At a recent hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on grid reliability and resiliency in the midst of recent extreme weather events, U.S. Senator John Hoeven outlined the need to ensure the reliability of the electric grid by maintaining the nation’s baseload power sources. The senator highlighted […]
At the North Dakota State Capitol this week, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) delivered remarks before the North Dakota House of Representatives on American exceptionalism and the intersection of state and federal policies. Senator Cramer was invited to speak in the House Chamber by North Dakota House Speaker Kim Koppelman. […]
The following is a press release from the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA). The American Petroleum Institute’s (API) endorsement of carbon pricing (the first step toward a carbon tax) represents another effort by large multinational conglomerates pandering to bureaucrats, politicians, and Green New Deal activists at the expense of American […]
Western Energy Alliance sent The Crude Life their recent advertising campaign to educate westerners on the economic costs of President Biden’s ban on new oil and natural gas leasing on public lands. The ad highlights that nearly 58,700 jobs a year will be lost under the president’s recent executive order as […]
Senator John Hoeven sent The Crude Life the following statement after Green Plains announced that it would develop a pipeline network, in partnership with Summit Agricultural Group and its subsidiary Summit Carbon Solutions, to capture and transport CO2 from its ethanol production facilities in Iowa to North Dakota for geologic […]
Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) hosted a roundtable with more than twenty South Dakota business owners who have been impacted by President Biden’s Executive Order shutdown of the Keystone XL Pipeline. “The stories we heard today represent the thousands of local businesses hurting because […]
Governor Greg Abbott today temporarily waived certain regulations from the Department of Motor Vehicles to aid in the response to winter weather and power outages throughout the state. The waivers issued by the Governor will allow commercial vehicles conducting responsive activities to travel in Texas as long as the vehicle […]
Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent The Crude Life the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) announced they will launch a joint inquiry into bulk-power system operations after millions of Americans […]
Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) joined the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Energy Subcommittee hearing entitled, “A Smarter Investment: Pathways to a Clean Energy Future.” Congressman Armstrong talked about the need for a reliable electric grid and the need for policies to streamline energy infrastructure permitting processes. Watch his full remarks […]
Governor Greg Abbott provided The Crude Life an update on the state’s response to winter weather and power outages. As part of his update, the Governor declared a new emergency item for this legislative session. The Governor is asking the Legislature to mandate the winterization of Texas’ power system and […]
U.S. Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer sent The Crude Life a message indicated they have both joined Senator Steve Daines and several western senators in formally introducing the “Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act” to authorize the continued construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline following President Biden’s decision to revoke […]
Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) sent The Crude Life the following notification that along with House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and 83 Republicans introduced the Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act. This legislation authorizes the construction and operation of the Keystone XL Pipeline and […]
Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer joined Senator Dan Sullivan and 23 additional Senators in sending a letter to President Joe Biden voicing their concerns about the new administration’s recent executive orders and regulatory actions targeting the domestic energy sector and the thousands of good-paying American jobs it supports, and requesting a […]
Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer joined Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) in introducing the Protecting our Wealth of Energy Resources (POWER) Act, which would prohibit the president or his secretaries of the Agriculture, Interior and Energy departments from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting for energy and mineral resources on […]
The following is the Quarterly Report and Outlook from the Dallas Federal Reserve. Special questions this quarter focus on capital spending in 2021, the oil price that firms are using for budgeting, expectations for a consolidation among exploration and production (E&P) firms, plans for reducing greenhouse emissions, expectations for the […]
The North Dakota Delegation issued statements regarding President Joe Biden signing an executive order which rescinded the presidential permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on President Joe Biden signing an Executive Order revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline: “Hours […]
