The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 22

Daily Rig Count

source: tradingeconomics.com

HOUR ONE PLAY HARD:  Jason Spiess and Sterling start the show off with a run down of The Crude Life’s upcoming travel schedule and trip to Bismarck, ND, to meet with Mayor Steve Bakken and members of the forestry department for The Industrial Forest. The Crude Life will also be in the DJ Basin and Wyoming the next week.

Jason talks about “abiotic oil” and how that theory has never been disproven, but is considered fringe science. Abiotic oil is the theory that petroleum and natural gas deposits are mostly formed by inorganic means in the mantle and core, rather than by the decomposition of organisms.

That fringe science hypothesis transitioned into a juxtaposition of how consensus science can suppress real science, like in today’s Climate Change science and yesterday’s Pangea science of plate tectonics.

Dr. Alfred Wegener, trained as an astronomer, used biology, botany, and geology describe Pangaea and continental drift as evidence for his theory. This was mocked and ridiculed by the establishment and consensus of scientists in the early 1900’s. Wegener died before his Pangea research was ever accepted as fact by consensus science.

The Play Hard portion of the morning show continues with a discussion about past Valentine’s Day experiences and what Valentine’s Week is.

News, Rumors and Newspeak

New Mexico land commissioner increases oversight of oil and gas operators

Oil and gas operators must abide by

their contractual obligations to run productive wells on public lands

and clean up when they’re finished — or face a new enforcement hammer.

State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard launched an effort late last year to more strictly enforce the terms of the state’s oil and gas contracts, most notably companies’ obligation to plug expired oil wells and clean up junked equipment, debris and spills when their leases end.

Click here for article

From the air: Drone technology locates unplugged oil and gas wells

America’s first oil and gas rush began before the Civil War, with New

York and Pennsylvania at the forefront. In 1821, the country’s first

gas well was drilled in Fredonia. The first oil well came to Rushford in

1860.

As the wells went offline through the years, some were plugged with

materials ranging from bowling balls to tree trunks. Others simply

disappeared from view, their locations lost and overgrown.

Binghamton University geophysics researchers are at the forefront of a new way to locate these abandoned wells safely using drones, and recently published their findings in the Journal of Applied Geophysics.

The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 22

Daily Rig Count

source: tradingeconomics.com

HOUR ONE PLAY HARD:  Jason Spiess and Sterling start the show off with a run down of The Crude Life’s upcoming travel schedule and trip to Bismarck, ND, to meet with Mayor Steve Bakken and members of the forestry department for The Industrial Forest. The Crude Life will also be in the DJ Basin and Wyoming the next week.

Jason talks about “abiotic oil” and how that theory has never been disproven, but is considered fringe science. Abiotic oil is the theory that petroleum and natural gas deposits are mostly formed by inorganic means in the mantle and core, rather than by the decomposition of organisms.

That fringe science hypothesis transitioned into a juxtaposition of how consensus science can suppress real science, like in today’s Climate Change science and yesterday’s Pangea science of plate tectonics.

Dr. Alfred Wegener, trained as an astronomer, used biology, botany, and geology describe Pangaea and continental drift as evidence for his theory. This was mocked and ridiculed by the establishment and consensus of scientists in the early 1900’s. Wegener died before his Pangea research was ever accepted as fact by consensus science.

The Play Hard portion of the morning show continues with a discussion about past Valentine’s Day experiences and what Valentine’s Week is.

News, Rumors and Newspeak

New Mexico land commissioner increases oversight of oil and gas operators

Oil and gas operators must abide by

their contractual obligations to run productive wells on public lands

and clean up when they’re finished — or face a new enforcement hammer.

State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard launched an effort late last year to more strictly enforce the terms of the state’s oil and gas contracts, most notably companies’ obligation to plug expired oil wells and clean up junked equipment, debris and spills when their leases end.

Click here for article

From the air: Drone technology locates unplugged oil and gas wells

America’s first oil and gas rush began before the Civil War, with New

York and Pennsylvania at the forefront. In 1821, the country’s first

gas well was drilled in Fredonia. The first oil well came to Rushford in

1860.

As the wells went offline through the years, some were plugged with

materials ranging from bowling balls to tree trunks. Others simply

disappeared from view, their locations lost and overgrown.

