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 Permian is now the hottest shale play in America.

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 starting to balance their editorial content to appeal to not only veterans of the oil...

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 adjusting for this year’s drilling season.  

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 for hiring and what types of product the Belfield, ND,

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 the Texas Supreme Court—including a little-known pitfall that could get your well damage case dismissed wi...

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 in the United States. He also talks about how the new technology is setting ne...

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, water permits and other regulations.

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 the Bakken.

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

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. He is currently consulting for several E&P companies and capital groups in the energy sector....