A Crude Truth EXCLUSIVE with Brian Stubbs, President of Air Compressor Solutions! Brian shared a huge announcement, the opening of their new facility in Carlsbad, New Mexico! Business is booming, especially for quality firms like ACS. They provide reliable solutions for compressed air, generator, light tower, and air tool needs. ACS customers range from automobile shops to major oil and gas plants and service companies throughout the Permian Basin. ACS and Brian are also proud sponsors of the Cr...
Apr 18, 2024•20 min
Excited to talk to Karr Ingham, Executive VP / Petroleum Economist @ Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, on the latest episode of the Crude Truth. Karr has been in the oil & gas business since the early 1980s and is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the macroeconomic trends that affect O&G. We discuss what TAEP does, the Texas Petro Index, why small producers are getting squeezed out, the 2024 presidential election and so much more! We need more folks like Karr Ingham to keep speaki...
Apr 18, 2024•46 min
We appreciate Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) for joining us on The Crude Truth Episode 80! The Congresswoman serves on both the powerful House and Ways Committee and as Chair of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight and her insight into the economy is incredible. I asked her everything from the state of the border, Biden’s LNG-ban effect on Texas, and much more. Trust me when I say the Congresswoman has Texas’s back, and that’s THE CRUDE TRUTH! About The Congresswoman: https://...
Apr 08, 2024•24 min
Stuart Turley, president CEO of the Sandstone Group, and Larry Richards, president of the Permian Basin International Oil Show, share their excitement about the event, boasting over 750 exhibitors and 1100 exhibit spaces, drawing over 25,000 attendees. The Permian Basin has emerged as a hub for innovation in the oil and gas industry, evident in the groundbreaking technologies showcased within a 150-mile radius of the event. The conversation highlights the transformative impact of technological a...
Apr 04, 2024•29 min
Nick Burns, founder of Petrofit, about maintaining health and fitness in the oil field industry. Nick shares insights on overcoming challenges and establishing healthy habits, emphasizing the importance of mindset and consistency. They also discuss Petrofit's efforts to promote wellness in the industry and Nick's upcoming nonprofit venture, Warrior Ranch, aimed at assisting combat PTSD veterans through structured programs and horse therapy. The episode concludes with a reminder to listeners to p...
Apr 03, 2024•24 min
The American oil industry's complexities with industry experts like RJ Burr, CEO of Panex. Discuss historical significance, current challenges, and future prospects, emphasizing the enduring importance of American oil despite alternative energy sources. Burr shares insights into Panex's operations, exploration strategies, and industry partnerships. The podcast highlights investment opportunities in oil drilling programs and stresses transparency and integrity in the industry. Highlights of the p...
Apr 02, 2024•41 min
Interview with Ryan Walker, a lobbyist and advocate for the oil and gas industry. Host Rey Treviño discusses Walker's background, his work in Washington D.C., and the challenges and opportunities facing the oil and gas sector. They delve into topics such as bipartisan efforts, environmental initiatives, energy policy, and the impact of political decisions on the industry. The episode provides insights into the ongoing debates surrounding energy production and highlights the importance of collabo...
Apr 02, 2024•18 min
Sharon Muniz from NCN Technology discussing the role of AI in the energy industry and its potential impact on businesses. Sharon emphasizes the importance of integrating AI into organizations to improve efficiency and stay competitive. She highlights the need for companies, especially smaller ones, to adopt AI gradually and strategically to address specific business needs rather than implementing it for the sake of it. The conversation also touches on the regulatory challenges associated with AI...
Apr 02, 2024•27 min
Features guests Kevin Hokett and Keith Stelter discussing safety in the gas industry. Host Rey Treviño interviews Kevin, CEO of American Safety Services, and Keith, a sales representative. They emphasize the importance of safety training and environmental stewardship in oil and gas operations, highlighting their company's comprehensive services. The episode is sponsored by various organizations including LFS Chemistry and Air Compressor Solutions. Highlights of the Podcast 03:02 - American Safet...
Apr 02, 2024•12 min
Tim Tarpley stops by our Austin, TX studio to talk about all the great things the Energy Workforce and Technology Council is up too! They are fighting for over 650,000 Americans everyday to keep their jobs! Energy Workforce works to advance member policy priorities and empower the energy workforce of the future. This is an episode you don't want to miss. https://energyworkforce.org/ Highlights of the Podcast 03:02 - A little background about Tim Tarpley 04:35 - The work force of the energy indus...
Apr 02, 2024•30 min
Terms of 2024, we're focusing heavily on bringing these new chemistries to market, ensuring meet regulatory standards, and addressing any blind spots in their application. Additionally, we're actively hiring new talent to support our growth and maintain a strong organizational culture. With the bustling activity at events like Nape, we're also looking at potential investment opportunities and partnerships to further expand our reach and impact in the industry. Overall, the goal for LFS Chemistry...