Binghamton University geophysics researchers are at the forefront of a new way to locate these abandoned wells safely using drones, and recently published their findings in the Journal of Applied Geophysics.

Summary written by The Crude Life Content Correspondent Genneca Houser

The Association of Oil Pipelines is an influential and important part of the United States gas liquids industry. Andy Black is the President of the Association, and he took some time to talk with The Crude Life about the AOPL, the trials of the previous year, and hopes for the future.

0:34 – Andy discusses the purpose of the Association of Oil Pipelines. The Association is representation of liquid pipelines  across America, whether it be crude oil, gasoline, diesel, and other natural gas liquids. 1:22 – Next, we discuss how the AOPL takes a focus on safety. Andy discusses three different areas of focus when it comes to safety; advocating for responsible public policies, work on continuous safety for pipelines, and the third is public education. “We really want people to be comfortable with the fact that we rely on pipeline everyday and they’re safe and getting safer.” – Andy Black (1:53)

2:07 – We begin to discuss just how many miles of pipelines (200,000 miles and growing!) across the United States that are being monitored for safety through AOPL as well as how the pipelines are monitored. Almost every pipe out there has constant attention through a control room run by operators. Andy spoke a little bit about some difficulties in keeping the control room operators working through the Covid, but said confidently that there were no pipelines shut down through the pandemic.4:02 – Andy talks about the downturn in 2020 and the hardships that came of that, including logistics issues, safety issues, and business issues. He then goes on to say that gradually we are seeing the industry coming back, but that we will need to see the economy reopen and vaccines will need to be distributed before 100% recovery. 5:45 – Andy goes into greater depth regarding the business issues from this last year. He mentions the price war bringing tension, but Covid was still the most troublesome causing disruptions in supply and demand and setting many projects back. Andy says they’re really looking forward to getting many people back to work. 6:47 – As far as public health is concerned, Andy discussed how interesting the transition was from conducting business as normal, in person, and turning the process into an online event. Getting used to doing business online has taken time to get used to, but now everyone has gotten used to going about daily business online. 7:42 – Here we take a short look into one of the bigger priorities of this year; educating the public about the positive ways that pipelines impact life. That way everyone will be ready to move forward proactively together. The fact is, pipelines are simply the safest way to transport gas liquids, and it has the least amount of carbon emissions making this method of transportation the best way to get our gas liquids from one point to another.

“A pipeline coming in is a good thing. When it’s operating safely it can create jobs and tax revenue and make sure that we don’t have shortages of energy. So we shouldn’t let up on that explanation to the American public about why we need more pipelines and that they’re operating safely.” – Andy Black (8:23)

11:33 – We discuss the possibilities of change and potential opportunities with the new administration in the whitehouse. There may be good things on the horizon because pipeline safety is not a partisan issue. Andy talks about how they just had a success in Congress in December about a pipeline safety law that is supported by both the House, and Senate. They’re looking to ensure that pipeline permitting procedure is fair, balanced, and effective so that it can properly address concerns and get people to work.“We feel confident that the more that is understood about the s...

Summary written by The Crude Life Content Correspondent Genneca Houser

The Association of Oil Pipelines is an influential and important part of the United States gas liquids industry. Andy Black is the President of the Association, and he took some time to talk with The Crude Life about the AOPL, the trials of the previous year, and hopes for the future.

0:34 – Andy discusses the purpose of the Association of Oil Pipelines. The Association is representation of liquid pipelines  across America, whether it be crude oil, gasoline, diesel, and other natural gas liquids. 1:22 – Next, we discuss how the AOPL takes a focus on safety. Andy discusses three different areas of focus when it comes to safety; advocating for responsible public policies, work on continuous safety for pipelines, and the third is public education. “We really want people to be comfortable with the fact that we rely on pipeline everyday and they’re safe and getting safer.” – Andy Black (1:53)

