Welding Students Excited With Potentials In Energy

September 13, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Future welders Jake Gibson and Shane O’Hara join Jason Spiess at the Energy Exposition and Symposium in Gillette, Wy. Both Jake and Shane just arrived in Gillette days earlier and are fresh off their first day of class at Western Welding Academy. Jake is from Oregon and talks about his […]

Energy Companies Shaping Social Causes

September 12, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill Interviews Spindletop Charities Executive Director Lia Vallone, Richard Mercer (representing), Nelson Spear (oil and gas). The three talk about the work Spindletop Charities is doing and how the oil and gas industry is supporting and engaging with their social causes. Spindletop Charities is […]

Energizing An After Party At NAPE

September 12, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews Collin McLelland co-founder and CEO of Digital Wildcatters about their NAPE After Party and why they get alike minded folks together for a good time. Digital Wildcatters is a media company that has cultivated a community around energy tech startups. We […]

COVID Impacts Directing The Energy Transition

September 10, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews Kenneth B. Medlock III, Ph.D. | Director/Fellow, Center for Energy Studies, Baker Institute, Rice University about Energy Transitions and COVID-19: Framing the Challenges Ahead. Energy transitions have merged with political transitions, and the implications are enormous. The Biden Administration is aiming […]

Dallas Fed Sees Both Rising Costs And Continued Growth

September 9, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Kunal Patel of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas talks in detail about their most recent Dallas Fed Energy Survey which involved about 200 oil and gas firms. According to Patel, Activity in the oil and gas sector continued growing strongly in second quarter 2021, according to oil and gas […]

Minority-Owned, Women Business On The Rise In Energy

September 9, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews Milycia Rodriguez, Sounders Safety Services, LLC, about their company assists and serves the oil and gas industry at NAPE in Houston, TX. Souders Safety Services is a minority woman owned business established in 2005 and is a full-service safety company. Matt […]

After a Couple Stretch Picks, Oilify Says Bring It On

September 9, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Blessed with a solid draft position (No. 3 overall), expectations were high for Oilify. After they drafted, however, those expectations faded immediately, as this team is on track for an unexceptional 8th-place finish in The Crude Life. Oilify are predicted to post a record of 6-9 (2,074 points). Oilify’s Biggest […]

After A Few Too Many Stretch Picks, TitanLiner Has Work Ahead

September 9, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Despite getting the No. 6 overall pick, TitanLiner drafted a roster that will have trouble putting up wins. Opponents may enjoy defeating them frequently, as this team is projected to finish 10th in The Crude Life. TitanLiner is looking at a record of 4-11 (2,108 points). TitanLiner’s Biggest Steal of […]

Integrating Technology Onto The Well Site And Into The Office

September 8, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Matthew Hill Correspondent Interviews John Simmons, EPIC Workflow, about changes in the industry and how their company is assisting the industry. With more than 4,000 attendees, 340 exhibiting companies and over 260 prospects, NAPE is bringing energy decision-makers together — in person and online — […]

Federal Oil Development About To Pick Up

September 7, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill Interviews Scott St. John, Vice President at Regan Smith. Regan Smith’s mission is to be the leader in natural and cultural resource protection and development by providing superior customer service, intuitive project planning and streamlined regulatory compliance. Matt works for Knight Energy […]

Acquire More Capital With Great Prospects

September 6, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews “Buddy” Clark Jr at NAPE . During the first session, “Private Equity and Producers in a Post-COVID World,” moderator Bernard “Buddy” F. Clark Jr., co-chair of the Energy Group at Haynes and Boone, LLP LLP, was joined by panelists Gregory M. […]

The E In ESG Is For Electric

September 2, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews entrepreneur Petra Reyes, Emerging Markets Manager, Power Infrastructure Partners about her work in the oil and gas industry. Reyes talks about the trend towards electrification and how ESG is playing into her day-to-day life. The two also talk about the importance […]

Global LNG Futures Looking Bright

September 1, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content New Correspondent Matthew Hill Interviews Joi Lecznar, EVP of Public Relations and Government Affairs at Tellurian Inc., about their domestic LNG projects and how the future looks for their company at NAPE. The two talk about LNG and how it can ensure energy equity across the […]

Salt Water Spills Becoming An Issue In The Bakken

September 1, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Karolin Jappe, McKenzie County Emergency Manager joins the Saturday Morning Storytellers recording in at the Little Missouri Inn and Suites Watford City. The interview covers a wide array of topics from salt water spills to the number of donations oil and gas companies have given to emergency services. Volunteer fire […]

