Part Three of multimedia journalist Jason Spiess’ interview with Brian Sullivan, “Power Lunch” Co-Anchor Jason Spiess: Same question. What was it like this go around? Still $300 to $400 a night hotel rooms? What was the new normal? Brian Sullivan: I paid $129-a-night this time and it was in the […]
Part Two of multimedia journalist Jason Spiess’ interview with Brian Sullivan, “Power Lunch” Co-Anchor Jason Spiess: About June 2014 oil started hovering around $60 and the trend was showing a declining future rather than a rebound back to $100. Oil companies started talking about future adjustments. I attended several annual […]
Interview: Jeff Peischl, research scientist, U of Colorado and NOAA Discusses the ethane and methane studies from the Bakken Oil Fields.
Interviews: Lynn Helms, director, ND Department of Mineral Resources Explains why Iran is back in the news and why India is the new China. He also runs through active rigs and trust land activity. Interview: Shawn Kessel, city administrator, Dickinson, ND Talks about the city’s $100M debt and how the […]
Interview: Michael Smith, Lynnes Welding Training, Bismarck and Fargo, ND Shares his insight on the welding industry and how there is a need for more welders. With the increase in pipes, agriculture and manufacturing in the area, more certified welders are needed.
Interviews: Tiffany Steiner & Jackie Schmidt, MBI Energy Services, Dickinson, ND Gives the details for the 4th Annual Bakken BBQ in June and talks about Pick Up the Patch and other community driver events. Interview: Dean Bresciani, president, North Dakota State University Talks about his time in Texas and shares […]
Interview: Warren Henry, Continental Resources There is a new oil play in America – The STACK. Henry talks about hottest oil play in on shore drilling happening in Oklahoma. According to Henry, the STACK is the only oil play that has added rigs in the past 6 months. Henry also […]
Interview: Shawn Kessel, city administrator, Dickinson, ND Talks about his new upcoming role in the North Dakota Oil and Gas Producing Counties, an update on some major community projects in the region and when the oil activity will return to the Bakken.
One of the first people I met on a professional level in the Bakken oil fields was Dickinson city administrator Shawn Kessel. The meeting was brief, as I was filing some paperwork with the city and Kessel was passing by in the hallway. We chatted for no more than one […]
Interview: Ronald Jibson, CEO and Chairman, Questar Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT Talks about the emerging natural gas market in the energy sector. He also discusses how filling stations are being constructed in the western half of the US as well as companies adding LNG/CNG vehicles. Interview: Mark Speirs, professional […]
Interview: Lynn Helms, director, North Dakota Dept of Minerals Explains why rig counts are down 88% from the peak, with Williams County down 98%. Helms said oil companies are using uncompleted wells and inactive wells as tools to manage their cash flow.
Interviews: Doug Goehring, ND Agriculture Commissioner and Industrial Commission Gives an update on flaring in the Bakken. He also shares his thoughts on what $50 oil would look like in the flaring world too.
Interview: Brian Sullivan, Host, Power Lunch, CNBC Host Jason Spiess and Sullivan talks about how the recent fall in oil prices and new technologies are making oil companies rewrite their business plants, which is compared to the media business when the Internet arrived.
American Entrepreneur Interviews: Bruce Gussiaas, owner, Dakota Sun Gardens, Carrington, ND Talks about how being located in the middle of North Dakota and how this impacts his marketplace for wine distribution. Interviews: Erin Wallander, owner, EWI Design, Dickinson, ND Talks about how the low oil prices created a new market […]
Interview: North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner and Industrial Commission member, Doug Goehring In this special interview, Goehring discusses public comments on private land in North Dakota and how it is creating some issues in the energy world. He also comments on the recent flaring numbers and how $50 oil could impact […]
Now that oil prices have been reduced the once frenzy-like Bakken activity, Watford City’s mayor Brent Sanford takes a moment to recall the past five to seven years. “If you go back seven years ago, that’s when the drilling rigs started to move into the county and they haven’t left,” […]
Commercial real estate broker Michael Houge is feeling the shift in the modern day California Gold Rush and is using the word “recalibration” a lot these days. Houge, who lives and works in Minneapolis and the Bakken has seen the shale revolution impact his day to day life for nearly […]
Interview: Stephen Moore, Economist Fox News CorrespondentTalks about the importance of energy in the economy and how it has been the only job creator in the past 5 years. Spread the word. Support the industry. Share the energy. Follow on YouTube Follow on Facebook Follow on LinkedIn Follow on Twitter […]
Mentor and Apprenticeships Interviews: Mark J Lindquist, nationally recognized motivational speaker, national anthem singer and author; and his business manager Jared Bye Discusses a new push in corporate America allowing employees to make a mistake and talk to their superior without reprimand. A movement to increase employee confidence in Fortune […]
Emerging Communities Interview: Alan Walter, Ward County Commissioner Talks about the new airport in Minot and the amount of investment put into the terminal. He also talks about a couple other major projects in Berthold and Minot.
