Danny Skiff, Specialized Desanders USA

Skiff gives an overview of a recent study involving their desanders and how it greatly reduces “fugitive emissions”.

Skiff said they can determine how much sand is needed in regards to managing emissions along with methane and carbon reductions.

The shapes of sand are discussed in regards to the frac and the environment. Distribution costs, geography and emissions are also part of the discussion.

The Davis Refinery in the Bakken, spearheaded by Meridian Energy Group is folded into the discussion with their work on fugitive emission reductions.

Federal lands, agriculture and Harrison Ford are also topics of conversation.

For sponsorship information on The Crude Life Morning Show Play Hard Work Hard, email [email protected] or click here.

Sponsors, Music and Other Show Notes 

Studio Sponsor: The Industrial Forest

The Industrial Forest is a network of environmentally minded and

socially conscious businesses that are using industrial innovations to

build a network of sustainable forests across the United States.

Weekly Sponsor:  American Directional Driller

Especially designed for the American Directional Driller® to measure

bottom hole assembly equipment up to 40 feet. As of release, this

product is unmatched in the marketplace. This heavy-duty 40-foot tape

measure has three measurement scales on an extra wide blade.

Both engineering scale (decimal feet) and imperial scale (inches /

feet) are shown on the top side of the blade. The reverse side of the

blade is metric for expat or international mobile assignments. There are

12.2 meters shown as 1,220 centimeters with highlighted markings every

decimeter and meter. The smallest measurement unit shown is 100ths of

feet, 16ths of inches, and 1 millimeter. This tape measure is Class II. 

Click here to Purchase on Amazon

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Weekly Sponsor:  Maxwell’s Restaurant & Bar  

Maxwell’s has been repeatedly recognized locally and nationally for

its fine dining, warm hospitality, outstanding service and custom

beverage selections.

Maxwell’s has been the recipient of the Wine Spectator Award of

Excellence since 2012. The Award of Excellence is earned by

establishments that offer a well-chosen selection of quality producers,

Mike Rentfrow, president, Blue Boat Subsea

Rentfrow shares his story of how he is transitioning into wind energy after working in the oil and gas industry for 29 years. He spent the majority of his time underwater installing pipelines and parts of off shore wells.

Rentfrow explains how his path became directed by the emerging social engineered renewable market, government intervention into the marketplace and foreign influences with global energy policies.

Prior to 2020, Rentfrow worked primarily in oil and gas. Over the past two years he has seen his business contracts and bids shift to 80% wind and only 20% oil and gas. Rentfrow adds that most of his oil and gas work is decommissioning off shore wells and pipelines.

Rentfrow emphasizes his respect and passion for oil and gas, however the reality of the marketplace has directed his livelihood towards the transition into renewable energy, specifically wind.

For sponsorship information on The Crude Life Morning Show Play Hard Work Hard, email [email protected] or click here.

Sponsors, Music and Other Show Notes 

Studio Sponsor: The Industrial Forest

The Industrial Forest is a network of environmentally minded and

socially conscious businesses that are using industrial innovations to

build a network of sustainable forests across the United States.

Weekly Sponsor:  American Directional Driller

Especially designed for the American Directional Driller® to measure

bottom hole assembly equipment up to 40 feet. As of release, this

product is unmatched in the marketplace. This heavy-duty 40-foot tape

measure has three measurement scales on an extra wide blade.

Both engineering scale (decimal feet) and imperial scale (inches /

feet) are shown on the top side of the blade. The reverse side of the

blade is metric for expat or international mobile assignments. There are

12.2 meters shown as 1,220 centimeters with highlighted markings every

decimeter and meter. The smallest measurement unit shown is 100ths of

feet, 16ths of inches, and 1 millimeter. This tape measure is Class II. 

Click here to Purchase on Amazon

Click here for website

Weekly Sponsor:  Maxwell’s Restaurant & Bar  

Maxwell’s has been repeatedly recognized locally and nationally for

its fine dining,

The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 64

Hour One Play Hard: Jason Spiess and Sterling talk about Tom Brady Stadium sponsored by Raymond James, Cheap Trick on Colbert, Jane the Virgin, Zoom Meeting Culture from Half Dressed to Fraggle sit ins and TV is now officially just for people over 60.

Hour Two Work Hard : Shawn Forbes, Play Hard Work Hard guest co-host and owner of OG Directory, interviews Barry Woodlock, Corporate Sales, with Butch’s Companies

The Crude Life Daily Update For the Radio On The Podcast:  Mike Rentfrow, president, Blue Boat Sub Sea

Rig Count Overview

source: tradingeconomics.com

HOUR ONE PLAY HARD:  Jason Spiess and Sterling play catch up again with a Sunday recording of their Thursday show.

