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Energy Law Round Up – 6.12.2017

Your non-solicitation agreement with your employees in the oil patch may have just been gutted by a new decision from a Texas court of appeals.  Join…

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Entrec Gearing Up for a Busy Summer

Interview: Chip Wilkes, Head Dispatcher, ENTREC Crane and Heavy Haul Hiring in the Bakken is the topic on hand and Wilkes talks about how many people…

Technology Emerging in the Bakken Oil Fields

Interviews: Lynn Helms, Director, Department of Mineral Resources, Bismarck, ND Helms discusses the emerging technology industry in the Upper Midwest, being lead by the Bakken oil…

Bakken BBQ Billed as “Under the Big Top”

Interview: Tiffany Steiner and Jackie Schmidt, co-Founders, Bakken BBQ, Dickinson, ND The two founders talk about the 5th Annual Bakken BBQ including this year’s theme, Make…

Energy Law Round Up – 5.29.2017

The Eighth Circuit makes it easier for plaintiffs to take fracing contamination claims to trial; the Texas Supreme Court rules on the validity of county-wide mineral…

Comparing the Permian and Bakken

Interview: Dr. Loren Scott, President, Loren Scott & Associates, Baton Rouge, LA Scott compares the Permian Basin to the Bakken oil field and explains why the…

Oilman Mag talks FERC, Permitting and Millennials in Energy

Interview: Sam Cook, Managing Editor, Oilman Magazine Cook previews their upcoming issue focusing on FERC and the permit process.  He also talks about how they are…

Offshore Drilling and Shale Play Technology

Interview: Dr. Loren Scott, President, Loren Scott & Associates, Baton Rouge, LA Scott talks about how technology has made offshore drilling more economical in the Gulf…

Energy Law Round Up – 5.22.2017

The Texas Supreme Court issues new guidance for noise-and-pollution claims in the oil patch, as well as a landmark opinion on subsurface mineral trespass; Colorado energy regulators…

Helms Says Job Openings are Plentiful in the Bakken

Interview: Lynn Helms, Director, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, Bismarck, ND Helms talks about the 1400 jobs available in the Bakken and how companies are…

Davis Refinery Looking at Construction Timelines, Hiring Soon

Interview: Julia Olguin, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Markets, Meridian Energy Group, Belfield, ND Olguin gives an update on some internal Davis Refinery business, including timelines…

OPEC Meeting May 25 Will Be Watched Closely

It is no secret that the Texas economy is closely tied to the oil and gas industry. And it is no secret that the economic health…

Energy Law Round Up – 5.8.2017

In this week’s episode, Tom gets you up to speed on fracing rules for federal and tribal lands and dials you into several new developments out of…

It’s Been 50 Years in the Making

Interview: William Prentice, CEO, Meridian Energy Group Prentice gives an overview of how many people are involved creating the first greenfield refinery in over 50 years…

Behind the Scenes in the Refinery Business

William Prentice, CEO, Meridian Energy Group Prentice talks about how much time is involved with working with the state on pre-construction items like air quality permits,…

Local Municipalities Selling Water to Oil Industry

Interview: North Dakota Representative Denton Zubke Zubke talks how the local municipalities started selling water to the oil companies and what impact it has had in…

Attorney Talks How Eminent Domain Impacts Pipelines and Land Owners

Interview: Derrick Braaten, Partner, Baumstark Braaten Law Partners Braaten discusses land owners, pipelines and eminent domain.

Berman Says the Bakken’s Production is Depleting, But Still a Good Play

Interview: Art Berman, Petroleum Geologist Berman is a petroleum geologist with 37 years of oil and gas industry experience and an expert on U.S. shale plays.…

Congressman Cramer talks DAPL, Keystone and Bakken Infrastructure

Interview: US Congressman Kevin Cramer Congressman Cramer gives an energy update from Washington DC and what Trump’s future plans are for energy development. He also talks…

Entrec Crane and Heavy Haul Hiring, Gearing up for the Bakken

Interview: Chip Wilkes, Head Dispatcher, Entrec Crane and Heavy Haul, Dickinson, ND Wilkes talks about how their business is picking up on the Bakken oil field…

A New Understanding with Shale Plays

Interview: Art Berman, Petroleum Geologist, Houston, TX Berman discusses how many of the oil companies are now understanding more of the shale plays and how it…

Energy Law Round Up – 4.17.2017

Tom discusses the intersection of the oil patch with class actions and the Fair Labor Standards Act; the federal government’s liability for the environmental cleanup of refinery…

Energy Law Round Up – 4.3.2017

Lots to discuss this week, from the nation’s first legislative fracking ban; to a lower bar for class certification in royalty underpayment actions; to multiple decisions out…

Produced Water an Indicator In the Bakken

Interview: Art Berman, Petroleum Geologist and Shale Play Expert Berman explains how produced water in the Bakken is an indicator of the Bakken's extraction rate and…

ND Lt. Gov. Talks Start Ups and Entrepreneurism

Interview: ND Lt Gov Brent Sanford Sanford goes over the timelines and process for integrating the UAS industry into the Bakken.  He also explains the roles…

Permitting the First Refinery in 40 Years

Interview: Dan Hedrington, SEH Hedrington talks about the Davis Refinery's public comment meeting.  He breaks down the demographics and their interests of who attended the meeting.