Apr 01, 2024•26 min
THE CRUDE TRUTH Ep. 71 Dr. Ann Bluntzer Executve Director at the TCU Ralph Lowe Energy Institute We are live on the NAPE Expo floor again as we had a chance to vist with the Texas Christian University Executive Director of the Ralph Lowe Energy Institute Dr. Ann Bluntzer. Her school brings #Energy Industry Perspective to the classroom. We discuss COP28 as well as the huge partnership between TCU and the AAPL. Also, Dr. Bluntzer talks about the emplyee shortage crisis in the Oil and Gas industry....
Mar 19, 2024•26 min
THE CRUDE TRUTH Ep. 70 George P Bush Live at the NAPE Expo 2024 What a great privledge to have Texas' own George P Bush back on THE CRUDE TRUTH.. . This time we are live in Houston, TX at the NAPE Expo. . . One of the biggets #oilandgas events of the year. . . We discuss #TexasRangers and #HoustonAstros #Baseball along with what kind of impact Texas Natural Gas can have on the world. We even talk about a possible oil shortage in the future and how Gov Greg Abbott is a strong advocate for the #En...
Mar 18, 2024•25 min
THE CRUDE TRUTH Ep. 69 Sales Coach Keeley Hubbard w/ Co-Host Kristy Kerns and Rey Trevino III Lost sales means lost income. On this great episode of THE CRUDE TRUTH; Life Coach Kristy Kerns joins me again and we visit with Sales Coach extraordinaire Keeley Hubbard and she dives in to tell us how not to lose those sales. Keeley shares with us the truth on how to land big ticket sales,and what the process is to be succssful in the sales game. Anyone that owns a company or is in sales, this is an e...
Mar 11, 2024•24 min
THE CRUDE TRUTH Ep.68 Savanna Rose, Owner Midstream Mats Woman owned certified and that's THE CRUDE TRUTH! On this amazing episode we visit with Female Entreprenuer Savanah Rose, who owns and operates Midstream Mats. She gives us her insight to being an entreprenuer with an oil and gas service company. Sit back and enjoy as she shares the Importance of being a HUB and SBA woman owned company and tells us what is important to any entreprenuer. Highlights of the Podcast: 03:53 - Savanna Rose Backg...
Mar 11, 2024•32 min
THE CRUDE TRUTH Ep. 67 with Paul & Letitia Montelongo Commercial Real Estate Experts and Investors On this episode of THE CRUDE TRUTH; Kristy Kerns joins me again and we visit with Power House couple, Paul and Letitia Monelongo. They share there journey together and tell us how being adventures and having BIG HAIRY AUDACOUS GOALS will set you apart and help you acheive those goals. This is an episode you don't want to miss. Thank you to Paul and Letitia for being on THE CRUDE TRUTH w/ Kristy...
Mar 01, 2024•46 min
THE CRUDE TRUTH Ep. 66. Bill Burch - Candidate for Railroad Commission of Texas Bill Burch is running for Railroad Commissioner of Texas to make a change. On this episode, my co-host Kristy Kerns and I visit with Bill and dive into his extensive background in oil and gas has how his world travels have brought him to running for commissioner. This is an episode you don't want to miss. We even discuss Crane County again. Sponsorships are available or get your own corporate brand produced by Sandst...
Feb 26, 2024•46 min
THE CRUDE TRUTH Ep 65 Chairman Christi Craddick, Texas Railroad Commission It is election season and Chairman Christi Craddick, of the Texas Railroad Commission stops by THE CRUDE TRUTH studio in Austin, TX to talk about why she should be re-elected for another term. She discusses why Texas Oil and gas is important to National Security. We also tackle important issues like the ban on LNG that the current administration has placed. Also we talk about a current issue in Texas regarding Crane Count...
Feb 20, 2024•32 min
THE CRUDE TRUTH Ep. 64 Drew Ludlow of NSB Omega with Co-Host Keith Stelter Sponsorships are available or get your own corporate brand produced by Sandstone Media. David Blackmon LinkedIn DB Energy Questions The Crude Truth with Rey Trevino Rey Trevino LinkedIn Energy Transition Weekly Conversation David Blackmon LinkedIn Irina Slav LinkedIn Armando Cavanha LinkedIn ENB Top News ENB Energy Dashboard ENB Podcast ENB Substack...
Feb 13, 2024•40 min
THE CRUDE TRUTH Ep. 63 CEO and Founder Alex Ottewell, of One World Petroleum Highlights of podcast: 03:23 - About One World Petroleum 04:16 - Journey to the oil and gas industry 08:34 - The correlation between real estate and oil and gas 09:36 - Rental properties 11:26 - Anytime you invest in oil and gas 12:53 - One of the top sponsors for the Nape Expo 17:56 - The kind of deal size Sponsorships are available or get your own corporate brand produced by Sandstone Media. David Blackmon LinkedIn DB...