It’s A Youth Movement And Sibling Empowerment

August 31, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Emma Mogen has graduated Watford City High School and is on her way to Minot State for college. Her little sister Jessica is just starting her sophomore year in High School. The two discuss living in Watford City through the past decade of boom and bust. Emma talks about her […]

Zakk Ross To Perform National Anthem On Guitar At Energy EXPO

August 27, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life is honored to announced that 18-year-old Zakk Ross will perform the National Anthem on his guitar at the Energy Exposition before Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon speaks to the crowd on September 1. Zakk graduated from Campbell County High School this year and is currently enrolled at Northwest […]

Finding Education And Passion In The Bakken

August 25, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Jim Green and Dr. Noelle Green share their stories during a Saturday Morning Storytellers recording session this week at the Little Missouri Inn & Suites Watford City in the heart of the Bakken, the City of Watford City. Jim is the Watford City High School principal and his wife Dr. Noelle Green is the principal […]

Planting Roots In The Bakken

August 25, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Joe Steele, Elite, and Kelly Kester, E Services, share their stories during a Saturday Morning Storytellers recording session this week at the Little Missouri Inn & Suites Watford City in the heart of the Bakken, the City of Watford City. Joe Steele is a hot oil driver of Elite, a company based in Sidney (MT). […]

It’s A Play Hard Work Hard Kind of an EXPO!

August 25, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life announced that podcaster and energy influencer Matthew Hill and Devan Reilly has been added to the Rockies’ biggest energy event of the Summer, The Energy Exposition and Symposium. Hill will welcome energy enthusiasts and golfers as they arrive to the Kick Off Party. For many it will […]

The Permian’s Happiest Hour This Summer

August 24, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Elite Real Estate Holdings, LTD/Y Knot Entertainment, LLC and Oilfield Connections International have partnered for an end of the summer Happy Hour at Casa de Windswept. “Get ready for the happiest hour this summer!” Tiffany Wilson, president, Oilfield Connections International Odessa Chapter said, “There are jet skis, diving boards and […]

A Tale Of Truckers, Trainers And Tankers

August 23, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Jenna Norman and Mike Lee of Nuverra Environmental Solutions share their stories during a Saturday Morning Storytellers recording session this week at the Little Missouri Inn & Suites Watford City in the heart of the Bakken, the City of Watford City. Jenna talk about her journey from Rome, GA, to […]

The Crude Life Fall Season Premiere Weeks Kicks Off Sept 8

August 23, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Absolutely amazing guests, interviews, and experts are being added to The Crude Life’s Fall Season Premiere Week! The Play Hard Work Hard Morning Show returns M-F on Sept 8 with new segments and reindeer games to start your day! A few of our special guests are Megan Lundstrom, M.A., Co-Founder, […]

Sgamma Recaps A World Wide Weird, Wild Week In Oil And Gas

August 19, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Kathleen Sgamma, President, Western Energy Alliance, recapped the past week to week and a half of increasingly weird behavior from the White House regarding the oil and gas industry. Sgamma referred to the weird behavior as another example of the Biden Administration wanting to shut down the American oil and […]

NAPE Week Kick Off With Thousands Ready To Make Deals

August 18, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill is live at NAPE all week. Click here to contact Hill via LinkedIn This year’s keynote speaker is former Secretary of Defense and retired Marine General James N. Mattis. One of the preeminent leaders of his generation, Mattis has spent nearly five […]

Interior Issues Statement on Oil and Gas Leasing Program

August 17, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Below is a statement from the Department of the Interior: “The Department of the Interior (Interior) confirmed today that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has appealed the preliminary injunction entered by the district court in Louisiana v. Biden, which enjoined Interior from implementing the pause in new federal oil and […]

Water Infrastructure Critical In Bakken

August 16, 2021 jasonspiess 0

In a meeting with Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau and Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Regional Director Brent Esplin , Senator John Hoeven and Senator Kevin Cramer outlined the importance of advancing water infrastructure projects for maintaining a high quality of life and strong economic growth in North Dakota. […]

REGROW Act Passes The Senate

August 12, 2021 jasonspiess 0

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) informed The Crude Life that the Senate passed the Revive Economic Growth and Reclaim Orphaned Wells (REGROW) Act, his bipartisan bill with Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) to plug and remediate the nation’s orphaned wells. “The REGROW Act is a pro-jobs and pro-natural resources piece […]