By: Owen Skeie

Owen Skeie — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 03:30:24 +0000

As someone that comes from Oregon and see how little people know and understand about our industry I can see where we are going to be in trouble. This is made more critical by Federal Government, State Government and main stream media and their negative message to the general public on the energy industry. The governor of Oregon would not know the difference between a drill bit and a bit of chicken mcnuggets but she uses her office to constantly belittle the industry as a whole and new energy project in specific. We really need to get the message out to places like Oregon, Washington, and California. Most people in these states still believe that “up through the ground came a bubbling crude”. A gentleman I worked with that got out of the industry still maintains that oil is being produced for US00.02/Bbl. When I tried to explain that it wasn’t 1896 any longer he simply replied that “his friend” told him. Lack of information and wrong information is what is out there. Well done by the IADC to help get our message out.

Comments on: EY poll shows disconnects between oil and gas industry, general public

By: Owen Skeie