Warren Martin, executive director, Kansas Strong, joins Jason Spiess on The Crude Life Content Network with an update on the historic oil spill in Washington County, Kansas. According to Martin, there is no release or information on what caused the spill, but the site has been maintained and no drinking […]
Every December, The Crude Life looks back at some of the year’s best highlights, personality profiles and news nuggets of note. This year, the Year In Review enters it’s 10th year. Here is today’s feature is an interview with Thomas Ratliff, co-owner and geophysicist at DDD Exploration. Thomas Ratliff, co-owner and geophysicist at […]
For The Crude Life it was Target Logistics founder Brian Lash who connected the final dots for the military energy industry connection. Brian Lash’s journey in oil and gas lead him to be the founder of Target Logistics after making the decision to leave medical school and start a sports […]
Every December, The Crude Life looks back at some of the year’s best highlights, personality profiles and news nuggets of note. This year, the Year In Review enters it’s 10th year. Here is today’s feature with Midland Mayor Patrick Payton at the DistributionNOW’s grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration and press conference. […]
Geoff Gordon-Creed of the Well Done Foundation joined Jason Spiess on The Crude Life and KLXX 1270AM’s Talk of the Town with Steve Bakken to discuss orphan wells, his recent presentation at COP27 and what’s next for for the non profit in 2023. Gordon-Creed starts off the interview by discussing […]
According to the Institute For Energy Research, President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new estimate for the social cost of carbon emissions that nearly quadruples the interim figure from the Obama Administration. The Biden administration has been using the Interagency Working Group’s interim value of $51 per […]
Every December, The Crude Life looks back at some of the year’s best highlights, personality profiles and news nuggets of note. This year, the Year In Review enters it’s 10th year. Here is today’s feature with Executive Coach Joe Sinnott of Witting Partners and host of The Energy Detox Podcast. Executive Coach Joe Sinnott of Witting […]
Texas continues to lead the U.S. in energy production, led by the oil and natural gas industry. In 2021, Texas crude oil accounted for 43% of all U.S. production and 25% of all marketed natural gas production. Texas also has the greatest number of crude oil refineries and the greatest […]
The Los Angeles City Council has voted unanimously to immediately ban new oil and gas extraction and requires all such existing operations to halt production within 20 years, the Los Angeles Times reported. Council President Paul Krekorian described the ordinance as a “monumental step” in the history of the city and its […]
Every December, The Crude Life looks back at some of the year’s best highlights, personality profiles and news nuggets of note. This year, the Year In Review enters it’s 10th year. Here is today’s feature is Jason Isaac, Director of Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to raise […]
On September 14, 1814, U.S. soldiers at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry raised the American flag to celebrate a victory over British forces during the War of 1812. As the story goes, the sight of those “broad stripes and bright stars” inspired Francis Scott Key to write a song that eventually became […]
Kunal Patel is a senior business economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas joins Jason Spiess for an update on the oil and gas activity in the 11th District, including the Permian Basin in Texas. Activity in the oil and gas sector expanded at a strong pace in the […]
Basin Electric Power Cooperative has released its first-ever sustainability report, describing the co-op’s commitment to environmental protection and responsible governance policies. Basin’s chief financial officer Todd Brickhouse said the cooperative has a good track record of environmental stewardship, sound cooperative governance, and being a good citizen through investments in the communities it […]
Here are this week’s special guests and energy experts on The Crude Life Week In Review Episode 485. Levi Perkins, Perkins Electric Innovations, and Kenley Nebeker, TrainND Northwest, give an update on the EVolution Hybrid project. Perkins explains how weight becomes a major hurdle in trucking, fuel logistics and EV […]
Every December, The Crude Life looks back at some of the year’s best highlights, personality profiles and news nuggets of note. This year, the Year In Review enters it’s 10th year. Here is today’s feature America’s Energy Influencer Sarah Stogner. Sarah Stogner feels her past has lead her to be exactly […]
Every December, The Crude Life looks back at some of the year’s best highlights, personality profiles and news nuggets of note. This year, the Year In Review enters it’s 10th year. Here is today’s feature with The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Ken Lavin who was Live and Local in Tulsa for […]
Every December, The Crude Life looks back at some of the year’s best highlights, personality profiles and news nuggets of note. This year, the Year In Review enters it’s 10th year. Here is today’s feature with Curtis Shuck, Chairman of the Board, Well Done Foundation. Earth Day is an annual event […]
According to AAA, the national average pump price for a gallon of gas dropped 12 cents in the past week. It is the steepest weekly decline since early August—nearly four months ago. Meanwhile, the cost of oil edged lower on fears of economic slowdowns elsewhere around the globe. Because of […]
