It’s one of the most commonly used drugs and it’s been around for a really long time, why in the world is it so expensive? Here are some reasons…
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Department of Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helm’s is walking back from his previous opinion that the larger of North Dakota’s oil production lower tax triggers is unlikely to be reached.
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Summit Midstream, the company responsible for January’s largest-ever oil development related spill was in front of the Public Service Commission last Wednesday seeking approval for expansion and replacement of existing pipelines. Company representatives commented on improvements that are being made to their gathering systems.
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New Federal regulations will require oil development companies to disclose the chemicals used in their fracking operations that take place on Federal lands.
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Is the sustained lower oil price leading to the ‘bust’ that’s been so popular in national media headlines? Not according to the folks in Watford City. Kirk Siegler with NPR has the story.
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Canada is the only country U.S. oil producers can export to without restrictions, and the oil markets are creating incentives for Canadian refiners to import more U.S. oil.
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Ten people who serve on the Federal Reserve Bank’s Federal Open Markets Committee have more impact on our lives than most of us realize. This article is a great short primer on the organization that has a huge say in the economic status of our country.
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The Hudsucker Proxy is a Coen brother’s classic from 1994 starring Tim Robbins and Paul Newman and buried deep within the period sets and witty story telling are some economic lessons. Andrew Heaton of Econ Pop mines the movie for the valuable principles on display and presents them in this informative and entertaining econ lesson.
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News: There’s been little doubt as to where market pressures that caused the drop in oil prices are coming from — OPEC. Commentary: We’re guessing the intangible quality that is American ingenuity was left out of Saudi’s calculations when they planned their strategy.
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Are you curious about how oil companies and drillers know where their wells are drawing oil from? Kathy Neset of Neset Consulting gets technical on spacing the horizontal sections of wells and how they’re determined.
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According to the North Dakota Petroleum Council, economic impact per rig is estimated at about $105 million. Get lots more in this short piece from the Bismarck Tribune.
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Watford City is getting a lot of national media coverage these days and a few folks in town have gotten tired of the stories that have a political agenda. They’ve decided to take control and start telling their own story through a website called Voices of Waterford City. View the Voices of Watford City Website
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Our North Dakota Senators are signed on to a bill that would require online retailers to collect sales tax. The hope is the bill would balance the playing field for brick and mortar stores. John Hageman writing for the Fargo Forum provides a detailed article.
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Methamphetamine use is on the rise in Western North Dakota. It’s a case of where the money goes, the drugs follow. Nadya Faulx writing for the Dickinson Press covers the topic in a in-depth article.
Read & Share sourced from: Dickinson PressThe series is called ‘Boomtowners” and will air six one-hour episodes starting April 26th. It’s about the daily lives of people who work in the North Dakota oil patch.
Read & ShareMore than a hundred filter socks were discovered sitting on a trailer at an oil-field service company in Williston. The socks had very low-level radiation and it is believed there was no risk of dangerous exposure.
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