2:07 – We begin to discuss just how many miles of pipelines (200,000 miles and growing!) across the United States that are being monitored for safety through AOPL as well as how the pipelines are monitored. Almost every pipe out there has constant attention through a control room run by operators. Andy spoke a little bit about some difficulties in keeping the control room operators working through the Covid, but said confidently that there were no pipelines shut down through the pandemic.4:02 – Andy talks about the downturn in 2020 and the hardships that came of that, including logistics issues, safety issues, and business issues. He then goes on to say that gradually we are seeing the industry coming back, but that we will need to see the economy reopen and vaccines will need to be distributed before 100% recovery. 5:45 – Andy goes into greater depth regarding the business issues from this last year. He mentions the price war bringing tension, but Covid was still the most troublesome causing disruptions in supply and demand and setting many projects back. Andy says they’re really looking forward to getting many people back to work. 6:47 – As far as public health is concerned, Andy discussed how interesting the transition was from conducting business as normal, in person, and turning the process into an online event. Getting used to doing business online has taken time to get used to, but now everyone has gotten used to going about daily business online. 7:42 – Here we take a short look into one of the bigger priorities of this year; educating the public about the positive ways that pipelines impact life. That way everyone will be ready to move forward proactively together. The fact is, pipelines are simply the safest way to transport gas liquids, and it has the least amount of carbon emissions making this method of transportation the best way to get our gas liquids from one point to another.

“A pipeline coming in is a good thing. When it’s operating safely it can create jobs and tax revenue and make sure that we don’t have shortages of energy. So we shouldn’t let up on that explanation to the American public about why we need more pipelines and that they’re operating safely.” – Andy Black (8:23)

11:33 – We discuss the possibilities of change and potential opportunities with the new administration in the whitehouse. There may be good things on the horizon because pipeline safety is not a partisan issue. Andy talks about how they just had a success in Congress in December about a pipeline safety law that is supported by both the House, and Senate. They’re looking to ensure that pipeline permitting procedure is fair, balanced, and effective so that it can properly address concerns and get people to work.“We feel confident that the more that is understood about the s...

The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 21

Daily Rig Count

source: tradingeconomics.com

HOUR ONE PLAY HARD:  Jason Spiess and Sterling run down the guests for the week as well as India burning Greta Thunberg mural in effigy. Greta’s Toolkit Tweet brought the issue of yelling “Fire” in a crowded theatre to light. Jason went through the timeline of yelling “fire” to War of the Worlds to the fact everyone with a phone and social media account is technically a small media company.

An update on The Industrial Forest is given, including a meeting with the city of Bismarck this week and a major top 50 City is already on a waiting list for 2022.

Sterling gives Jason an update on the My Pillow guy Mike Lindell and how states are now handling COVID shutdowns, laws and policies.

The duo also banter back and forth the layers of government employees who could not administer a Band-AID to a 7-year-old who cut herself at school.

Weird board games are the topic in segment two of Play Hard. From Trump The Game to Mafia to Dr. Ruth’s Sex Board Game to Bankruptcy, which included a toy revolver for Russian Rolette style finale.

In the news segment Elon Musk is compared to Michael Scott, the sage grouse’s reverence is discussed and why using fossil fuels is not going away anywhere anytime soon.

News, Rumors and Newspeak

SpaceX bought two former Valaris oil rigs to build floating launchpads for its Starship rocket

Elon Musk’s SpaceX

bought two deepwater oil rigs last year and is converting them into

floating launchpads, to support the enormous Starship rockets that the

company is developing.

The rigs are in the Port of Brownsville, near SpaceX’s Starship development facility in Boca Chica, Texas.

Click here for article

Fossil Fuels Aren’t Going Anywhere

“There is no scenario where

hydrocarbons disappear,” the chief executive of Baker Hughes, Lorenzo

Simonelli, said during his keynote speech at this year’s annual meeting

in the company. Like other

executives from the industry, Simonelli acknowledged and welcomed the

energy transition, but he noted that a 100-percent renewable energy

scenario was simply not possible. There is plenty of evidence this is

indeed the case, despite the hopes and ambitions of many environmental

advocates.

These hopes and

ambitions imagine a world where human activity is powered from

electricity only, and this electricity in turn is being generated using

only renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydropower.

The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 21

Daily Rig Count

source: tradingeconomics.com

HOUR ONE PLAY HARD:  Jason Spiess and Sterling run down the guests for the week as well as India burning Greta Thunberg mural in effigy. Greta’s Toolkit Tweet brought the issue of yelling “Fire” in a crowded theatre to light. Jason went through the timeline of yelling “fire” to War of the Worlds to the fact everyone with a phone and social media account is technically a small media company.