Sterling chooses “Fraggle sits in for Jason during a Zoom call” as the topic of conversation today. From that selection, the two talk about school Zoom calls, Ron Paul’s half dressed gaffe, what’s in your room’s background and quarentini parties.

Jason, who got rid of his television in 2006, asks Sterling is anyone under 60 is watching television anymore. Meaning they are all getting their video content and news online and not from the traditional television programs and delivery formula.

He cites Cheap Trick on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and the demographic of advertisements like reverse mortgage ads and bowel-related heart pressure pharmaceutical ads.

The conversation transitions into another episode of “existential energy” from the half dressed Zoom meetings banter into the dark reality of business ties and wedding rings.

Jason explains how he’s always had a difficult time with looking into the mirror in the morning while tying a noose around his neck in order to go to work. The discussion continues with the ring finger artery connected to your heart and how the wedding ring becomes a slow choke on your heart’s blood flow. Ah the symbolism of life.

In HOUR TWO we WORK HARD with our Newsmaker Interview: Shawn Forbes, owner, OG Directory (and guest co-host on The Crude Life Morning Show) interviews Barry Woodlock,

Butch’s company logo has a Rat embedded in it since they started out as a Rat Hole/Conductor company and have evolved into supplying a variety of high quality, customer focused oilfield services. Barry talks about their growth and various branches and services of the company.

Forbes attended a NCAA March Madness Championship Happy Hour – Gonzaga vs Baylor – on 4/5/21 hosted by Butch’s Companies, Cougar Drilling Solutions and Total Directional at Rino Beer Garden in Denver.

OGdirectory.com is a Free to Search online Oil & Gas Supplier Directory focused on connecting Buyers and Suppliers through Business Profiles, Industry Events and For Sale Ads.

The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 63

Hour One Play Hard: Jason Spiess and Sterling talk about how the media reports on the future to save us from our present, Amazon’s Little City Distribution Centers, hitting 40, Cool-To-Creepy, The Simpson’s Predictions and Philosophy, Second Chance Entrepreneurs and a Big Ol’ Block Party.

Hour Two Work Hard : Shawn Forbes, Play Hard Work Hard guest co-host and owner of OG Directory, interviews Stephanie Davis, Digital Wildcatters

The Crude Life Daily Update For the Radio On The Podcast:  Mike Renfrow, president, Blue Boat Sub Sea

Rig Count Overview

source: tradingeconomics.com

HOUR ONE PLAY HARD:  Jason Spiess and Sterling play catch up as they record Wednesday’s program on Sunday. They discuss inventing a “Time Masheene” in order to accomplish such a feat, but believe they can since the media reports about the future to save us from our present.

The Play Hard segment is a Cutting Room Floor Edition where Jason lists three topics of discussion from the cutting room floor and Sterling chooses what topic de jour is.

Sterling chooses “Living 40: Cool to Creepy” as the topic to banter about. Jason shares a teachable moment from St. George, Utah, where he learned first hand what “Cool to Creepy” means.

Sterling segways (or segues) into a side discussion on the Amazon Distribution Centers. The thread of conversation touches on the job impact, business ideas, local issues, political grafting and why a single mother working three jobs needs to continue to be forced to give money to Jeff Bezos. Does Bezos still need government assistance?

Shawn Forbes, owner, OG Directory (and guest co-host on The Crude Life Morning Show) interviews Stephanie Davis, Sales & Marketing Pro, with Digital Wildcatters

to talk about their upcoming Digital Wildcatters Block Party Event on

4/24/21 in Richmond, TX. This is must attend event. ALL YOU CAN EAT

CRAWFISH and drink (Beer, Margaritas, ), Corn Hole Tournament with a

Championship Belt up for grabs, Giant Jenga, Oversized Beer Pong, Live

Music, various energy professionals ranging from tech, finance,

organizations, drilling companies, supply chain, etc. etc.

And don’t forgot about that Ranch Water. If you don’t know what

‘Ranch Water’ is, you are missing out – listen to find out and how to

register ASAP before the attendee limit is reached.

OGdirectory.com is a Free to Search online Oil & Gas Supplier Directory focused on connecting Buyers and Suppliers through Business Profiles, Industry Events and For Sale Ads.

