The bill would provide financial incentives to retail locations that install natural gas filling equipment and grants to consumers who purchase or convert vehicles to run on natural gas. Full details from Bakken.com.
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You know that low-level radioactive waste left over from oil production, the stuff that’s been in the news recently? It turns out that if we allow it to be disposed of in-state, an enormous amount of money would be saved — some estimates count it at $120 million.
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If we can turn sewage into drinking water and then into beer, it begs the question — why are we pumping our used fracking water underground? 😀
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Stories in the news telling of a ‘Bakken Bust’ have reached a fever pitch recently, but there are a lot of people in the know who are telling a different story. Here’s one of those ‘alternative’ stories that’s worth a read.
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Department of Mineral Resource Director Lynn Helms briefed the Industrial Commission on bills active in the legislature that may impact management and regulation of oil and gas operations in the state.
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Gov. Dalrymple’s comments regarding saltwater pipelines from the Fargo Forum article, “We are in the process of developing a comprehensive set of rules regarding that type of line, but we maybe want to accelerate a couple of pieces of that.”
Read & Share sourced from: InForumYou’ve heard the pundits comment on the state of the oil boom, but here’s your chance to listen to the guy who’s been more successful than anyone by investing his own money in the Bakken. Spoiler, he’s not betting on a bleak future.
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The public comment period for the proposed rule changes regarding the disposal of TENORMÂ (low-level radioactive waste produced in oil exploration) has been extended. The period for public comment will remain open until March 2. More more details visit the ND Department of Health Website linked below.
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Less oil went into the river than originally believed, that’s the good news. The bad news — very little of the oil that was spilled has been recovered.
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The pipe that broke and spilled lots of brine (70,000 barrels) into Blacktail Creek and the Little Muddy River was installed last summer; it wasn’t inspected during the process.
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If you make it to Fargo in the near future and you have an interest in the oil boom, you should make a point to stop by the Plains Art Museum. Details from John Lamb of the Fargo Forum.
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Hess Corporation announced their capital and exploratory budget for 2015. The full news release is linked here, but some of the key points and excerpts that relate to the Bakken are included below. Here’s the overall message, Hess will be spending less in the Bakken this year, and they will be reducing their active rig count,
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We all know the old saying, “You can’t buy happiness,” Â isn’t entirely true. The best part of this article — it’s not wealth dependent — the good advice applies no matter how much you have.
Read & Share sourced from: Life HackerBurlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company announced more details about the major capital projects it plans to complete in 2015 to maintain and grow its rail network. The full news release is linked here. Below you’ll find improvements scheduled for our area. BNSF plans to invest approximately $700 million in the North Region to expand
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It’s no secret, one of the big challenges in Western North Dakota is dealing with the growing and changing nature of crime. This AP piece has some of the usual big media slants, but the topic is too important to ignore.
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The City of East Grand Forks has filed an insurance claim in hopes of recovering a $510,000 loan made through the economic development association.
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