A San Francisco company that has come up with a less expensive technology to convert natural gas to gasoline, diesel and other liquids. It is exciting technology, but it has yet to be deployed on a commercial scale.
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Oil spills and train derailments are not theoretically possible disasters in North Dakota, their things we’ve already experienced, and our first line of defense is first responders. WDAZ News has the story on what we’re doing to prepare them.
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Oil and brine spills are a reality of oil development. John Taylor writing for the Crosby Journal takes a closer look at the issue as it affects Divide County.
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North Dakota will join Wyoming in a lawsuit alleging Federal overreach with a rule proposed to regulate hydraulic fracturing used by the oil and gas industry. Full story from Katherine Lymn writing for Forum Communications.
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XTO Energy is seeking an exception to the new flaring standards for some 140 of their currently operating wells. Lauren Donovan of the Bismarck Tribune has the story.
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Whether you know it or not, a decision of behavioral economics is on your plate right now. Would an added one cent sales tax in Minot drive shoppers away? This is an introduction to the study of behavioral economics. Give it a listen.
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Railroad safety is and should be a topic of national conversation, and The Dickinson Press has the latest on steps being taken by Burlington Northern Santa Fe.
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As oil prices fall, the need to diversify the local economy becomes more apparent, and nowhere more so than Williston. And business leaders in the western part of the state are taking action. Full story from Ernest Scheyder writing for Reuters.
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Analysis by global energy company Wood McKenzie shows a portion of the North Dakota oil field is still a prime target for investment and drilling — even at the lower prices we’re seeing now.
Read & Share sourced from: Bakken.comA new economic study shows the oil impact on the state is big — $43 billion big, but it also shows more can be done to keep many of those dollars circulating in North Dakota. Full story from Amy Dalrymple writing for Forum Communications.
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Watford City’s housing demand remains steady in spite of the falling oil prices. Get the full story from Amy Robinson writing for the McKenzie Couty Farmer.
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The Minot Voice golden rule of the Internet, if it sounds too good to be true, it is. That goes for most work from home jobs that promise easy money, especially when they’re advertised on the Internet.
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The U.S. Senate failed to override President Obama’s veto of the proposed Keystone pipeline, but supporters of the project will continue working to have it built.
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Tony Crow, the keynote speaker at the Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute told his story of years of acting responsibly only to have a single day with a casual indifference towards safety lead to a lifetime of consequence. Find it in Estevan Mercury, it’s worth your time.
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North Dakota’s rig count dropped below a hundred. This number is lower than Department of Mineral Resources director Lynn Helms predicted as a bottom number from just a few months ago. The WTI closed down slightly at $48.84.
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Starting April 1, Haliburton will close its Minot locations. The majority of employees will be transferred to locations in Williston and Dickinson.
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