The Crude Life Daily Update For the Radio On The Podcast: Mike Rentfrow, president, Blue Boat Sub Sea

The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 62

Hour One Play Hard: Jason Spiess and Sterling discuss how “sports shouting” has taken over the media and become a leadership style. People who own birds and a SPUD-Tacular announcement coming from the Bakken BBQ.

Hour Two Work Hard : Nicholas Melosi, COO, American Patriot Oil and Gas

The Crude Life Daily Update For the Radio On The Podcast:  Jerry Simmons, CEO & President of Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA)

Rig Count Overview

source: tradingeconomics.com

HOUR ONE PLAY HARD:  Jason Spiess and Sterling run down the summer’s Live and Local Recording Sessions which includes a first stop to the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck, ND.

The WBPC is being advertised as more than 20 Bakken CEOs and Executives attending as well as a number of industry speakers including Continental Resources’ Chairman Harold Hamm.

The Play Hard segment dives into “Sports Shouting” as a new leadership style and news media strategy. Jason points out the formula used which is, speculation with shouting before the live event and spin why their wrong prediction is right.

The different levels of bird ownership is also discussed in detail. Level one involves Love Birds and Cockatoos and escalates past the Macaw into owl ownership. Jason shares a story of his friend who married a women who was “owl worthy”.

Jason and Sterling also talk March Madness! They congratulate Elite Energy Services for their victory over Imperative Chemical Partners in the National Championship.

The Crude Life 2021 March Madness National Championship

No. 1 Elite Energy Services defeated No. 1 Imperative Chemical Partners 86-70

Final Four Results

No. 1 Imperative Chemical Partners over No. 11 Oilman Magazine 93-90 in Overtime

No. 1 Elite Energy Services over No. 2 E&E Enterprises 78-59

Final Four Teams receive an officially approved The Crude Life Pelican stainless steel travel tumbler.

The National Champion will receive a custom logo’d Ariat FR Jacket courtesy of Becker Safety and Supply.

In HOUR TWO we WORK HARD with our Newsmaker Interview:   Nicholas Melosi, COO, American Patriot Oil and Gas

Nicholas Melosi, COO, American Patriot Oil and Gas talks about how their company has grown and why they are putting it up for sale.

Melosi also talks about the importance of oil and gas and how it is a commodity with a tangible result. Spiess expounds off that into how the marketplace has been slowly adding “thought workers” and “intangible workers” for decades and it has shifted the manufacturing and placement of tangible commodities.

The Crude Life Daily Update For the Radio On The Podcast: Jerry Simmons, CEO & President, Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA)

Jerry Simmons, CEO & President, Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA) talks about how they have a DEPA board member who also is a board member on API.

Curtis Shuck, Chairman of The Board at Well Done Foundation

Curtis Shuck reacts to the President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion plan

to transform America’s infrastructure which includes $16 billion to plug

old oil and gas wells and clean up abandoned mines.

Shuck gives an overview of a recent capping and plugging of an an

abandoned well in Montana. He also gives the 5000-foot timeline of how

an abandoned well is found, monitored, funded and finished.

ESG, non profit funding and the new normal in oil and gas are also discussed in detail.

Shuck adds how they are currently giving Carbon Credits and working with ESG Organizations in order to appeal more to oil and gas companies.

Sponsors, Music and Other Show Notes 

Studio Sponsor: The Industrial Forest

The Industrial Forest is a network of environmentally minded and

socially conscious businesses that are using industrial innovations to

build a network of sustainable forests across the United States.

Weekly Sponsor:  Kate’s Man Cave

Click here for website

Weekly Sponsor:  Orange Property Management  

The origins of Orange Property Management Inc. dates to the year 2000

when Fargo native Mike Marcil, an entrepreneur who was living in

California was starting to acquire residential rental properties in the

Bay Area as a side venture.

Today the management company has grown to 36 full-time employees

across 13 communities in North Dakota and Minnesota. They managed a

portfolio of over 1,300 residential and commercial units ranging from

single family homes to multi-family apartment developments.

Click here for website

Looking to Invest in Oil and Gas? Contact Swan Energy Today!

Phone Line Sponsor: Swan Energy, Inc. 866.539.0860

Studio Email and Inbox Sponsor: To Be Announced

Album cover Vintage Boom by The Moody River Band

Featured Music:  Moody River Band

For sponsorship information on The Crude Life Morning Show Play Hard Work Hard, email [email protected] or 

The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 61

Hour One Play Hard: Jason Spiess and Sterling wonder if there was a carbon pricing memo sent to industry, ESG talk, March Madness, Women’s Voice increasing more everyday in energy and weeding out the assholes in oil and gas.