Energy Technology Driving New Markets in Oil and Gas

Interview: Edward Martinez, CEO, Zia Engineering and Environmental Consultants Explains the latest technology in oil and gas and how much it has improved in the past…

Heitkamp and Hoeven Comment on DAPL Easement

Interview:  US Senator John Hoeven Comments on the easement to start construction again on the Dakota Access Pipeline. Interview:  U.S. Heidi Heitkamp Comments on the easement…

Interview: Nick Candito, CEO, Progressly

Interview:  US Senator John Hoeven Comments on votes for Dept of Energy’s Rick Perry and Dept of Interior Ryan Zinke.  He also talks about the easement…

US Senator John Hoeven, US Senator Heidi Heitkamp and US Congressman Kevin Cramer

Interview: US Senator John Hoeven, US Senator Heidi Heitkamp and US Congressman Kevin Cramer The three respond to President Trump's executive orders on the Dakota Access…

Interview: U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp (Meeting with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson)

Interview: Dr. Loren Scott, President, Loren Scott and Associates Talks about how OPEC has lost its power in pricing oil. He also explain what will have to…

Interview: U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp

Interview: Lynn Helms, Director, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources Explains how the Bakken will continue to develop in western North Dakota and what oil prices…

Interview: William Prentice, CEO, Meridian Energy Group

Interview: William Prentice, CEO, Meridian Energy Group Talks about how the new Davis Refinery will be using wastewater and zero emission technology.

Interview: Patrick Hughes, CEO, Prairie Company and North Dakota LNG

Interview: Patrick Hughes, CEO, Prairie Company and North Dakota LNG Gives an update on the liquid natural gas business and how their Tioga LNG facility is…

Interview: Peter Kearl, Inventor and Managing Member, Qmast, Grand Junction, Colorado

Interview: Peter Kearl, Inventor and Managing Member, Qmast, Grand Junction, Colorado Explains how his microwave oil production can be used to replace fracking in some shale…

Interview: Jennifer Delony, Managing Editor, Oilman Magazine

Interview: Jennifer Delony, Managing Editor, Oilman Magazine Gives a preview of what will be in the upcoming issue of The Oilman Magazine and also how technology…

Interview: Lynn Helms, Director, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources

Interview: Lynn Helms, Director, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources Gives an update on the Bakken's 2016 production and how 2017 looks. He also discusses projected oil…

Interview: Nicolas Flom, Director, Northern Plains UAS Test Site

Interview: Nicolas Flom, Director, Northern Plains UAS Test Site Talks about UAS/drone testing in the Northern Plains and how it will impact the Bakken Oilfields.

Interview: Peter Kearl, Inventor, Qmast

Interview: Peter Kearl, Inventor, Qmast, Grand Junction, CO Talks about their microwave innovation in energy production and extraction. He explains how the technology works and the barriers…

Interview: Curtis Shuck, President, Red River Oilfield Services, Williston, ND

Interview: Curtis Shuck, President, Red River Oilfield Services, Williston, ND Shares his displeasure with the "main stream media" and their reporting of the Bakken Bust.  He…

Interview: Evan Whiteford, LiUNA, Ray, ND

Interview: Evan Whiteford, LiUNA, Ray, ND Talk about the Dakota Access Pipeline and the number of people who worked on the project. He also talks about…

Interview: U.S. Senator John Hoeven

Interview: U.S. Senator John Hoeven Talks about the number of meetings, tribal councils and pipeline re-routes that were involved with the siting of the Dakota Access…

Interview: North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple

Interview: North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple Comments on the DAPL protesters, the winter weather and his emergency evacuation order.

Interview: Curtis Shuck, President, Red River Oilfield Services

Interview: Curtis Shuck, President, Red River Oilfield Services, Williston, ND Gives an update on their company as well as what the overall Williston Basin oilfield activity…

Interview: US Senator John Hoeven

Interview: US Senator John Hoeven Talks about the DAPL and offers some facts, myths and thoughts on the issue.

Interview: Kathleen Sgamma

Interview: Kathleen Sgamma Talks about Western Energy Alliance Protests, Pipeline Technology, and BLM Auctions going online due to protesting.

Interview: Steven Kjergaard, Executive Director, Williston Basin International Airport

Interview: Steven Kjergaard, Executive Director, Williston Basin International Airport Talks about the activity in the Bakken's airport in Williston, ND.  He also discusses their project of…

Interview: U.S. Congressman Kevin Cramer

Interview: U.S. Congressman Kevin Cramer Gives an overview of how the energy industry will look under a Trump administration. Cramer talks oil, gas and coal.

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