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The Crude Life Vault: Solutions for the Bakken “Boom”, Environmental Tech, and Local Impacts
Jul 26, 2026In an interview, Tyson Olson, founder of Mirror Image Environmental Solutions (based in Bozeman, Montana), discussed his company’s work, the role of technology in the Bakken oil play, environmental compliance, road safety challenges, and how the North Dakota boom has rippled into surrounding communities. Mirror Image Environmental Solutions focuses on reducing environmental impact across several areas. Its core work includes remediation, spill response, and tank cleaning, leveraging chemistry...
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“No Other Supply Chain Compares” – Warren Martin on the Realities of Oil & Gas, Generational Shifts, and Kansas Strong’s New “Glitch” Campaign
May 23, 2026In a wide-ranging conversation on The Crude Life, host Jason Spiess sat down with Warren Martin of Kansas Strong to discuss the state of the oil and gas industry, the human stories behind it, and the challenges of communicating its value to the public and the next generation of workers. The discussion opened with Martin highlighting recent successes on the ground in Kansas. Kansas Strong hosted its second Oilfield Workers Celebration in Chinute, drawing about 100 workers and giving away...
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Joe Sinnott on Conscious Leadership, Audits, AI, and the NFL Draft
Apr 22, 2026Joe Sinnott, executive coach at Witting Partners and host of The Energy Detox Podcast joined The Crude Life founder Jason Spiess to discuss some executive audits and strategies. What began as light-hearted Monday-morning banter about “audit season stubble” quickly evolved into a deep dive on leadership, talent management, communication breakdowns, and staying conscious in the age of AI. Audit Season Is Year-Round Spiess noted how April 15 forces individuals and small businesses to pause...
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Turley Explains Why California’s Energy Crisis Takes Center Stage
Apr 22, 2026The Crude Life, founder Jason Spiess sat down with Stuart Turley, founder and host of the Energy News Beat podcast, for an energized conversation covering California’s precarious fuel situation, shifting U.S. energy politics, the challenges of renewable energy, and the need for pragmatic, “America First” policy approaches. Turley opened by highlighting a recent Energy News Beat episode titled “California Running on Empty,” which he described as a national security issue of “biblical...
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World’s First Net Zero Carbon Refinery
Apr 11, 2026William Prentice, CEO of Meridian Energy Group, spoke with Jason Spiess, founder of The Crude Life, about the Davis Refinery in North Dakota’s Bakken region — the first new greenfield refinery to be built from the ground up in the United States in more than 50 years. Prentice described the Davis project as a true “greenfield” refinery, designed from a blank sheet of paper around the high-quality Bakken crude. “When you start with a blank sheet of paper and you start in the Bakken with...
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Warren Martin: Oilfield Workers Deserve Appreciation, Not Just Paychecks
Apr 2, 2026Host Jason Spiess sat down with Warren Martin, Executive Director of Kansas Strong, to discuss the vital role of the oil and gas industry, the importance of grassroots advocacy, and upcoming events celebrating the people who keep energy flowing. The conversation opened with Martin outlining Kansas Strong’s busy spring schedule: school visits, radio interviews, corporate speaking engagements, and two major mid-year events for Kansas oil and gas associations. He highlighted the KIOGA Mid-Year...
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Time To Toast & Celebrate World Shale Energy Day
Mar 11, 2026Jason Spiess sat down with Joe Sinnott, former oil & gas engineering leader, current executive coach at Witting Partners, and host of the Energy Detox podcast. The discussion, recorded shortly before March 17, 2026, centered on World Shale Energy Day — an annual grassroots celebration held every March 17 to recognize the benefits of shale energy development and the people who make it possible. World Shale Energy Day commemorates the date of the first two commercial hydraulic fracturing...
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Gasoline (The Ghost of Briscoe)
Oct 14, 2025Gasoline (The Ghost of Briscoe) is a haunting folk ballad that tells the story of a forgotten Texas town swallowed by time and silence. Through vivid imagery, dusty melodies, and a deeply nostalgic tone, the song paints a portrait of Gasoline — once a small but thriving community in Briscoe County, now nothing more than creaking wood and desert wind. With ghostly echoes of lost lives and lingering memories, the song captures the spirit of rural decay and the eerie beauty of places left...
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The King of the Wildcatters
Oct 14, 2025“The King of the Wildcatters” is a classic country storytelling song that pays tribute to legendary oilman Thomas Baker Slick. Set against the backdrop of the American oil boom, the song chronicles Slick’s bold pursuit of black gold across Oklahoma and Texas. From humble beginnings and ridicule by skeptics, Slick’s determination and instinct lead him to major discoveries, cementing his legacy as a pioneering wildcatter. Through vivid verses and heartfelt choruses, the song paints him as a...
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West Texas Trouble
Oct 14, 2025Out in the bone-dry lands of West Texas, where the sun scorches the oil patch by day and the stars stretch endlessly over scrub and shale by night, a certain kind of woman thrives. These are the women of the rig, the ones who grease the valves at dawn, carry the torque wrenches to the derrick floor in the blazing heat, and at dusk laugh in the glow of flare stacks. They know the throttle of life—hard work, hard play, hard hearts softened by laughter and grit. In a place where dust bites your...
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