New 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
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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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