Highway 2 between Minot and Williston was converted to four lanes in 2008; the road was expected to last 20 years. But heavy use by the growing oil-industry has required rewriting that schedule.
Read & Share sourced from: Bismarck TribuneWith all the wells being drilled, naming them has started to require creativity. And the systems for naming them are turning to the locally inspired to the themes more commonly found in Hollywood. It’s a lighthearted Bakken story.
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Here’s a concept: oil-free gasoline. German automaker Audi has been working on it, and now they have a working recipe too.
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— Official News Release, ND Tax Commissioner — Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger provided a detailed summary of the current status of the North Dakota oil tax and oil tax incentives, better known as triggers, at a news conference today. “Our office has been watching the price of oil very closely,” said Rauschenberger. “It needed to
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— Official News Release, Senator Heitkamp — Continuing the work through her Strong & Safe Communities Initiative, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today joined local community leaders to discuss the importance of building and expanding roads and bridges across the state to improve safety and keep up with the increase of traffic on the roads. Joined
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A Wisconson family that owns land in the path of Enbridge’s proposed Sandpiper pipeline has made a commitment to stand on their principles and deny access across their land. The issue is likely headed to court and will test North Dakota’s eminent domain laws.
Read & Share sourced from: Star TribuneNew geological studies indicate that Canada’s Northwest Territory may be home to large Bakken-like oil deposits that could contain resources that number in the many billions of barrels. The oil fields are known as the Canol and Bluefish shales.
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— Official News Release, ND State Treasurer — North Dakota State Treasurer Kelly Schmidt today announced an initiative to bring an innovative, web-based financial education program to every high school student across the state through a partnership with education technology leader EverFi. The Office of State Treasurer will partner with local businesses and financial
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Utah has been joined Colorado, North Dakota, and Wyoming in a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management over new regulations on fracking that takes place on federal lands.
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If you’ve seen the trailer for ABC’s new television show titled ‘Oil’, you know it looks about as engaging as the pile the neighborhood dog just left on your lawn, but a few in Williston are looking at it as an opportunity.
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The separation of mineral rights from surface owners can be a confusing concept, and there are a lot of laws that can tangle things further. Get the legal rundown on the rights of mineral owners and surface owners in this informative piece from Agweek.
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When it comes to regulating the oil and gas industry, should a municipality have final say on how things happen in their town? It’s a question now front and center after Texas lawmakers created a ban on fracking bans. Rob Port has the story.
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Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm is not a fan of science that shines a negative light on oil exploration — at least according to emails he sent that indicated scientists studying the link between injection wells and earthquakes should be let go.
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The EPA has opened an investigation into a pipeline spill that took place last summer near Bear Den Bay and Mandaree. The spill released ~1,000,000 gallons (~32,000 barrels) of produced water — some of which ended up in Lake Sakakawea.
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We all know the oilfield is a dangerous place to work. But are corners being cut in North Dakota that jeopardize worker safety? The latest documentary from Todd Melby and the team at Black Gold Boom looks at the issue through the lens of a single oilfield fatality. The piece does not paint a flattering
Read & ShareWant to see what it looks like in the bottom of an oil well? Here’s your chance.
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