Outrigger Energy II LLC (“Outrigger”) announced today that it has completed construction of its Williston Basin midstream facilities project in Williams County, ND. The assets consist of the Bill Sanderson Gas Processing Plant, a 250 MMcfd cryogenic gas processing plant located west of Williston, ND, and an 80-mile, 20 and […]
Here are some boots-on-the-ground updates from people working in oil and gas and industry leaders who are in the thick of it. From the good to the bad to the pretty fantastic, Shale Play USA captures the information and drive from energy enthusiasts for excellent industry insight. Permian Region Josiah […]
Here are some boots-on-the-ground updates from people working in oil and gas and industry leaders who are in the thick of it. From the good to the bad to the pretty fantastic, Shale Play USA captures the information and drive from energy enthusiasts for excellent industry insight. Gulf RegionJohn Vindas, Bayou […]
Here are some boots-on-the-ground updates from people working in oil and gas and industry leaders who are in the thick of it. From the good to the bad to the pretty fantastic, Shale Play USA captures the information and drive from energy enthusiasts for excellent industry insight. Rocky Mountain Region […]
The Crude Life is adding to its content creators and news contributor efforts through a new, wide-ranging partnership with media professional Genneca Houser. “We are very excited to be working with Genneca,” The Crude Life host Jason Spiess said. “I’ve worked with Genneca for years on other projects and media […]
Western Energy Alliance and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) today achieved an important victory in the U.S. District Court for Wyoming, along with the states of Montana, North Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. Judge Scott Skavdahl’s decision vacated the 2016 waste prevention rule, an overreaching methane regulation finalized in the waning […]
Dallas Fed Survey: Oil And Gas Activity Continues To Dip, But At A Slower Pace Oil and gas business activity is declining at a slower rate than earlier this year, according to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey of about 150 companies in Texas, southern New Mexico, and northern Louisiana. The […]
‘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 […]
A Texas Town Takes on Fracking as a Racial Justice Issue Arlington, Texas, became one of a number of U.S. cities to pass racial equity resolutions in recent months after the police killing of George Floyd, acknowledging the “devastating impact” of Covid-19 on the African-American and Hispanic communities. The resolutions […]
More Oil and Gas Bankruptcies Coming Bankruptcies in the U.S. oil patch are on the rise after the global pandemic decimated demand. But shale companies were struggling before COVID hit, loading up on debt before prices came crashing down. Law firm Haynes and Boone counted nearly 500 bankruptcies among oil […]
Early Reaction Positive from Helms with ND’s Pay To Plug Program According to the director of the North Dakota of Mineral Resources Lynn Helms, the programs aimed at plugging abandoned oil and gas wells and reclaiming the site are generating more jobs than the state officials expected. Earlier this year, […]
‘Pipe Nation’ TV Pilot Casts Oilfield Workers to Show ‘True Oil and Gas Grit’ Natallie Gamble had no problem taking on the role of a debt-ridden, single mom working in the oilpatch in the pilot for a planned new TV series called Pipe Nation. “This is me. I am ‘Pipe […]
Lynn Helms, director of the Department of Mineral Resources, led this month’s ND Oil and Gas Director’s Cut. According to Helms, the North Dakota crude oil production rebounded slightly in the month of June. Production averaged 859,362 barrels in June, far below the record 1.52 million barrel daily average in […]
Brandon Davis, Swan Energy, talks about how the current market conditions are making it an opportune time to invest in oil. For some, they have an understanding of the risk reward in oil and gas and are looking into investing. Davis says now is a great time to invest for […]
Very seldom does industry take on industry. In fact, several executives and CEO’s have said in interviews on The Crude Life media network that the biggest weakness the oil and gas industry has is “herd mentality” and that sometimes they push bad ideas too far. And sometimes they keep bad […]
Halliburton, Honeywell Develop Open-Architecture Oil and Gas Software Halliburton and Honeywell announced a collaboration to maximize asset potential, reduce execution risk and lower the total cost of ownership for oil and gas operators. The collaboration will leverage Halliburton Landmark’s DecisionSpace 365 E&P cloud applications and Honeywell Forge, a powerful industrial […]
Wyoming Oil and Gas Project Could Generate $375.5 Million in Royalties The Bureau of Land Management said on Friday, Aug. 7 that they have “approved the development of up to 4,250 oil and gas wells for the Moneta Divide Project.” “The project, proposed by Aethon Energy Management and Burlington Resources […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruling today the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) can continue shipping oil while the court hears arguments over the pipeline’s environmental review: “This ruling represents another victory in the fight for North […]
BP Announces It Will Cut Oil and Gas Production 40 Percent Building on its February presentation on climate change, BP announced today that it expects to cut the amount of oil and gas it produces by 40 percent by the end of the decade as part of its pledge to […]
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