Joe Dancy, Oil & Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Center, University of Oklahoma College of Law, discusses Continental Resources Scoop, Stack and Bakken activity as well as the Texas plays. Dancy also gives an overview of the recent Spears Report. According to the report, the initial production rates and production […]
Interview: Dan, Hedrington, SEH Dan Hedrington, SEH, recaps the Public Meeting in Dickinson and gives an update where The Davis Refinery is at in terms of permitting. The Davis Refinery is the first greenfield refinery to be built in the U.S. in the last 50 years being planned to be […]
Hub City Funding Interview: ND Senate Majority Leader Richard Wardner Wardner talks about how the Surge Funding for the oil and gas cities and counties has been spent and what work has been done. He also cites a few examples of how the Surge Money was spent.
Interview: Thomas Brewer, TB Group, LLC Thomas Brewer, TB Group, talks about how he has been finding a niche in the marketplace as a crisis consultant and liason. After accidents or events of crisis, Brewer will go on location and assist wherever the need is the greatest.
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, […]
Weekly Davis Refinery Update Interview: Dan Hedrington, SEH Hedrington gives a recap of some of the public comments from the North Dakota Health Department’s public meeting in Dickinson, ND. Energy Empowerment Interview: David Williams, CEO, Missouri River Resources Williams talks about energy empowerment on the reservation and how Missouri River […]
Interview: Steven Tidwell, Tidwell Industries Steve Tidwell, Tidwell Industries talks about his innovative product and how is it one of the ways oil and gas companies are saving money. The interview focuses on three main points: How he is saving companies money in the field. The difference between In Situ […]
Greg Riedl, NAPE Expo , gives an overview of the industry’s major event, held in Houston, TX. This year, NAPE Summit is celebrating 25 years of bringing together dealmakers from all around the world to connect, reconnect and make deals happen. NAPE is the oil and gas industry’s marketplace for […]
Weekly Davis Refinery Update Dan Hedrington, SEH Hedrington gives an overview of the Davis Refinery public meeting held in Dickinson, ND from a general overview of the project, crowd size, and mood. Weekly Davis Refinery Update Dan Hedrington, SEH Hedrington goes into detail about comments and questions from people who […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) – […]
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 is a weekly high level discussion about energy, quality of life, globalism and the environment. This week Professor Stephen Heins and Jason Spiess are joined by Tsering Ngudu is a Senior Equity Analyst at Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.. Summary written by Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant. Jason […]
Dr. Loren C. Scott, energy expert, economist and speaker, joins Jason Spiess to talk about whether rig counts need to reevaluated and how we measure projections. First, Scott gave a baseline on how the current rig count model works and what companies look for. He then transitioned into what tweaks […]
Weekly Davis Refinery Update Interview: Interview: Jon Patch, North Dakota Water Commission Patch explains how the water useage for the Davis Refinery will be pulled from the Dakota aquifer, which is wastewater and non-potable. Energy Economy Interview: Loren C. Scott, energy economist, consultant and expert Scott talks about how the […]
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 […]
Economic Development Interview: Kathryn Helgaas Burgum, First Lady of ND Helgaas Burgum talks about the different programs that businesses offer in addiction counseling and how it incorporates into the state’s Main Street initiative. Community Development Interview: Kristi Huber, president, United Way of Cass Clay Huber talks about the United Way’s […]
Weekly Davis Refinery Update Interview: Dan Hedrington, principal, SEH Hedrington gives details on the public meeting for The Davis Refinery’s air permit approval, January 17, in Dickinson. He also gives details on other ways to give public comments with the North Dakota Department of Health. GroundBreakers Special Interview: Brian Kalk, […]
Summary written by Stephen Heins Seth Whitehead, a spokesman for Energy in Depth, joins Jason Spiess and Stephen Heins on the Weekly Word. Whitehead is a part of one of the leading advocate for the many benefits of unconventional drilling and he has just published a study about the release […]
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, […]
Weekly Davis Refinery Update Interview: Dan Hedrington, principal, SEH Hedrington gives details on the public meeting for The Davis Refinery’s air permit approval, January 17, in Dickinson. He also gives details on other ways to give public comments with the North Dakota Department of Health. Year in Review – Weekly […]
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 […]
Part 2-of-5 in a Series on ReFracs in the Bakken One of the newer trends many in the industry are talking about is the technology of refracking. This buzzword is creating an image of a strategy to cut costs and boost production output. Although previous refracturing technologies were unpredictable and […]
Part 1-of-5 in a Series on ReFracs in the Bakken Over the past decade, oil companies have been searching for innovative techniques in order to find new recoverable oil in new places. According to industry reports, approximately 75,000 new wells have been drilled in North America during that time. As […]
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.
Year in Review – The Davis Refinery Interview: Dan Hedrington, principal, SEH Hedrington gives some examples reasons the timelines have been pushed back several times over the past year with the construction date on the Davis Refinery. Year in Review – The Davis Refinery Interview: William Prentice, CEO, Meridian Energy […]
Small Business USA Interview: Ashley Jonas, yogi-entrepreneur, SimplyAshes.com Jonas talks about how a young female is making it in the marketplace. She talks about her product, yoga, and how it is viewed as a specialty and how her online store is another way to generate revenue. Workplace Wellness Interview: Erik […]
Davis Refinery Update Interview: Dan Hedrington, principal, SEH Hedrington comments on the timeline with the Davis Refinery. He explains how the ND Health Department “vetted” the new technology involved the Davis Refinery. Year in Review Interview: Doug Burgum, North Dakota Governor Burgum explains why he believes North Dakota can achieve […]
In this episode of The Weekly Bakken Get-Together, Jason Spiess sits down with North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum. After a brief update on the Fargo-Moorhead Flood Project, the conversation is directed to oil and gas. Specifically Gov. Burgum’s challenge to the oil and gas industry. Burgum has four goals and […]
Weekly Word Guest: Professor Stephen Heins, energy columnist and owner, Word Merchant and Craig Richardson, Energy & Environment Legal The Crude Life’s host and Weekly Word moderator Jason Spiess and Professor Stephen Heins had a special guest join them in a discussion on the Weekly Word about a recent court […]
Interview: Ben Hanson, Candidate for US House of Represenatives, North Dakota In this exclusive interview with US House Candidate Ben Hanson, host Jason Spiess and Hanson discuss the a recent article in the Wall Street Journal pitting the Eastern side of North Dakota against the Western side, fighting for tax […]
U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp said that a decision by U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) to conduct an updated assessment of oil and gas resources in the Bakken Formation and Three Forks Formation is a needed step, which comes after she pressed USGS to take such action. Last week, Heitkamp called on […]
Interview: Terry O’Clair, P.E., Director, Division of Air Quality, North Dakota Department of Health In this exclusive interview, host Jason Spiess interviews O’Clair on the Air Quality Division issuing, for public comment, its Draft Permit to Construct for the Davis Refinery. O’Clair explains why the refinery will be considered a […]
Interview: Dan Hedrington, SEH During the interview, host Jason Spiess and Hedrington discuss the next steps for the Davis Refinery, the Bakken communities and the state of North Dakota. In addition, the two talk about how the project took a little longer than projected, how the EPA was folded into […]
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