Interviews: Doug Goehring, ND Agriculture Commissioner and Industrial Commission Talks about public comments on private lands. He also talks about land owners and projects involving pipelines and reclamation projects.
Interview: Erin Wallander, owner, EWI Designs Talks about how the downturn in the energy economy opened a market for her business.
Interview: Brian Lash, founder, Target Logistics Shares his story of how he went from dropping out of medical school because of his business endeavors to contracting temporary housing in Iraq, the Salt Lake Olympics and oil fields across the globe. Interview: Pier Marini, world famous piano player Talks about playing […]
Rachel Richardson, Environment America, shares the finding on a new report, , Fracking by the Numbers: The Damage to Our Air, Water and Climate from a Decade of Dirty Drilling. The report said fracking is currently taking place in at least 17 states, with more than 80,000 wells drilled or permitted […]
Interview: Mark Williams, Horizon Power Systems, Farmington, New Mexico Share his views on the oil and gas industry and how the Bakken’s natural gas is like no other. He also talks about remote wells and generating power to places without the grid or infrastructure.
Interviews: Deb Nelson, executive director, Vision West Talks about the type of new jobs and businesses that have emerged in the Bakken over the past several years. Interview: David Borlaug, president, Louis and Clark Fort Mandan, Washburn, ND Gives and overview of the museum and how the rest area has […]
The latest energy gathering in Doha is proving once again why the Bakken is a world class shale play. Only this time the “world class” description is showing its global impact from overseas. And according to energy expert Dr. Loren C. Scott, president of Loren C. Scott & Associates, Inc., […]
Mike Rose, FS Solutions Group on how their machines vacuum frac tanks and other oil and gas uses. Rose also explains how the technology has changed in the past decade.
“I am selling oil out in Western North Dakota,” former U.S. Congressman Rick Berg said. “But I sell it by the quart.” Berg, who is better known for his real estate development business, has entered into a partnership involving several Jiffy Lubes across the region and his partner thought the […]
Interview: Brian Sullivan, host, Power Lunch, CNBC Talks about how oil and gas is categorized under Mining and is dragging the economy down right now. He also talks about how technology has made the industry precise in their drilling.
Interview: Brian Sullivan, host, Power Lunch, CNBC Explains why low oil prices are not good for the overall economy compared to oil and gas, which adds high paying jobs for families. Brian Sullivan is co-anchor of CNBC’s “Power Lunch” (M-F, 1PM-3PM ET) and the host of “Talking Numbers.” He also […]
Interview: Stephanie Hoffart, CEO, Minot Economic Development Corporation Gives an update on the job market in Minot involving the oil field service companies and post flood construction.
Interview: Kevin Travis, Rotork Describes the new technology with oil valves and remote sensors. He also comments about how clean the coal industry has gotten since the 1980’s.
As John Springsteen travels the country, he is often asked if he is related to Bruce Springsteen. Springsteen still gets a chuckle of out it and sometimes he will even play along for a bit. But eventually the truth comes out he is not related to the rock and roll […]
Over the past year, while oil prices and interest rates remain low, the oil and gas industry has been hot with M&A activity. According to recent data from Thomson Reuters, 2015 will go down as the biggest year ever for mergers and acquisitions, with an announced $4.7 trillion. An amazing […]
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