Muscle tissue and eggs from 30 paddlefish snagged this spring have come back clear of any lingering effects from an oil spill in the Yellowstone River in Montana last January. State Game and Fish Department fisheries chief Greg Power said Game and Fish and North Star Caviar, a nonprofit group that processes paddlefish eggs into
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There’s no doubt ‘boom’ has been the appropriate descriptive language for what’s happened in North Dakota over the last several years, but Rob Port at Say Anything Blog argues that it’s time to change our thinking about oil production, and in turn our language.
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It’s against the law to export oil produced in the U.S. to other countries, and the ban has been in place since 1975. Senators Hoeven and Heightkamp have co-sponsored a bill that would lift the ban and allow American producers to compete in the international market. Commentary: Considering the changes that have taken place in
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A lot of people are waiting on a decision from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expected this September. The question being decided: should the sage grouse go on the endangered species list? There are consequences with either action, get the story from Inside Energy.
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Neccissity is the mother of invention, and the lower oil prices are forcing drillers to once again prove the age old addage. Get the story on innovating in the oil field from The New York Times.
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Last week’s landslide victory by the New Democratic Party in Alberta has created some uncertainty in the province’s oil industry, and though no policy stones have been actually tossed, the ripple effects of the election are already working through the media punditry.
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Approval of Enbridge’s Sandpiper pipeline, a proposed natural gas and oil pipeline through Northern Minnesota, is stuck in bureaucracy. Minnesota’s Public Service Commission needs to weigh in on the issue, but, it won’t be on their agenda for months.
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The pipeline spill is believed to have released ~220,000 gallons (~7,000 barrels) of produced water into a field. No direct impacts to waterways or water sources have been observed. More from The Dickinson Press.
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Seattle is in the middle of a grand experiment, and one that comes with considerable risk. Over the next several years, the city will phase in a $15 minimum wage. And in the early going, it’s putting a lot of pressure on small businesses, especially restaurants.
Read & Share sourced from: NPRA sanitation and sewage disposal company with a less-than-stellar track record was confronted on video this week after dumping sewage near a Mandaree-area recreation spot. The company — Bakken’s Best Sanitation — is permitted for land application of septic waste and claims to have had permission from the landowner. According to Amy Dalrymple writing for
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Journalists Emily Guerin and Leigh Paterson of Inside Energy were in Minot yesterday speaking in front of Minot State students and faculty on the Bakken oil fields impact on the country and the world.
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The exercise involved around 200 state, local, and federal officials along with Enbridge employees. The idea — if a spill happens, they’ll have some experience with dealing with it. The coincidental timing of the Heimdal train derailment illustrates the importance of these drills.
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A 63,000 gallon — 2,000 barrel pipeline spill has resulted in some water entering a tributary and likely finding its way into Smishek Lake. Smishek Lake is near Powers Lake, about 75 miles West Northwest of Minot.
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There are few things evolving more quickly than the technology being applied in the oil field, and the price slow down will only further incentivize innovation. Take a peek at some industry trends in this article from the Wall Street Journal.
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The Dakota Prairie Refinery is in production. The Dickinson refinery has the capacity to handle 20,000 barrels of crude oil per day and will produce approximately 7,000 barrels of diesel fuel in the same time period.
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Hydrogen Sulfide is bad stuff, and with certain wells in the oil field it’s a reality that must be dealt with. A company with roots in Southwest North Dakota developed a system that removes the gas and produces an acidic byproduct that cleans disposal wells.
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