Projects the increase in public companies’ regulatory reporting costs from about $2 billion to $8.4 billion per year. Mark Uyeda, the SEC Commissioner, spoke at the Cato Summit, a conference of the libertarian Cato Institute, in Washington DC Thursday November 18. In short, the SEC commissioner said the increase in […]
Talos Energy Inc. (“Talos” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TALO) published its third annual Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Report for the 2021 calendar year and its inaugural Climate Risk and Opportunity Report seeking alignment with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Framework (“TCFD”). The reports highlight the Company’s continued […]
According to the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, The Biden administration has approved plans to build the nation’s largest oil export terminal off the Gulf Coast of Texas. The terminal would add 2 million barrels per day to the U.S. oil export capacity. The approval by the Department of Transportation’s […]
Jack Ekstrom, former principal for PolicyWorks America, as well as a veteran executive in the oil and gas industry, joined Steve Bakken and Jason Spiess on KLXX-AM SuperTalk 1270‘s for a live interview on the radio and podcast recording for The Crude Life. The three discussed the recent election and […]
On November 21, 2022, a number of North Dakota residents gathered during the Burleigh County Commissioners‘ meeting to discuss their concerns with Summit Carbon Solutions‘ “ruthless” business tactics, the government’s inability to protect the people properly and create more issues for the future. One of the main themes throughout the […]
In this installment of a Decade of Discussion is from 2017, the featured guest is professional wrestler and plant-based speaker Austin Aries. Recognized for his in-ring and his verbal skills on the mic, Austin Aries’ impressive resume includes multiple championship titles, most notably in Ring of Honor Wrestling (First 2x […]
On Thanksgiving Day, the national average for gas is projected to be $3.68 per gallon – about 20 cents higher than last year’s Thanksgiving, according to a recent report by GasBuddy. “It has been a dizzying year at the pump, with motorists likely feeling nauseous not from the eggnog, but from the […]
According to analysis presented to the Board of University and School Lands, the oil and gas mineral rights owned by the State of North Dakota are worth more than $2.8 billion. The estimated was prepared by MineralTracker, which is a division of First International Bank & Trust in Watford City. Minerals […]
Here are this week’s special guests and energy experts on The Crude Life Week In Review Episode 484. The Mayor of Williston Howard Klug may be the busiest man in the Bakken right now. “Just got done with a two-hour meeting with the National Guard Emergency Management and statewide radio, […]
According to the Western Dakota Energy Association, cities in non-oil producing counties received their first payout under “Operation Prairie Dog” this week, while the balance of the the infrastructure funding program is expected to be paid out in February. State funding has been one of the critical projects Government Affairs […]
State Representative Brooks Landgraf filed House Bill 33 to stall the implementation of any new federal regulations on oil or natural gas production in Texas. HB 33, nicknamed the “Texas Energy Independence Act,” is the first of several pieces of legislation Landgraf plans to file during the 2023 legislative session […]
As global leaders gathered for ‘Energy Day’ at COP27, a new report was shown that highlighted how “fossil fuel expansion threatens Africa’s climate-critical tropical forests” and “casts doubt over how this will serve the region’s energy needs”. Congo in the Crosshairs, was shown as a new analysis of oil and […]
Western Energy Alliance unveiled a new report detailing billions of dollars in national park and public land conservation funding at risk because of Biden administration policies. The report, “Conserving the Great American Outdoors” highlights that 94 percent of the $2.8 billion in annual conservation funding under the Great American Outdoors Act […]
Here are this week’s special guests and energy experts on The Crude Life Week In Review Episode 483. Keith Olson, Regional Director of the North Dakota Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) shares recent data indicating the Bakken’s small business case load is slightly ahead of the state’s largest city – […]
When it comes to life, time is money. In transportation it’s time and weight that equal money. Well in the world of EV Transportation, it’s time, weight and temperature that mean money. In this exclusive interview with Levi Perkins, Perkins Electric Innovation, and Kenley Nebeker, TrainND Northwest, the two discuss […]
Robert Bryce is a Texas-based author, journalist, film producer, and public speaker. Over the past three decades, his articles have appeared in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, National Review, Field & Stream, and Austin Chronicle. His new documentary, Juice: How Electricity Explains the World, which he produced along […]
Chord Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CHRD) (“Chord”, “Chord Energy” or the “Company”) reported financial and operating results for the quarter ending September 30, 2022, declared base and variable dividends and provided an updated outlook for the business. The Company completed the merger of equals transaction between Oasis Petroleum Inc. (“Oasis”) and […]
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