An update on The Industrial Forest is given, including a meeting with the city of Bismarck this week and a major top 50 City is already on a waiting list for 2022.

Sterling gives Jason an update on the My Pillow guy Mike Lindell and how states are now handling COVID shutdowns, laws and policies.

The duo also banter back and forth the layers of government employees who could not administer a Band-AID to a 7-year-old who cut herself at school.

Weird board games are the topic in segment two of Play Hard. From Trump The Game to Mafia to Dr. Ruth’s Sex Board Game to Bankruptcy, which included a toy revolver for Russian Rolette style finale.

In the news segment Elon Musk is compared to Michael Scott, the sage grouse’s reverence is discussed and why using fossil fuels is not going away anywhere anytime soon.

News, Rumors and Newspeak

SpaceX bought two former Valaris oil rigs to build floating launchpads for its Starship rocket

Elon Musk’s SpaceX

bought two deepwater oil rigs last year and is converting them into

floating launchpads, to support the enormous Starship rockets that the

company is developing.

The rigs are in the Port of Brownsville, near SpaceX’s Starship development facility in Boca Chica, Texas.

Click here for article

Fossil Fuels Aren’t Going Anywhere

“There is no scenario where

hydrocarbons disappear,” the chief executive of Baker Hughes, Lorenzo

Simonelli, said during his keynote speech at this year’s annual meeting

in the company. Like other

executives from the industry, Simonelli acknowledged and welcomed the

energy transition, but he noted that a 100-percent renewable energy

scenario was simply not possible. There is plenty of evidence this is

indeed the case, despite the hopes and ambitions of many environmental

advocates.

These hopes and

ambitions imagine a world where human activity is powered from

electricity only, and this electricity in turn is being generated using

only renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydropower.

Jason Spiess and Sterling are joined by Carroll Angelle,Premier Off Shore Catering to talk about Super Bowl food and fare. Carroll was on his way through San Antonio en route to Midland for Thursday’s Oilfield Connections International Mardis Gras Luncheon.

Carroll gives the details for the Mardis Gras menu and shares stories about helicopter landings, getting supplies off shore, seasick employees, Cuba, Tiffany Wilson and authentic seafood stock.

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

For guest, band or show topic requests, email [email protected]

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Jason Spiess and Sterling are joined by Carroll Angelle,Premier Off Shore Catering to talk about Super Bowl food and fare. Carroll was on his way through San Antonio en route to Midland for Thursday’s Oilfield Connections International Mardis Gras Luncheon.

Carroll gives the details for the Mardis Gras menu and shares stories about helicopter landings, getting supplies off shore, seasick employees, Cuba, Tiffany Wilson and authentic seafood stock.

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

For guest, band or show topic requests, email [email protected]

Spread the word. Support the industry. Share the energy.

Follow on YouTube

Follow on Facebook

Follow on LinkedIn

Follow on Twitter

If you have a chance, check out The Crude Life Podcast!

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts

Subscribe on iHeartRadio

Subscribe on Google Podcasts

Subscribe on RadioRepublic

Subscribe on ListenNotes

Subscribe on MyTuner

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Loren Scott, president, Loren Scott & Associates and Professor Emeritus of Economics at LSU,  recaps several of the executive orders signed by President Joe Biden and how it will impact the oil and gas industry.

“Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland is a very scary person. She has

called repeatedly for an all out fracking ban. She’s a supporter of the

Green New Deal, wants a total ban on all drilling on public lands and

waters, wants to abolish the internal combustion engine. She’s AOC on

steroids, aimed right at the gas industry. This is not good news for

Louisiana or the industry.” 

Scott says its like this administration has loaded up a machine gun and has just unloaded on the oil and gas industry.

Climate activism and public relations are discussed in detail

including comparisons and differences with coal and tobacco. Scott

explains how reliant our quality of lives and economy is on fossil

fuels. He furthers the discussion by explaining how the economy works

and oil and gas is one of the main core drivers.

Scott shares his insight on the Gulf of Mexico’s economy and how

there is a wildcard in natural gas due to the number of refineries and

foreign companies building and buying. He transitions that into the

state of Louisiana’s oil and gas economy and how COVID has impacted the

state.