Hour Two Work Hard : North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum

The Crude Life Daily Update For the Radio On The Podcast:  Jerry Simmons, CEO & President of Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA)

Rig Count Overview

source: tradingeconomics.com

HOUR ONE PLAY HARD:  Jason Spiess and Sterling

More description coming after walking FracleBerry Hound

The Crude Life 2021 March Madness National Championship

No. 1 Imperative Chemical Partners vs. No. 1 Elite Energy Services

Final Four Results

No. 1 Imperative Chemical Partners over No. 11 Oilman Magazine 93-90 in Overtime

No. 1 Elite Energy Services over No. 2 E&E Enterprises 78-59

In HOUR TWO we WORK HARD with our Newsmaker Interview: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum visited Billings

County to survey areas damaged by a wildfire that broke out Thursday,

thanking the firefighters and emergency services personnel from more

than 20 agencies who fought the blaze and successfully kept it from

reaching the city of Medora, which had been evacuated as a precaution. 

“We are deeply grateful to the Billings County and Medora fire

departments, the North Dakota National Guard, the U.S. Forest Service,

North Dakota Forest Service, North Dakota Department of Emergency

Services, National Park Service, and all the other local, state and

federal team members and volunteers who collaborated to keep the

wildfire contained and residents safe,” Burgum said.

“Because of their quick action, teamwork and communication, the

wildfires were contained, saving lives and property, including historic

Medora,” the governor added. “As drought conditions persist, we will

continue to keep resources at the ready and encourage North Dakotans to

observe burn bans and follow safety protocols to prevent wildfires.”

Burgum declared a statewide wildfire emergency on

Thursday, enabling the North Dakota National Guard to deploy two UH-60

Black Hawk helicopters with water buckets to help fight the fire.

Earlier Thursday, Burgum had placed the Guard on standby to provide help

if additional resources were needed to respond to a growing number of

wildfires in North Dakota as extreme drought conditions continue to

spread across the state.

During a press conference held today in Medora against the backdrop

of scorched hills next to the Burning Hills Amphitheatre, the governor

noted that the area burned by wildfires so far this year in North Dakota

– over 30,000 acres – is more than triple the 9,200 acres that burned

The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 60

Hour One Play Hard: Jason Spiess and Sterling talk about how someone born Jew celebrates Easter in Saudi Arabia while going to a Quaker boarding school. Tiffany Wilson gives an update on the Permian Basin.

Hour Two Work Hard : Curtis Shuck, Chairman of the Board, Well Done Foundation

The Crude Life Daily Update For the Radio On The Podcast:  Jerry Simmons, CEO & President of Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA)

Rig Count Overview

source: tradingeconomics.com

HOUR ONE PLAY HARD:  Jason Spiess and Sterling catch up on a few news items and sponsorship notes that fell through the cracks of the work week.

Also, Sterling explains to Jason how someone born Jew celebrates Easter in Saudi Arabia while going to a Quaker boarding school.

The two also talk about how the oil and gas industry has contributed to the Easter season with reusable eggs, family transportation and energy innovation.

Tiffany Wilson joins the Play Hard portion with an update from the Permian Basin. Several months ago, Tiffany predicted that Big Spring would be the next “hot spot” in the Permian. She revisits that prediction and gives examples of new activity in that area.

Issues with wind energy and their lack of science is also discussed in the Play Hard segment.

Jason vents about how after Walmart trained him in to be a cashier with self checkout lines that every other business is now too. He shares several stories about how servers are now training customers how to download apps and QR Codes to get the specials and menu.

News, Rumors and Newspeak

America’s Offshore Wind–Powered Future Begins in a Texas Shipyard

Texas Slowly Adding Upstream Jobs After ‘Difficult Season’

NCAA kicks Oregon State Beavers out of hotel in the middle of the night after Elite 8 loss

The Crude Life 2021 March Madness Final Four

Permian Region No. 1 Imperative Chemical Partners over No. 6 TRC Construction, Inc. 85-66

Eagleford Region No. 11 Oilman Magazine over No. 1 Oilfield Specialty Partners 51-49

Rocky Mountain Region No. 1 Elite Energy Services over No. 3 Apex Energy Services, LLC 81-72

Marcellus Region No. 2 E&E Enterprises over No. 12 SmartChain Solutions 67-61

The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 59

Hour One Play Hard: Jason Spiess and Sterling Colorado’s new set backs, April Fools origins, Pranks Gone Wrong, ESG and Keep America Beautiful and Women in Industry now directing the conversation.