Feb 01, 2024•26 min
THE CRUDE TRUTH Ep. 62 Linzy Elizabeth CEO Coach w/ Co-Host Kristy Kerns Highlights of podcast 03:14 - It is possible to live free and live stress free 04:18 - Stress is normal 05:18 - The noise and the chaos 06:51 - The level of managing the problem 07:23 - The emotions 10:28 - Everytime I put myself first, my kids win 11:48 - The author of your experience 14:04 - Talk about being great 15:01 - Idea of greatness 17:36 - The truth of your own essence 18:31 - Anything stress free or anything stre...
Jan 25, 2024•25 min
THE CRUDE TRUTH Ep. 61 Brian Stubbs, CEO of Air Compressor Solutions. Sharing Entrepreneurial Tips On this awesome episode of THE CRUDE TRUTH, Brian Stubbs, CEO of Air Compressor Solutions shares how he and his company are making the oil and gas industry more environmentally friendly. Brian also discusses the good and bad he see's being an entrepreneur. For any entrepreneur this is a much watch! 04:25 - Main business in Odessa 04:32 - Switching to air compressors 05:52 - The main reason and now ...
Jan 16, 2024•32 min
THE CRUDE TRUTH Ep. 60 Anne Bradbury CEO American Exploration and Production Council On this episode of THE CRUDE TRUTH we visit with Anne Bradbury who will be a Keynote Speaker at the NAPE Expo 2024. We discuss her role at the American Exploration and Production Council and how they are fighting for reliable, abundant, and inexpensive energy, . . . oil and gas in America. This is an episode you don't want to miss. 02:25 - The president and CEO of the American Exploration and Production Council ...
Jan 11, 2024•19 min
THE CRUDE TRUTH Ep. 59 Blair Pifer Ambassador of Christ We have a homeless problem in America and that's THE CRUDE TRUTH! On this episode we visit with Blair Pifer an ambassador for Christ who is helping the less fortunate on a local, national, and Global level. Sit back and enjoy as Blair shares her journey and how it has taken her under the bridges of Dallas/Fort Worth, to the jungles of South America and Africa. We all need to know God now more than ever! Highlights of the Podcast: 03:56 - Th...
Jan 03, 2024•24 min
On this episode of THE CRUDE TRUTH we visit with Railroad Commissioner of Texas, Jim Wright. We discuss his background in the Environmental Services Industry and how that helped prepare him for his vital role in the Texas Oil and Gas Industry. This is an episode you don't want to miss, from endangered species to orphan wells and even to the EPA, this is a jam-packed episode. Sponsorships are available or get your own corporate brand produced by Sandstone Media. David Blackmon LinkedIn DB Energy ...
Dec 27, 2023•34 min
THE CRUDE TRUTH Ep 57 Dr. Ed Ireland, Natural Gas Expert and TCU Professor Highlights of the Podcast: 02:21 - The Barnett Shale Energy Education Council 08:08 - The Barnett Shale was just starting to develop 11:45 - The TCU Energy Institute and that put me on campus talking to people 16:52 - NASA and then Elon Musk 18:56 - The carbon footprint in the United States 20:44 - Use more natural gas to produce electricity 24:09 - The way gasoline was back in the day 29:27 - ERCOT doesn't put in batteri...
Dec 20, 2023•37 min
THE CRUDE TRUTH Ep. 56 Kip Eideberg Vice President at Association of Equipment Manufacturing If we can't make things here in America, our country doesn't have much of a future. We need more things built in America and Kip Eideberg and his team at the Association of Equipment Manufacturing are working overtime to make this happen, sit back and listen and Kip and I talk about how we can grow American Jobs and get Congress' help! Sponsorships are available or get your own corporate brand produced b...
Dec 14, 2023•42 min
Grace Stanke is representing America and Nuclear Engineers at COP28 this year in Dubai. . . Nuclear Energy has been a main topic at this years event and I had a chance to catch up with here in between meetings. We discussed how important nuclear energy will be to achieve true net zero and also the joint effort from over 20 countries to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050. What a great episode! . . . Thank you Grace for your time again. And congrats on graduating with you degree in Nuclear Eng...
Dec 08, 2023•22 min
"It's not you it's me," and That's THE CRUDE TRUTH. . . In this day in age people have a hard time dealing with change and life coaches and mentors are more important than ever. Sit back and enjoy this great episode of THE CRUDE TRUTH as we visit with Speaker and Life Coach Kristy Kerns. She dives into why individuals benefit from having a life coach and that sometimes you have to hit rock bottom to come back up. Sponsorships are available or get your own corporate brand produced by Sandstone Me...
Nov 20, 2023•29 min
Saving the environment while helping E&P companies produce more oil and gas. . . . Thank you to LFS Chemistry for helping to make that bridge. On this episode of THE CRUDE TRUTH, we visit with Jim about how he is a premier entrepreneur and building an environmental friendly chemical company in the oil and gas space. He understood the industry needed this change and his worldly experience has lead him to here. Listen to Jim to Jim share tips about being an entrepreneur and more importantly be...
Nov 16, 2023•34 min
