The Crude Life 2020 March Madness Tournament Elite Eight Tracker

April 2, 2020 jasonspiess 0

It’s Elite Eight action in The Crude Life 2020 March Madness Tournament. Marcellus Region(1) Swan Energy vs. (2) Knighten Industries Permian Region (2) Target Hospitality vs. (9) The Earth’s Champion Johnny Green Bakken Region (3) Aries Buildings vs. (9) Elite Energy Services Powder River Region(2) Brigade Energy Services vs. (13) […]

The Crude Life Interview: Matthew Hill, Knight Energy

March 29, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Matthew Hill, Knight Energy, talks about working from home and how their business is transitioning during the 1-2 Shock Punch from the supply and demand side. Hill says Knight Energy has business in the books and things are still looking positive, however, change is in the air and Knight Energy […]

The Crude Life Interview: Stephen Heins, The Energy Pragmatist

March 29, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Stephen Heins, The Energy Pragmatist, protests the rules and challenges the criteria for The Crude Life 2020 March Madness Tournament. Heins was bounced in the first round by Knighten Industries. After a discussion about March Madness, the conversation transitions into the COVID-19 shutdowns and the impact with energy and small […]

The Crude Life 2020 March Madness Tournament: Sweet Sixteen Tracker

March 28, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Marcellus Region (1) Swan Energy vs. (4) Royal Creek Consulting (2) Knighten Industries vs. (3) Probus Energy Services Permian Region(9) The Earth’s Champion Johnny Green vs. (5) Trunkline (2) Target Hospitality vs. (3) Absolute Energy Field Products & Services Bakken Region(9) Elite Energy Services vs. (5) Badlands Contracting (7) McKenzie […]

The Crude Life Podcast Episode 41: March Madness Upsets, Canadian COVID-19, Word Play with the HydroCarbon Industry and Are Pipelines Critical Infrastructure

March 25, 2020 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Podcast Episode 41 March 24, 2020 Guests/Topics:    Terry Etam, End of the Fossil Fuel Insanity, gives an update from Canada on how the oil and gas industry is dealing with the COVID-19 Shutdown.  From the local governments to small businesses to Eastern and Western Canadian perspectives. Activists […]

The Crude Life Podcast Episode 39 : Ordering Take Out, Energizing Small Business, March Madness and it’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Economy

March 20, 2020 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Podcast Episode 39 March 19, 2020 Guests/Topics:     Zachary Ellis, Commercial Credit Group discusses Navigating the Outbreak. In tough times we are often faced with business decisions that can alter our businesses, whether positive or negative. Rent, equipment, payroll, and other expenses are still expected on a monthly […]

How Industry Builds Communities and Hope Within

January 15, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Sally Hallingstad, Oilfield Helping Hands talks about Oilfield Helping Hands and why she is attracted to the way industry is a leader in community building. The Ag/Energy relationship and perception is also discussed. Hallingstad grew up in an agricultural and oil-less part of the country. She explains how her energy […]

The Crude Life Interview: Austin Jennings, Energy Exposition

June 2, 2019 jasonspiess 0

Austin F. Jennings III, Energy Exposition, talks about the upcoming Energy Expo, June 25-27, Gillette, WY. Jennings gives an overview of the speakers, sponsors and exhibitors. Drone footage will be recorded this year for future promotions and social media. Jennings also said that Prop 112 in Colorado will be discussed […]

The Crude Life Interview: Tye Juarez, ThePetroDex.com

April 26, 2019 jasonspiess 0

Tye Juarez, ThePetroDex.com, tells the story of his history working rigs and wells in the oil and gas industry until the downturn came. During the downturn Juarez reinvented his skills and returned to the oil and gas industry as a service company. Juarez also comments on the retiring of the […]

MultiMedia Cafe Episode 37: The Rise of Environmentalism

March 30, 2019 jasonspiess 0

MultiMedia Cafe Special Guest and Topics Menu Tuesday March 5, 2019 Terry Etam, energy writer, BOE Report and author of The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity, talks about the religion of environmentalism and some of the tactics used by extremists. He explains the theme of his book and how the […]

From covering the protest to taking cover

November 14, 2016 jasonspiess 0

  When journalist Erin Schrode arrived to the Bakken she assumed she would be covering the protest for a number of media outlets. After a few days, Schrode went from telling stories to becoming a major one, one that went viral across social media, viewed by millions and picked up […]