MonDak OilField Review: September 3
Thursday 9/3 Interview: Travis Jordan, president, MT Rig Mat, Charlo, MT Jordan compares the old rigs with the walking rigs and how oilfield matting works with the new generation of oil.
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MonDak OilField Review: September 2
Wednesday 9/2 Interview: Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction. Talks about the recent study on the number of daycares and pre K education opportunities in the Bakken oil fields.
MonDak OilField Review: September 1
Tuesday 9/1 Interview: Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction. Baesler gives an overview of the two schools that operated a 4-day school week last year and the new school doing a 4 day school week this year.
Building the Bakken: Greed and Community Development
Building the Bakken Episode 109 Segment 4 – Bakken Natives Interviews: Warren Froehlich, Williston, ND, resident Froelich talks about the pros and cons of the oil patch. From greed to community development to the changing lifestyle of living in the country.
Building the Bakken: The Community within the Keystone Pipeline
Building the Bakken Episode 109 Segment 3 – Energy Economy Interviews: Drury Phebus and Nicole Schuler, Baker, MT, residents Phebus and Schuler talk about oil spills, pipelines and the school district in Fallon County.
Building the Bakken: Oil Patch Accidents
Building the Bakken Episode 109 Segment 2 – Community Development Interviews: Mary relives an oil patch accident her family was in. Her five children were in the car and suffered minor injuries, but Hodell broke nearly every bone in her body and was in a wheelchair for months. She also […]
Building the Bakken: STEM Education
Building the Bakken Episode 109 Segment 1 – Kids and Capitalism Interview: US Senator John Hoeven (ND-R) and US Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN-D) Klobuchar and Hoeven talks about how STEM education can help young entrepreneurs and capitalists.
Neset address oil prices, technology and Tioga’s future in the Bakken
For many people across the United States the Bakken shale play has been somewhat symbolic. For some it represents change. Others money. Then there are the stories of redemption, those coming home, planting new roots and taking risks. Kathleen Neset, owner, Consulting Services, not only has been working and living […]
When will the rigs come back?
There are two interviews over the past four years that stand out when thinking about the big picture in oil and gas trends. Signs and indicators, if you will, to determine whether Big Oil will stick around or whether they are going to pack up and move to another shale […]
The Bakken’s next generation of people and developments
Three years ago the only thing Brian Hymel knew about oil and gas was that combustion engines need it. Today, the 34-year-old Utah native is one of the largest real estate players in Southwestern North Dakota and participates in numerous oil and gas industry events. “It’s funny how we ended […]
Everything’s Refinery in Dickinson
As some of you know I host a radio program called Building the Bakken and the MonDak OilField Review on a number of radio stations across the Upper Midwest. Over the past several weeks I have been airing interviews from the Dakota Prairie Refinery grand opening in late June. Listening […]
A Candid Conversation with Congressman Kevin Cramer
U.S. Congressman Kevin Cramer may have the best seat in the house. By house, I am referring to North Dakota’s economic future ready to explode once again. Only this time, the economic activity won’t be the surprise economic left hook of oil and gas, rather, a 1-2-3 punch from energy, […]
Bridger-ing success across American shale plays
Ever since Inc. magazine profiled Bridger as the fastest growing private energy company and the fourth fastest growing private company in 2013, I have been watching them somewhat close. This past July, Houston-based Bridger inked a deal with Monroe Energy for 65,000 barrels of daily domestic crude oil to its […]
It’s BBQ Season
For those who have been following the Bakken oil activity over the past several years know that BBQs are more than events, they are experiences. Whether it is the annual MBI Bakken BBQ or the Bakken Rocks CookFest, the bravado and community spirit seem to come out of the woodwork […]
MHA Nation Entering Energy Empowerment
The last couple of years have been a wild ride for David Williams,CEO, Missouri River Resources and the MHA Nation as they embark into new frontiers within the energy industry. “In the last couple of years we went from a very basic start up company to now where we are […]
Feeling paralyzed by oil prices? Try giving back
These days it seems you can’t pick up a newspaper or turn on a radio without hearing about lawmakers, policies and tax codes relating to the Bakken oil fields. There are many folks these days related to oil and gas scrambling, recalculating and dealing with reality. This reality of volatile […]
The next decade could bring a CORN-acopia of energy options
Recently I sat down with Tom Lilja, executive director, North Dakota Corn Growers Association, to chew the fat on a variety of corn-themed energy and agriculture topics. The first topic of discussion was distribution. The part of a business model 99% of business folk overlook. How to get your product […]
From Seed to Sun, Ag and Energy Have Always Worked Together
The relationship between agriculture and energy has been around since the dawn of industry, if not mankind. However it’s how that relationship coexists that determines how it is defined. Sometimes they work together, sometimes they are in competition. To say one industry is more powerful than the other is like […]
Natural Gas Filling Stations Coming, Engines Still Need Work
Ronald W. Jibson , Chairman, President & CEO at QUESTAR CORP talks about natural gas, oil, energy and new LNG filling stations being constructed on highways and roads the public may not be aware of. Ronald W. Jibson is chairman, president and CEO of Questar Corporation. Prior to his current […]
Bakken Energy Special: Tax Commissioner
Interviews: Jason Astrup, Ryan Rauschenberger and Anthony Mangnall. “There is no doubt that North Dakota is in the midst of an unprecedented transformation that has proven valuable to the state and its citizens in many ways,” Lee Tillman, president and CEO, Marathon Oil said at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference. […]
Bakken Political Special: Attorney General
Interview: Wayne Stenehjem North Dakota has entered into a number of lawsuits against the EPA and the rise in criminal element has led to new rules and regulations for the state. This has created an environment where the attorney general is routinely defending the state’s interests and those of its […]
Bakken Energy Special: Public Service Commissioner
Interviews: Julie Fedorchak and Tyler Axness and Brian Kalk and Todd Reisenauer “As an industry, we recognize the global concern related to the potential impact of greenhouse gases and other air emissions on the environment. I applaud the North Dakota Petroleum Council for its work to create a flaring task […]
Bakken Political Special: U.S. House
Interviews: George Sinner Jr., Jack Seaman and Kevin Cramer North Dakota has become a world-class energy play making their lone seat with the United States House of Representatives as important as ever. For our Energy Policy Special, candidates were provided three questions in advanced, limited to three minutes per question […]
Bakken Political Special: Secretary of State
Interviews: Al Jaeger and Roland Riemers The Secretary of State is often looked at as an administrative position with little to no power. This could be further from the truth right now in North Dakota. With an influx of out-of-state voters, workers, contractors and businesses, the position has seen new […]
Energy’s Next Big Event
Ward Koeser recently ended a 20-year run as mayor of Williston. Looking back, Koeser could see the evolution of the Bakken’s global appeal. Koeser recalls at first when the national media arrived on the scene, it was something to note. However, when the international reporters began showing up, Koesser knew […]
Q&A with Tom Petrie
Tom Petrie is the Chairman of Petrie Partners, LLC an investment firm offering financial advisory services to oil and gas industry. Prior to joining Petrie Partners as chairman in 2012, Petrie was vice chairman of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Previously, he was co-founder of Petrie Parkman & Co., […]