U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, participated in a bipartisan policymaker conversation with Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and the Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Minneapolis regarding energy and inflation. “There are too many negative signals being sent by the Biden Administration. On one hand, the President […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking and Budget Committees, penned an op-ed, which first appeared in Fox Business, examining the impacts of Biden’s skyrocketing inflation on rural America. “For the past 15 months of Joe Biden’s tenure as president of the United States, we’ve seen an […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) led his Republican colleagues on the Senate Banking and Environment and Public Works (EPW) committees in calling on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler to withdraw the agency’s proposed climate disclosure rule, which would require publicly-traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and bipartisan Senate Ukraine Caucus, met with Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova and Members of the Ukrainian Parliament. “[I met] with five members of the Rada, the parliament from Ukraine – all five of them moms, unfortunately for them, all […]
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights the problem with the United States and our allies buying Russian energy, U.S. Senate Banking Committee Republicans are calling on President Biden and his administration to pause all financial regulatory efforts targeting America’s energy security. The senators’ request comes as reports indicate the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, delivered remarks at a press conference regarding Ukraine. This immediately follows Senator Cramer’s participation in the bipartisan congressional delegation (CODEL) trip to Kiev to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. On Ukraine: “In the spirit of unity, let […]
Here are this week’s special guests on The Crude Life Week in Review. Texas Senate Candidate Kevin Sparks joined Jason Spiess and The Podcast PreShow Party with special co-host Ashley Smith of Truckers Against Trafficking to discuss several social issues, like homelessness, sex trafficking and foster care, in the Permian […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer joins Jason Spiess with The Crude Life for a Year End update and Energy Outlook for 2022. The senator expresses his concern for the future of the oil and gas industry if President Biden’s policies continue down the path they are heading. Spiess sits down with […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) delivered remarks on the Senate floor on the 12 Biden Blunders of Christmas, highlighting twelve of the Biden Administration’s blunders in 2021. “As we approach the Christmas break and advent of the New Year, I believe it’s instructive to take an inventory of the year […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, hosted a press conference to discuss the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which has now passed both chambers of Congress. Senator Cramer was joined at the press conference by North […]
During his second round of questions at today’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Afghanistan withdrawal, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) questioned Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley about why their written testimonies were submitted to the committee after […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, hosted U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary of Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz to discuss how to improve Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) enforcement of Waterfowl Production Area (WPA) easements in North Dakota. This is […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 100 Hour One Play Hard: Jason Spiess is joined by Alma Cook, Cook Compliance Solutions, to talk about how the industry has silos, how a female environmentally minded professional gravitated to industry, Climate Tax, oil’s image, safety and compliance and ESG […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 74 Hour One Play Hard: Jason Spiess and Sterling discuss media manipulation tricks, verbal interrupters, pipeline chatter, Native American Energy Empowerment, BNSF infrastructure investments, a digital derriere and are we living in Magic Box times? Hour Two Work Hard : The Crude […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 71 Hour One Play Hard: Jason Spiess and Sterling talk about the Digital Wildcatters Block Party, Child Entrepreneurs, Government Sponsored Entrepreneurs, Colorado’s Blue Print, Everyday Energy For Everyday People and is Greta a now just a mascot? Hour Two Work Hard : […]
US Senator Kevin Cramer US Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) discusses the recent court ruling rumblings involving the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). According the Senator Cramer the pipeline is in a “funny place” due to legal loopholes and appeal potential. The senator believes the courts will order a shutdown this week, […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 54 Hour One Play Hard: Jason Spiess and Sterling talk about transitioning from Arizona to Saudi Arabia, The Boys, CSPAN Podcasts, Vaccine Cards, Negative Oil, Born Jewish and Catholic Guilt. Hour Two Work Hard : US Senator Kevin Cramer The Crude Life […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sent The Crude Life a message indicating that he will vote against Janet McCabe’s nomination to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) when her nomination is considered in the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Tuesday morning. “During her time in […]
