Year In Review: Conventional Methods Still Work, Seeing Seismic Growth

December 11, 2022 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

EPA Proposes New Social Cost of Carbon 4X More Than Obama

December 6, 2022 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

Year In Review: The Executive Coach To Real Life Rock Stars Joe Sinnott

December 6, 2022 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

LA Bans New Oil Wells, Plan To Phase Out Existing Ones

December 4, 2022 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

Year In Review: Isaac Sets The ESG Template In Texas

December 4, 2022 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

Basin Electric Releases First Sustainability Report With An ESG Focus

December 4, 2022 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

Year In Review: America’s Energy Influencer Sarah Stogner

December 3, 2022 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

December 2022 Oil and Gas Events

December 1, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Below is a dynamic and developing list of Energy Events.  If you have an event you would like added to our schedule, please email studio@thecrudelife.com Dec. 5 – Dec. 8 Annual CO2 CCUS/EOR Conference George and Barbara Bush Convention Center, Midland, TX     Dec. 6 – Dec. 7 Energy […]

Talos Energy Publishes Third Annual ESG Report

November 27, 2022 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

Thanksgiving Gas, Food Prices Higher In 2022 Than 2021

November 21, 2022 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

State Rep Landgraf Files Texas Energy Independence Act 2022 

November 16, 2022 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

African Forests Newest Issue For Oil and Gas Expansion

November 16, 2022 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

Report: Conservation Funding Threatened by Biden’s Energy Policies

November 15, 2022 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

Podcaster Profile: Robert Bryce & The Power Hungry Podcast

November 11, 2022 jasonspiess 0

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 Releases 3Q Results, Focus On ESG Initiatives In 2023

November 11, 2022 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

Devon Energy Releases Sustainability Report, Focus On ESG Targets

November 10, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN), a U.S. independent oil and gas producer, announced the release of its 2022 sustainability report which highlights the company’s efforts to deliver industry-leading results while being a responsible environmental steward, committed advocate for safety, reliable producer, valued and effective community partner, and supportive employer. “Devon’s […]