Davis Refinery Upheld by North Dakota Supreme Court

July 1, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Meridian Energy Group, Inc. announced that the North Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the earlier decision of the North Dakota District Court refusing to overturn the issuance of the air quality Permit to Construct (“PTC”) for the Davis Refinery by the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”). This Decision […]

Light It Up: Is There A Political Industrial Complex?

June 28, 2020 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life host Jason Spiess joins Genneca for a weekly energy report on The Country Twins morning show. This week Spiess asks the rhetorical question if there is a Political Industrial Complex. In 1961, president Dwight Eisenhower’s farewell speech has come to be a touchstone for those with concerns […]

Dallas Fed Says 2Q Was an Oil and Gas Collapse

June 26, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Kunal Patel, Dallas Federal Reserve, recaps their recent study which explains that activity in the energy sector deteriorated further in second quarter 2020, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Energy Survey. The business activity index—the survey’s broadest measure of conditions facing Eleventh District […]

Watford City Grows 349% the Past Decade

June 26, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Daniel Stenberg, McKenzie County Economic Development and Job Development Authority comments on the unbelievable population growth in the heart of the Bakken oil field, Watford City, North Dakota. Watford City’s population has increased 349% since 2010 according to the recently released 2019 US Census Bureau estimates. Since 2010, Watford City’s […]

Reaction to the Dallas Fed Report and Financial Trust

June 26, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Zach Ellis, Commercial Credit Group, reacts to the recent report on oil and gas from the Dallas Federal Reserve, which was not optimistic for the current state of energy. Ellis talks about how the independent finance market it starting to heat up as the Payroll Protection Program funds deadlines and […]

Colorado Names COGCC Appointments, Wellbore Integrity Rulemaking

June 24, 2020 jasonspiess 0

The following is a press release from the state of Colorado: Gov. Polis today announced new appointments to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Last year, the Governor signed the landmark SB19-181, which transitions the commission from 9 appointees to a professional 5-member commission.  “This landmark law protects health […]

ND Becoming A Model For Abandoned Wells

June 21, 2020 jasonspiess 0

The North Dakota Industrial Commission approved a plan to spend $33.2 million in federal CARES Act funds towards a program that will reclaim abandoned and orphan oil well sites. “We believe we will employ probably close to 600 North Dakota CAT operators, dirt work people, roustabouts, restoration of these sites,” […]

Adding Employees, Addressing Energy Opportunity

June 20, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Jake Milne and Bailey Midkiff, W.I.C., discuss how new opportunities have added Adam Dickinson to the W.I.C. team. All three give an update from their respective professional areas in business and how the COVID Shutdown has impacted it. Examples of the the changing marketplace and new normal in the workplace […]

Ellis: Industry Diversity Key To Survival

June 19, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Zach Ellis, Commercial Credit Group, discusses diversification in industry. Ellis gives some reports from the road in the Permian basin. Ellis reacts to the recent shut ins and how some companies are responding to the ripple. The interview dives into the supply chain of the oil and gas industry and […]

Shut In Impacts, Misleading Hope and DAPL Legal Update

June 18, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Misleading Hope Aaron Jordan, Black Water Environmental, talks about the word “hope” and how it can be used in misleading ways in industry and business. “Hope should never be used in an industrial sense. Ever. You don’t hope you are going to be safe. You don’t hope you have the […]

Ray: It’s Been A Struggle, But New Opportunities Identified

June 17, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Craig Ray, Keystone Oil Fabrication, gives a history his company’s diversification in industry. From Sand Kings to Cranes to Silos, Ray discusses past pitfalls and successes in a volatile market. Ray explains the difference between “silo” and “box” in the frac sand market and what his professional opinion is. The […]

Kirkmeyer: Oil’s Issues Started Before COVID

June 17, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Barb Kirkmeyer, Weld County Commissioner, Colorado, describes the current energy scene in Colorado. She comments on new Governor Jared Polis and SB 181, as well as upcoming political notes of interests. Kirkmeyer is currently running for Colorado Senate District 23 with a platform promoting economic freedom, liberty and limited government. […]

Senators Cramer, McSally Seek Answers With Domestic Energy

June 16, 2020 jasonspiess 0

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, Artificial Intelligence and Turning the Taps Back On

June 16, 2020 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

Oil Truckers Diversifying Business

June 8, 2020 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

ND Delegation: Reform Clean Air Act

June 7, 2020 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

Shuck: More than 3 Million Abandoned Wells in US

May 28, 2020 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

Light It Up: Will Oil Become Controlled Like Ag?

May 25, 2020 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

Pugliese: One Size Does Not Fit All

May 24, 2020 jasonspiess 0

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 […]

Ellis: Texas is Open, Credit Score Stories

May 23, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Zach Ellis, Commercial Credit Group, gives an update from the state Texas as he travels across the southern shale plays. Ellis will be traveling to Oklahoma next week with another trip back into Texas. Ellis consults and finances businesses in the oil and gas industry who need alternative financing or […]

Energy Priorities Must Continue

May 21, 2020 jasonspiess 0

At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven secured support for North Dakota’s energy priorities with Mark Menezes, the nominee to serve as Deputy Secretary of Energy. The senator urged Menezes to work with him in helping maintain the nation’s oil […]