Rising gas prices, out-of-control inflation and out-of-touch politicians are just a few of the reasons our economy is in the state it’s in. One of the main reasons is President Joe Biden’s continued rhetoric of shutting down the industry. Last week, at a press conference, President Biden said that high […]
During Spring Break, my son and I spent some time catching up on each other’s personal pop cultures and streaming selections of du jour. “The Good Place is pretty much my favorite show right now,” my 16-year-old son said. I was familiar with the name of the show and couple […]
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined the Climate Leadership Council for a conversation about bipartisan opportunities surrounding the integration of climate and trade policy. Excerpts and full video are below. On an America First Approach to Trade and Climate: “It seems […]
Justin Kringstad, North Dakota Pipeline Authority, gives a State of the Pipeline in the Bakken. He gives an overview of crude oil and natural gas. “We are coming out of a really tough winter,” Kringstad said. “Honestly it was extremely challenging as winter started in December.” He said this created […]
Governor Mark Gordon’s leadership and support in the areas of oil and gas was recognized this week when he was voted the next chair of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC). The Governor was officially nominated during a business session of the IOGCC on May 17. He will […]
The first segment includes Lignite Energy Council President Jason Bohrer and Johnathan Fortner and Mike Holmes. The three discuss innovation and technologies surrounding clear air and clean energy solutions. Jason Bohrer’s background as an attorney, a communications director for the Idaho Republican Party and as chief of staff to U.S. Rep. […]
I saw a movie trailer in my mind this past Friday the 13th as I ended up pondering if the movie “Jason Meets The Muppets” would get the green light. It’s really not as crazy as you think considering we are living in a “Sequel Economy” with an ESG driven […]
Jason Spiess interviews Doug Wiles, City of Bismarck, City Forester, about their Arbor Day celebration that included city events and youth engagement. Wiles ran down their activities and talked about their continues work after Arbor Day with homeschool children. “Arbor Day in North Dakota falls on the first Friday in […]
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 […]
Here are this week’s special guests on The Crude Life Week In Review Episode 455: The Crude Life’s Chief Intention Officer Jason Spiess interviews Doug Wiles, City Forester, about the oil and gas industry’s contribution to their city tree programs. He explains how community minded sponsors have partnered together with […]
Burleigh County Commission Kathleen Jones talks about the use of eminent domain from governments and how they are used. The issue is in response to a group of landowners who showed up to the county commission meeting. It was a surprise to the commission. “A gentleman from Richland County showed […]
Federal workplace safety investigators determined that an oil company’s failure to take adequate safety precautions contributed to a drilling site explosion near Grassy Butte on Nov. 4, 2021, that permanently disabled one worker and left two others with serious injuries. A U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration […]
Golf goes with about anything in the professional world. Corporate America, industry, trade shows, white collar and even blue collar folk seem to do business on the golf course. Chief Intention Officer of The Crude Life Jason Spiess sat down with PGA Member Professional Matt Nadeau at Hawk Tree Golf […]
After a decade of momentum, the economic-rooted acronym of ESG has officially entered into the regulatory process. On April 28, the SEC’s Climate and ESG Task Force issued its first enforcement action. ESG is now as a part of our lives as the SEC, IRS and FBI. Wow, it only […]
Jason Spiess interviews Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon talk about how the state of Wyoming can help global energy crisis and ease some of the issues from the Russia/Ukraine conflict. “The point shouldn’t be lost on anyone right now that here in this country we do a better job, safer job […]
According to The Public News Service: A coalition of more than 60 environmental and community groups are calling on Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and other elected officials to act faster to avert the worst impacts of a warming planet. Patricia Nelson, finance director for Safe and Healthy Colorado, lives in […]
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) today reported net income attributable to MPC of $845 million, or $1.49 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2022, compared with a net loss of $242 million, or $(0.37) per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2021. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, […]
