, however, sprinkled in a few stories from defending the […]
Every March since 1987, Congress and U.S. Presidents have designated March as Women’s History Month. This year, The Crude Life celebrates and honors their accomplishments and contributions in history with interviews and stories that center around women’s experiences in industry. The Crude Life believes woman are vital in energy. Today […]
Here are this week’s special guests on The Crude Life Week In Review Episode 446. Professional Executive Coach, Father, Husband, Business Owner and Podcaster Joe Sinnott joins Jason Spiess to talk about how to navigate the management waters of the Monday Morning Quarterbacks the day after the Super Bowl and […]
Does your organization need a Chief ESG Officer. That is a question many within the inner ESG circles have been asking. And by there way, there are many ESG inner circles right now floating around the planet, which is one of the best arguments for a Chief ESG Officer. However, […]
It’s an ENCORE airing after a donation to the University of Mary (after Oklahoma State University), The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Ken Lavin interviews Harold Hamm, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Continental Resources, after he spoke at Wildcatters Wednesday at The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma. Hamm talks about […]
The Crude Life had the privileged to be invited on to the production studio and set of Sherwood Forest, a docufilm about a historic time in American Oil and Gas’s impact on global independence and empowerment. By the summer of 1942, the future of Great Britain and the outcome of World War […]
Jason Isaac, Director of Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to raise America’s energy IQ, joined Jason Spiess to talk about how Texas became the first state to break through on the ESG Narrative allowing fossil fuels to have a seat at the table. “We were […]
Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director, Power The Future (PTF) joins Jason Spiess to talk about Nord Stream 2, Russia and the Ukraine. “After the Biden Administration consistently got it wrong on Nord Stream 2, it’s truly unfortunate that it took Germany to stop the process from moving forward. America […]
Move over Survivor and Amazing Race, the Texas Railroad Commission election has become one of the most interesting reality shows in the nation. This year’s race has almost everything. It’s got an incumbent fighting to keep his spot, a newcomer endorsed by the state’s largest newspaper and an upstart female […]
John Di Lemme is a speaker, author, capitalism strategist, conservative political commentator, and founder of the Conservative Business Journal with a team of 20+ contributors. He has built one of the top Conservative news sites feared by the fake news with a proven Alexa ranking. On this episode John discusses […]
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 […]
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 […]
Here are this week’s special guests on The Crude Life Week in Review Episode 444. Heath Holloway, CEO, Titan Solutions, joins Jason Spiess to talk about their 3-Year Anniversary with Incident Free Operations in their Greeley, Colorado offices. Todd Garland, CEO, Great American Mining company is one of those “smart […]
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 […]
Drew Allen is a Texas-bred, California-based millennial author, columnist, and political analyst. Fluent in Italian, Drew has lived and worked in Italy in the fashion industry and in New York City and Los Angeles as an actor, screenwriter, and independent film producer. He is a fresh, young, bold voice for […]
One of the hottest political races in the country is happening in Texas right now. It’s the Texas Railroad Commissioner race and it’s got everything a salacious political race could ask for, and some reality you wish that wouldn’t have happened at all. Candidate Marvin Leon “Sarge” Summers fell victim […]
Scott St. John, Reagan Smith, joins The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Ken Lavin live at NAPE 2022 in Houston TX. The two discuss how the environmental and cultural past impact the present and future projects. Primarily the interview discusses how Indian (Native American) land, Federal Land and cultural archeology […]
Trent Korby, Owner/CEO, Korwell Energy Services, joins Jason Spiess to talk about their company’s journey, which has been a roller coaster of dedicating full time, part time and full time once again of personal and professional time allocation. Korby gives an overview of their services as well. Korwell Energy is […]
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 […]
Western Energy Alliance submitted testimony for consideration by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks in conjunction with a hearing on the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). The Alliance submitted testimony as it is unlikely the USDA Forest Service and Department of the Interior witnesses will acknowledge that oil and natural […]
The International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) Texas A&M Student Body Chapter has scheduled their second ESG event titled Oil & Gas ESG Summit: From the Perspective of Academia, Regulatory, & Industry Representatives. “We are excited to bring people together this year because last year we had to go online […]
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 […]
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