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. […]
Diversity in Energy Aaron Jordan, Black Water Environmental, shares an update from Wyoming’s energy scene. Jordan explains how they have had to diversify themselves during the COVID-19 Shutdown. “We’ve been on sites where we been sequestered where we’ve had to work weird hours and do different kinds of check in […]
Fight For Your Mineral Rights Mark Fox, chairman, The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (MHA Nation), explains how the Department of the Interior reversed a treaty going back to 1825 by issuing an opinion that overturned three prior decisions from the department giving the state of North Dakota the rights […]
New Oil and Gas Law In Colorado The state of Colorado adopted new rules Wednesday requiring more steel casing and cement in drilling wells to protect groundwater. The new law also requires that every well in the state be pressure tested every year. According to the Colorado Oil and Gas […]
Zach Ellis, Commercial Credit Group, shares an example of how people in the oil and gas industry are diversifying their services in order to stay keep revenues going. Commercial Credit Group Inc. is an independent, commercial equipment finance company that provides secured loans and leases to small and mid-sized businesses […]
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 […]
Thomas Ciarlone, Kane Russell Coleman Logan, discusses some of his COVID Shutdown and coronavirus concerns in regards to lease terminations, shut in wells and several other topics involving contractual themes. Ciarlone comments on how the idea of government controlled oil supply would impact mineral owners and lease holders. The Force […]
Curtis Shuck, Well Done Foundation, gives some history of the abandon and orphan wells in the United States. Shuck believes his 30 years of oil and gas experience has created an opportunity to create positive endeavors for industry and communities. Many of the wells are on farms or ranches or […]
Curtis Shuck, Well Done Foundation, gives some history of the abandon and orphan wells in the United States. Shuck believes his 30 years of oil and gas experience has created an opportunity to create positive endeavors for industry and communities. Many of the wells are on farms or ranches or […]
Terry Etam author of End of the Fossil Fuel Insanity, writer at the BOE Report, and blogger at Public Energy Number One gives an update from Canada on the current state of oil and gas. Etam comments on the recent momentum of governments stepping in and controlling oil and gas […]
It’s a BBQ Special on The Crude Life. Jesse Johnson explains how to BBQ a whole pig, how to cut it and how to prepare it. Daviney talks about her trip to Scotland to visit castles and how the Bakken BBQ fundraiser for Make A Wish made her Wish happen. […]
The Crude Life host Jason Spiess joins Genneca for a weekly energy report on The Country Twins morning show. Spiess talks about North Dakota as the latest state to discuss whether the state should get involved with controlling production. Industry’s ideological crossroads of whether to allow government intervention or not […]
Mesa County (CO) commissioner Rose Pugliese doesn’t believe one size fits all when it comes to government intervention and local control. Pugliese recently began the public conversation regarding Mesa County being part of the Western and Rural Local Governments Coalition (WRLG), a group of 23 county and municipal governments in […]
Marty Bent, Great American Mining Company, explains how new technologies like Bitcoin are being integrated into the oil and gas industry. The recent push against investing in oil and gas has created more demand for alternative investments and currencies in energy economics. New innovations like mining Bitcoin on site is […]
Matt Kruse, AE Parters, gives an update on the job market in the oil and gas industry. Kruse said there are not many places hiring right now, but conversations are still being had about the types of jobs that are being created and changed. Kruse comments on the recent stories […]
Tom Shepstone, NaturalGasNow.org, gives an update on the recent COVID-19 Shutdown and coronavirus impact on the oil and gas industry in the Marcellus Region. Shepstone also goes a bit deeper in his update on the conversations about people living with a taste of socialism. Shepstone responds to the question of […]
The Crude Life Podcast Episode 42 March 25, 2020 Guests/Topics: Jim Willis, Marcellus Drilling News, comments on the 1-2 punch of the supply shock and demand shock on the marketplace. From the coronavirus to Russia to Saudi Arabia to OPEC. The interview discusses whether pipelines are considered essential or not […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer comments on how the coronavirus is impacting the economy and energy activity. Cramer opines how Russia and Saudi Arabia are playing shenanigans with the marketplace, so much Continental Resources chairman Harold Hamm is asking for an anti-dumping investigation. Senator Cramer discusses the rise of environmentalism and […]