The interview concludes Scott sharing some examples of how Green

Energy has been financed, supported and implemented into other countries

and culture only to find out it didn’t work. Furthermore, he explains

how the materials and minerals needed for Green Energy isn’t actually

environmentally friendly Green Science.

Administering rank prejudice and supporting state-sponsored social shaming is also discussed in the interview.

Loren C. Scott & Associates, Inc., is a 35-year

old firm that provides economic consulting and public speaking services

for a wide range of clients. Consulting activities include impact

studies, forecasting services, analysis of policy proposals, and general

economic analyses. Consulting clients include BP, ExxonMobil, Entergy

Corporation, J. P. Morgan Chase, Capital One Financial, Nucor, Sasol,

and a diversity of others. Our objective is to put together the very

best team of associates to attack our client’s problems. Dr. Scott makes

50-70 presentations a year on the state of—and the outlook for—the

economy and the energy sector in particular.

He is one of the 32-member National Business Economic Issues Council,

which meets quarterly to discuss issues of state, national, and

international interest. This group has experts who cover international

trade, Washington economic policy, retail trade, trucking, steel,

chemicals, etc. Dr. Scott is an energy specialist on the NBEIC. He has

been appointed to the Economic Advisory Board of the U.S. Council on

Competitiveness—a group made up of the CEOs of the Fortune 100, top

university presidents, and presidents of three major unions.

He has been interviewed on MSNBC, CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and several

local TV stations and his work has been cited in such publications as

the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, USA Today, the Los Angeles

Times and the Moscow Times, to name a few.

Dr. Loren C. Scott is President and founder of the

firm.  He was on the Economics Department faculty at Louisiana State

Loren Scott, president, Loren Scott & Associates and Professor Emeritus of Economics at LSU,  recaps several of the executive orders signed by President Joe Biden and how it will impact the oil and gas industry.

“Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland is a very scary person. She has

called repeatedly for an all out fracking ban. She’s a supporter of the

Green New Deal, wants a total ban on all drilling on public lands and

waters, wants to abolish the internal combustion engine. She’s AOC on

steroids, aimed right at the gas industry. This is not good news for

Louisiana or the industry.” 

Scott says its like this administration has loaded up a machine gun and has just unloaded on the oil and gas industry.

Climate activism and public relations are discussed in detail

including comparisons and differences with coal and tobacco. Scott

explains how reliant our quality of lives and economy is on fossil

fuels. He furthers the discussion by explaining how the economy works

and oil and gas is one of the main core drivers.

Scott shares his insight on the Gulf of Mexico’s economy and how

there is a wildcard in natural gas due to the number of refineries and

foreign companies building and buying. He transitions that into the

state of Louisiana’s oil and gas economy and how COVID has impacted the

state.

The interview concludes Scott sharing some examples of how Green

Energy has been financed, supported and implemented into other countries

and culture only to find out it didn’t work. Furthermore, he explains

how the materials and minerals needed for Green Energy isn’t actually

environmentally friendly Green Science.

Administering rank prejudice and supporting state-sponsored social shaming is also discussed in the interview.

Loren C. Scott & Associates, Inc., is a 35-year

old firm that provides economic consulting and public speaking services

for a wide range of clients. Consulting activities include impact

studies, forecasting services, analysis of policy proposals, and general

economic analyses. Consulting clients include BP, ExxonMobil, Entergy

Corporation, J. P. Morgan Chase, Capital One Financial, Nucor, Sasol,

and a diversity of others. Our objective is to put together the very

best team of associates to attack our client’s problems. Dr. Scott makes

50-70 presentations a year on the state of—and the outlook for—the

economy and the energy sector in particular.

He is one of the 32-member National Business Economic Issues Council,

which meets quarterly to discuss issues of state, national, and

international interest. This group has experts who cover international

trade, Washington economic policy, retail trade, trucking, steel,

chemicals, etc. Dr. Scott is an energy specialist on the NBEIC. He has

been appointed to the Economic Advisory Board of the U.S. Council on

Competitiveness—a group made up of the CEOs of the Fortune 100, top

university presidents, and presidents of three major unions.

He has been interviewed on MSNBC, CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and several

local TV stations and his work has been cited in such publications as

the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, USA Today, the Los Angeles

Times and the Moscow Times, to name a few.

Dr. Loren C. Scott is President and founder of the

firm.  He was on the Economics Department faculty at Louisiana State