Synopsis
What the Frac is a podcast that touches on all things oil and gas, random facts of irrelevance, and your common topics that come up in any work environment. Our podcast is hosted by the CEO/President and Sr. VP of Sales of B&L Pipeco Services. Its not often that you find your executives giving you the behind the scenes view of your industry! Listen in for various guests, live events, and answers to many questions developed within the oil and gas market! -- B&L Pipeco Services is an upstream products and services company that focuses on providing custom solutions for our customers involved in various aspects of drilling and upstream services. If you want to see WHAT THE FRAC is going on, then tune in to our podcast today!
Episodes
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Hollywood Showdown: The BLPS Movie Debate Nobody Asked For
10/11/2025 Duration: 28minThe BLPS Crew takes on Hollywood in our latest podcast episode! We break down the best movies of all time, debate our personal favorites, and share some hot takes while defending our top picks with passion (and plenty of laughs). Tune in to see if your favorite film made the cut!
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Energy Market Outlook with Jeff Krimmel – Krimmel Strategy Group
23/10/2025 Duration: 29minIn this episode, JP Brown sits down with Jeff Krimmel, Founder of Krimmel Strategy Group, to unpack the latest trends shaping today’s energy markets. From shifting oil and gas fundamentals and rig activity to M&A movements and emerging oilfield trends, Jeff shares data-driven insights into what’s driving decision-making across the industry and offers a forward look at where the market may be headed next.
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BLPS Childhood Rewind, Vol. 2 – Gen X & Baby Boomers
07/10/2025 Duration: 36minFrom 8-track players and record collections to neighborhood adventures with friends until the streetlights came on, this episode rewinds to the childhoods of BLPS Gen X and Baby Boomers. Hear firsthand stories of simpler times, timeless lessons, and how growing up before the digital age built resilience, creativity, and connection.
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BLPS Childhood Rewind, Vol. 1 – Millennials
07/10/2025 Duration: 39minStep back into the world of floppy disks, dial-up tones, and Saturday-morning cartoons. In this episode, we sit down with some BLPS millennials to relive the moments, gadgets, and pop-culture that defined their coming-of-age years... and explore how those experiences shaped who they are today.
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Workplace Wisdom & Advice
19/09/2025 Duration: 31minIn this week's episode, the BLPS Crew explores leadership, teamwork, and the principles that shape a thriving career and workplace.
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Steel Market Update - August 2025
29/08/2025 Duration: 23minFresh off returning from the annual Steel Market Update Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, JP shares his notes with the BLPS crew, covering the latest steel news, pricing forecasts for Hot-Rolled Coil (HRC) and Scrap, broader industry insights, and key takeaways on the U.S. economy.
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2025 College Football Kickoff
22/08/2025 Duration: 39minOn this episode of "What is Frac?!", we take a quick timeout from oilfield talk to dive into one of our other passions: college football. With kickoff just around the corner, we’re making our bold predictions for the 2025 season, talking rivalries, big matchups, and who we think will be crowned the newest National Champion. Whether you’re here for the insights or the game-day hype, this one’s a fun listen.
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Thank you to our Veterans!
06/11/2023 Duration: 46minIn honor of Veteran’s Day, Steve and Gene sat down with some of our Veterans about their experiences in the different military branches: Reagan Herman - Army; Monty Hill - Marine; Heather McColgan – Army; Cody Phillips – Navy; and Josh Yanity – Air Force. We hear all about joining up, basic training, combat and more. Like what you hear? Rate and review on Apple Podcast and subscribe wherever you download your podcasts.
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i-dunno-bout-that! – Ep. 25
27/10/2023 Duration: 14minThis week on I-dunno-bout-that Jesse Dickens and JP Brown break down today's market, discussing the effects of war on the oil prices and demand, company buy outs and the rig count climbing. Tune in to hear what else the future holds. Like what you hear? Rate and review on Apple Podcast and subscribe wherever you download your podcasts.
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Happy Halloween!
20/10/2023 Duration: 15minCome on a chilling journey with “What the Frac?!” as we hear some spooky stories. Check out the latest episode to see what thrills JP, Tracey, and Matt have in store for us! Like what you hear? Rate and review on Apple Podcast and subscribe wherever you download your podcasts.
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i-dunno-bout-that! – Ep. 24
29/09/2023 Duration: 08minThis week, we join JP Brown for a quick update on our ever-changing market. Oil pricing is trending up, OCTG pricing is trending down, and ongoing auto strike affects. Are we seeing the ending of the bottom? Find out here! Like what you hear? Rate and review on Apple Podcast and subscribe wherever you download your podcasts.
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Life Before The Internet
22/09/2023 Duration: 36minThis week, we travel back to life before the internet. We looked into how our business was run, how the family spent time together and more. Join Steve and Gene as they discuss life without the internet. Like what you hear? Rate and review on Apple Podcast and subscribe wherever you download your podcasts.
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i-dunno-bout-that! – Ep. 23
15/09/2023 Duration: 24minCurious what's happening in the oil & gas market? This week on the latest episode of "I-dunno-bout-that" we join JP Brown and Steve Tait to figure out our industry's biggest questions. Like what you hear? Rate and review on Apple Podcast and subscribe wherever you download your podcasts.
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Tanks with Shelby Ahmann & Gary Turnbow
08/09/2023 Duration: 32minCheck out the latest episode of “What the Frac?!” where we speak with SteelMation’s President, Shelby Ahmann, and BLPS’s Director of Production Equipment Sales, Gary Turnbow. We dive into the latest technology and insights of steel storage tanks and gain a better understanding of the many uses and advantages of these state-of-the-art tanks. If you enjoyed this podcast make sure you like, subscribe and review.
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i-dunno-bout-that! – Ep. 22
01/09/2023 Duration: 14minThis week, we fly solo with our Manager of Business Analytics, JP Brown. He shares insights on 2024 price predictions, rig predictions and upcoming threats to our industry. Don't worry; we are keeping a positive outlook on things and see boom years ahead. If you enjoyed this episode, like, subscribe, and review.
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College Football Predictions 2023
25/08/2023 Duration: 43minAre you ready for some football?! This week, we are joined by Michael Peterson and Phil Masser to do a deep dive into this year's college football season. We talk about everything from NILs, conference moves and who will take home the "W" at the end of the season. Listen now and let us know if you agree or disagree with our predictions. If you enjoyed this episode, like, subscribe, and review!
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i-dunno-bout-that! – Ep. 21
19/08/2023 Duration: 10minCurious what's happening in the oil & gas market? Join us to listen to the newest episode of I-dunno-bout-that to get all the insights and observations. Like what you hear? Rate and review on Apple Podcast and subscribe wherever you download your podcasts.
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Work-Life Balance
11/08/2023 Duration: 23minWe all strive to balance work and personal lives, but it can often become difficult. Join us as we talk with Mike Mayse and Taylor Rodano on our new “What the Frac?!” episode about work-life balance. They provide meaningful insights and observations into how we all strive for that harmony between the two. If you like the episode make sure you like, subscribe, and review!
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i-dunno-bout-that! – Ep. 20
04/08/2023 Duration: 12minCurious what's happening in the oil & gas market? Join Johnson Sutherland and John Stewart to listen to the newest episode of I-dunno-bout-that to get all the insights and observations. Like what you hear? Rate and review on Apple Podcast and subscribe wherever you download your podcasts.