The Crude Life Interview: Miranda Meehan, North Dakota State

January 19, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Miranda Meehan, North Dakota State University, discusses the Reclamation Workshop happening February 25-26, 2020 at the Ramada Grand Dakota Hotel & Conference Center in Dickinson, North Dakota. Meehan shares information on reclamation speakers, topics and sponsors. The interview also discusses the energy agriculture relationship. Spread the word. Support the industry. […]

Light It Up with Jason Spiess

January 19, 2020 jasonspiess 0

MultiMedia Journalist Jason Spiess recaps the week’s interviews on The Crude Life. Spiess talks about a number of topics including the launch of a new daily podcast, environmentalism and politics is professional wrestling. The issue in Colorado is discussed in more detail relaying information from an interview with Dan Haley, […]

How Industry Builds Communities and Hope Within

January 15, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Sally Hallingstad, Oilfield Helping Hands talks about Oilfield Helping Hands and why she is attracted to the way industry is a leader in community building. The Ag/Energy relationship and perception is also discussed. Hallingstad grew up in an agricultural and oil-less part of the country. She explains how her energy […]

The Crude Life Interview: Ben Holliday, Holliday Energy Law Group

January 9, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Ben Holliday, Holliday Energy Law Group, talks about the Energyship Summit, Feb. 27-29, Scottsdale, AZ. Holliday says the event combines leadership and energy. He says the Energyship Summit is designed to talk about topics that may not be discussed at other conferences. The interview discusses Holliday’s history with oil and […]

The Crude Life Interview: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer

January 8, 2020 jasonspiess 0

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer explains how the death of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force General Qasem Soleimani will impact the energy economy. Senator Cramer cites the importance of energy infrastructure when discussing geopolitical events. The interview transitions to the recent increase in oil prices and oil icon Harold Hamm’s (Continental […]

MultiMedia Cafe Episode 355: Sweet Crude and Big Data

January 5, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Arthur Weidner, Doodlebug Beverages, talks about the family history behind his great grandfather’s “sweet crude” liqueur. Weidner now distributes ND Sweet Crude across two states with more states on the horizon. He also talks about the family history behind his great grandfather’s “sweet crude” liqueur. Weidner now distributes ND Sweet […]

John Droz on wind energy’s impact on birds and bats

January 2, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Energy researcher John Droz comments on the environmental damage wind turbines have killing bats, birds and bees, as well as the economic impact. John Droz, Jr. is an anti-wind-power activist and founder of Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions. Droz formerly served as Senior Fellow at American Tradition Institute (now known […]

The Crude Life Interview: Colorado State Senator John Cooke

December 24, 2019 jasonspiess 0

Colorado State Senator John Cooke gives a summary of what happened in Colorado with their recent War on Oil and Gas. Cooke, who also served as a Sheriff of Weld County, talks about the relationship between Colorado and energy development. Cooke explains the next steps in the energy regulatory process […]

The Crude Life Interview: Jordan Dyer, LFS Chemistry

December 17, 2019 jasonspiess 0

Jordan Dyer, LFS Chemistry, talks about what the market is like for a start up in the highly competitive chemical industry. Jordan explains how the industry became flooded with snake oil salesmen over the past decade and companies are becoming more aware. Climate change, Colorado, New York, natural gas and […]

Harold Hamm, CEO Continental Resources

Harold Hamm, Continental Resources Steps Down as CEO

December 17, 2019 jasonspiess 0

Iconic U.S. oilman Harold Hamm, who is often referred to as the “Bakken Pioneer”, will step down as chief executive of Continental Resources and become its executive chairman, the company said in a recent press release. Hamm will be replaced as CEO by William Berry, a former ConocoPhillips executive and […]

ONEOK’s Elk Creek NGL Pipeline in Operation

December 16, 2019 jasonspiess 0

ONEOK, Inc. announced that it had put into operation its Elk Creek Pipeline, which has the capacity to move up to 240,000 barrels per day of natural gas liquids to a fractionation complex in Kansas. The much-anticipated 900-mile, $1.4 billion project will have an immediate impact on the ability of […]

ND Oil Tops 1.5M Barrels Per Day

December 16, 2019 jasonspiess 0

North Dakota oil producers set another production record in October, pumping an average of more than 1.5 million barrels of crude per day. Natural gas production also set a new record, averaging 3.07 billion cubic feet per day. The official preliminary production figure was 1,517,796 bbl/day, an increase of nearly […]

The Crude Life Interview: Joel Brown, MineralTracker.com

December 10, 2019 jasonspiess 0

Joel Brown, MineralTracker.com, gives an update from the heart of the Bakken oil field, Watford City. Brown also discusses how to manage mineral rights from monetary disbursements to personalized interests. Brown explains why the Bakken has been a steady producer over the past five years and with rig counts down […]

The Crude Life Interview: Jeremy Pate, P3 Petroleum

December 10, 2019 jasonspiess 0

Jeremy Pate, P3 Petroleum, talks about Enhanced Oil Recovery in today’s marketplace. From the days of carbon injection to natural gas foam to cutting edge innovations are discussed. Pate describes some of the solutions EOR are solving in industry today as well as what some of the current obstacles are. […]