The Crude Life Podcast Episode 33 March 10, 2020 Guests/Topics: Dr. Loren C. Scott, president, Loren Scott & Associates, gives his insight on what caused the OPEC fueled price drop over the past week. Dr. Scott also gives his opinion on why the reaction is what is it. The Chinese […]
Dr. Loren C. Scott, president, Loren Scott & Associates, gives his insight on what caused the OPEC fueled price drop over the past week. Dr. Scott also gives his opinion on why the reaction is what is it. The Chinese market and coronavirus are discussed in detail in regards to […]
Joe Dancy, Energy Educator and Expert, joins The Crude Life Podcast for “Headlines” and comments about the recent layoffs and future of the oil and gas industry. Dancy is a Law Senior Lecturer of Law & Economics at Texas A&M University and regular speaker at energy conferences across the United […]
The North Dakota Petroleum Council (NDPC) sent a letter to the North Dakota Department of Trust Lands outlining their objections to the Land Board’s recent policy on retroactive gas deduct repayments. Link to Letter from Ron Ness, NDPC Link to Attachment A Link to Attachment B Also attached are documents […]
North Dakota Land Commissioner Jodi Smith answers several questions regarding a letter that was sent by the state agency who is looking to collect millions of dollars in unpaid natural gas royalties from companies operating in the oil patch following a North Dakota Supreme Court ruling last summer. Smith also […]
Mike McMahon comments on EcoVapor Recovery Systems celebrating ten years of business in emission management. McMahon discusses some of the issues in flaring, Colorado’s regulatory climate and what is actually captured to avoid the flare. Host Jason Spiess pontificates about shifting some of wind energy’s subsidies to natural gas in […]
The Crude Life Episode 20 February 17, 2020 Guests/Topics: North Dakota Land Commissioner Jodi Smith answers several questions regarding a letter that was sent by the state agency who is looking to collect millions of dollars in unpaid natural gas royalties from companies operating in the oil patch following a […]
Corona virus, new drilling techniques, price issues, pipelines and flaring all discussed this month with Lynn Helm’s Director’s Cut. “The drilling rig count was very stable in the mid 60’s for the first half of the year,” Helms said. “Based on oil price, capital availability, and gas capture operators implemented […]
Joseph “JB” Bendik, The Navitas Organization, joins the podcast for Headlines as well as the featured interview. Bendik gives his thoughts on some of the themes coming off NAPE 2020, like the disconnection with the youth, the Shale New Deal and the frac debate. Bendik discusses his views on the […]
Terry Etam, author of “The End of the Fossil Fuel Insanity“, writer at the BOE Report and blogger for his blog Public Energy Number One, discusses the rise of environmentalism in energy and economy. Etam, who lives and works in Canada, explains the difference between US energy production and Canadian […]
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 […]
Joe Dancy, Associate Director, Southern Methodist University Maguire Energy Institute, gives his thoughts on Energy’s Top Stories, Trends and Issues of 2019. Topics and stories discussed are the renewable push, reclamation advancements, coal, flaring, natural gas, remote drilling, drones and artificial intelligence. Dancy explains why he votes for the California […]
Jason Marmon, US Energy, gives his background on working in the oil and gas industry, including time with Baker Hughes. Marmon explains how that path lead him to his current non profit US Energy. Marmon describes several projects US Energy is working on or has produced in the past with […]
Kimberly Wurtz, Ball Morse Lowe, talks about her recent appointment to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission committee. Wurtz discusses some water issues in oil and gas like water rights and boundaries. The interview also touches on flaring and natural gas subsidies. Wurtz previews a couple upcoming speaker presentations […]
H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D., The Heartland Institute senior fellow on environmental policy, recaps his recent interview with Colorado state senator John Cooke on the Colorado’s governor’s war on oil and gas. Governor Jared Polis, SB 181, Prop 112, local control and democrats voting nationally are topics Burnett and Cooke covered. […]
Wesley Cate, Eco-Energy talks about pipelines as critical infrastructure. Cate explains how pipelines are aging and natural gas has become very important in powering our lives. In addition the ripple natural gas has throughout people’s lives, Cate argues that pipelines should be in the same conversation as roads and bridges. […]
Kevin Short, Short Powerline Services, gives the history and evolution of Short Powerline Services from construction to electricians to drones. Short talks about the impact of Big Data in the industry and how we are only scratching the surface of what will come. Short also comments on the challenges in […]
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