U.S. Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent The Crude Life the following information that this week he joined a number of colleagues in pressing Interior Secretary Debra Haaland to provide answers regarding an upcoming forum on the administration’s moratorium on federal […]
The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 24Hour One Play Hard: Gorilla Glue Hair Spray, Accidental Inventions and News, Rumors and NewspeakHour Two Work Hard: George Stark and William desRosiers, Cabot Oil and Gas Daily Rig Count source: tradingeconomics.com HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: Jason Spiess and Sterling give an update on The Industrial Forest after Jason met with […]
The Crude Life Week in Review Episode 386 On our weekly Mining Money segment, Imran Khan of Swan Energy explains why oil and gas investing is primed for the next decade. Examples from electric car transitions to the world’s aging population’s reliance on medical facilities and the power grid are […]
The Crude Life Morning Show Play Hard Work Hard is a daily (Mon-Fri) lifestyle program to start your day. Play Hard Work Hard will air every weekday morning at 7am CT. Each daily program will air for 90-120 minutes, with the first hour playing hard before working hard in hour number […]
Californians spent August in the dark—literally and figuratively. Heatwaves tore through the state, leaving millions without power during multiple days of rolling blackouts. At fault, at least in part, is California’s over-reliance on unreliable sources of energy like wind and solar. These problems were preventable and should be a wake-up […]
Senator John Hoeven, Senator Kevin Cramer, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford held roundtables with U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette and representatives from North Dakota’s electric utilities, lignite coal industry and oil and natural gas producers. “North Dakota is an energy powerhouse and a major […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, sent The Crude Life following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalizing rules to update the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for the oil and natural gas industry: “The Obama Administration weaponized EPA rules to […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruling today the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) can continue shipping oil while the court hears arguments over the pipeline’s environmental review: “This ruling represents another victory in the fight for North […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) led a letter today to Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee which has jurisdiction over tax policy, urging him to oppose another wind production tax credit (PTC) extension. “The wind production tax incentive was originally intended by Congress to support a […]
Warren Buffett Ends His Deal Drought with $10 Billion Bet on Energy Warren Buffett finally found his next crisis-era deal. His Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which has stayed relatively quiet during the tumult of the coronavirus pandemic, broke its silence at the end of a holiday weekend with its biggest acquisition […]
U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Senate Banking Committee members, introduced the “Payment Choice Act,” a bipartisan bill to provide customers the freedom to choose how to pay for goods or services by prohibiting businesses from refusing to accept cash, posting signs that cash is not accepted, […]
U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Martha McSally (R-AZ) wrote a letter to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink today asking him to explain BlackRock’s support for Chinese companies who ignore US financial regulations and the firm’s hostility toward domestic energy producers. The letter comes ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell’s appearance before the Senate Banking Committee. […]
Senator John Hoeven sent The Crude Life the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed reforming its cost-benefit analysis for new regulations issued under the Clean Air Act to provide more transparency and certainty. The agency is seeking to develop future analyses in a consistent manner that includes […]
The Oil and Gas Division of the Department of Mineral Resources has scheduled a special hearing to address the oil price that constitutes waste pursuant to North Dakota Century Code § 38-08-02(19); the consequences of determining that waste is occurring, and what relief may be appropriate and necessary to prevent […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the Senate passing $475 billion in emergency funding for the Paycheck Protection Program, COVID-19 testing, and health care providers today: “I am grateful the Trump Administration and Senate Republicans were able to once again overcome the stonewalling of Democrats who […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) pushed President Donald J. Trump to take further immediate action to end the oil dispute between Saudi Arabia and Russia at the White House energy meeting Friday. “President Trump helped usher in American energy dominance, but that is under attack by both an adversary and an […]
The Crude Life Podcast Episode 44 March 30, 2020 Guests/Topics: US Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven give an overview of the CARES Act. Dr. Robert Neilsen, a semi-retired counselor, talks about why he chooses to only have a handful of clients, while focusing more on the non-work related parts […]
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