In 2018, I began using a football metaphor to describe ESG to industry professionals, financial groups and random people who would ask any follow up questions regarding the trendy acronym ESG. First off, ESG stands for “Environmental, Social and Governance” and it is a new scoring system to indicate a […]
Minnesota-based Great River Energy (GRE) sold the 1,151-megawatt power plant – North Dakota’s largest – to Rainbow Energy Center LLC, and sold the transmission system that runs from central North Dakota to Minnesota to Nexus Line LLC. Rainbow Energy Center and Nexus Line are both affiliates of Bismarck-based Rainbow Energy […]
The Crude Life Content Network has announced that MyPillow will be Living The Crude Life for awhile longer. The agreement is effective immediately and will include product promotion, content distribution and joint-content opportunities. “We are very excited to renew our contract with MyPillow,” Jason Spiess, founder and Chairman of The Crude […]
Each week, Steve Heins has been sending The Crude Life another Poem in honor of National Poetry Month. Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month reminds the public that poets have an integral role to play in our culture and that poetry matters. Over […]
Here are this week’s special guests on The Crude Life Week In Review Episode 453: US Senator Kevin Cramer talks about his briefing with the Ukraine Parliament. “[I met] with five members of the Rada, the parliament from Ukraine – all five of them moms, unfortunately for them, all the husbands […]
Josh Swanson, attorney, Vogel Law Firm joins Jason Spiess to talk about how eminent domain is used, has been used and may be used in energy development. Swanson, who is considered one of the top eminent domain attorneys in the state, recently won a ND Supreme Court Case Wilkinson vs. […]
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 […]
James Willis, Marcellus Drilling News, gives an update from the Marcellus Utica region. Willis starts off with an update from Coterra Energy, which is a company based on a merger between Cabot Oil and Gas and Cimarex Energy for $17 billion merger. The Houston oil and gas company on Friday […]
Here are this week’s special guests on The Crude Life Week In Review Episode 452: Alma Cook, Cook Compliance Solutions talks about how Alma, a female environmentally minded professional gravitated to industry. She explains how her brother in Thailand was the catalyst for her journey in oil and gas. Texas […]
Executive Coach Joe Sinnott of Witting Partners shares his insight on how organizations respond to turnover and culture changes. Host Jason Spiess and Sinnott use the recent transpirings at St. Peter’s University, who experienced a historic NCAA March Madness run only to have their coach leave and several players enter […]
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EarthDay.org including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. The official theme for 2022 is Invest In […]
Martin Water Midstream, LLC and its affiliates (“MWM” or the “Company”), a private water midstream operator with offices in Midland, Houston and Dallas, Texas, has acquired all of the membership interests of Corsican Midstream Permian Basin, LLC, (“Corsican”) adding approximately 16,000 acres in SUAs to MWM’s existing portfolio of SUAs. […]
Empire Petroleum (NYSE American: EP) (“Empire” or the “Company”), an oil and gas company with current producing assets in Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Montana and New Mexico, let The Crude Life know that it has closed the acquisition of operated and non-operated oil and natural gas assets from a publicly-owned […]
The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of a fire and subsequent release occurring Wednesday, April 13 at the Jellesed SWD 1 Central Tank Battery location, about 3 miles east of Keene, North Dakota. McKenzie Energy Partners, LLC reported that 2,400 barrels of produced water and 50 barrels […]
This past week I had a long conversation with a group of random gentlemen at the local diner. All five of us were belly up to the counter drinking coffee, eating omelets and talking turkey. Well, not so much turkey as Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and how it is impacting […]
Jason Spiess is joined by Midland Mayor Patrick Payton and Odessa Mayor Javier Joven to talk about DistributionNOW’s grand opening in the Permian Basin. They also have remodeled by adding a lot of square footage in the Bakken too. The City of Odessa, Texas, Mayor Javier Joven is feeling good […]
Alma Cook joined Jason Spiess on the Zoom Line to talk about her new music video “5000 Candles” and the final stretch of completing her music album. Spiess contends that while many in the oil and gas industry are still searching for ways to connect with tomorrow’s leaders today, Alma […]
In response to the Department of the Interior’s announcement just before the holiday weekend that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will soon hold onshore oil and natural gas lease sales for 173 parcels on roughly 144,000 acres, Western Energy Alliance today issued the statement below attributable to President Kathleen Sgamma. “While […]
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