Hour Two Work Hard : Ashley McNamee, Director, ESG Services at Alvarez & Marsal,

The Crude Life Daily Update For the Radio On The Podcast:  Jerry Simmons, CEO & President of Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA)

Rig Count Overview

source: tradingeconomics.com

HOUR ONE PLAY HARD:  Jason Spiess and Sterling talk about Colorado’s new set backs, April Fools origins, Pranks Gone Wrong, ESG and Keep America Beautiful and Women in Industry now directing the conversation.

More update and description coming….

The Crude Life 2021 March Madness Final Four

Permian Region No. 1 Imperative Chemical Partners over No. 6 TRC Construction, Inc. 85-66

Eagleford Region No. 11 Oilman Magazine over No. 1 Oilfield Specialty Partners 51-49

Rocky Mountain Region No. 1 Elite Energy Services over No. 3 Apex Energy Services, LLC 81-72

Marcellus Region No. 2 E&E Enterprises over No. 12 SmartChain Solutions 67-61

Ashley McNamee, Director, ESG Services at Alvarez & Marsal,

gives an overview of what ESG is and why oil and gas companies are

starting to integrate into their business plans, share holder reports

and general practices.

McNamee, who is a former television news anchor and oil and gas

executive, brings a unique perspective to the ESG industry. Her media

background creates a 5000-foot perspective very few in oil and gas

possess due to pedigree.

In addition her work for Whiting Petroleum opened her eyes to the realities of environmental innovations oil and industrial integrity.

These experiences have paved a new path of McNamee in ESG audits, framework creation and environmental investment navigation.

McNamee also talk about Women’s History Month and how the oil and gas industry has made incredible changes over the past decade.

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Sponsors, Music and Other Show Notes 

Studio Sponsor: The Industrial Forest

The Industrial Forest is a network of environmentally m...

Ashley McNamee, Director, ESG Services at Alvarez & Marsal, gives an overview of what ESG is and why oil and gas companies are starting to integrate into their business plans, share holder reports and general practices.

McNamee, who is a former television news anchor and oil and gas executive, brings a unique perspective to the ESG industry. Her media background creates a 5000-foot perspective very few in oil and gas possess due to pedigree.

In addition her work for Whiting Petroleum opened her eyes to the realities of environmental innovations oil and industrial integrity.

These experiences have paved a new path of McNamee in ESG audits, framework creation and environmental investment navigation.

McNamee also talk about Women’s History Month and how the oil and gas industry has made incredible changes over the past decade.

Ashley McNamee:   Ashley McNamee, Alvarez Marcel.

Jason Spiess:   Thank you for joining the program here today. We’re— All month long, we’re going to be doing, uh, ESG, environmentally friendly, environmental innovation, industrial integrity as well, when it comes to the world of oil and gas and energy and just the whole, I guess, energy gamut, if you will. Uh, Ashley McNamee is our guest today. How are you doing?

Ashley McNamee:   I’m doing well, how are you?

Jason Spiess:   Excellent and thank you for joining the program here today. Before we get into, you know, the-the eco world and the investments and when it comes to just this whole new, uh, approach to energy, uh, we’re sunsetting, if you will, because technically, we are still in March as we’re recording this, even though it’s going to air in April in a couple days. Uh, we’re-we’re finishing up Women’s History Month and you’re a female and you’ve worked in the oil and gas industry now for about ten years? Ten, twelve years?

Ashley McNamee:   Uh, no, it’s been about seven or eight.

Jason Spiess:   Oh, seven or eight, okay. But you came from media, so—

Ashley McNamee:   Yeah.

Jason Spiess:   Uh, yeah, the reason I wanted to bring it and bring that up is that, technically, you’ve kind of blazed the trail a little bit, because media you were technically a trailblazer when it came to females being a news anchor and just solidifying that role in television. And then also in the world of, uh, oil and gas, I think, personally, any woman working in oil and gas right now is writing history as we speak, because traditionally there’s only been just a handful. So, as we define the new world of energy right now, boy, it’s, there’s all kinds of females just carving their own path in the world of energy. So, uh, with your background in media and your background in energy talk to me a little bit about, just, females, their contributions, and how you view, uh, women when it comes to industry.

Ashley McNamee:   Sure, yeah. Oil and gas has always been so unique and one thing I do appreciate about it – although I do have a college degree – is it’s still one of the industries and fields where, I think, how hard you work determines how well you do. Um, so you are starting to see, um,