With focus on Bakken, Hess sells out of Utica Play

A major player in the Bakken oil field and a major employer in Minot is divesting their holdings in other oil fields to focus more heavily on the Bakken. Hess has sold their holdings in the Utica Shale for $400 million.

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Dealing with low oil, Bakken operators look for new tech

Luke Geiver provides the recap on the monthly update provided by Mineral Resource director Lynn Helms. Of note, producers are still investing in technology to improve efficiency, and the price point required to see increased activity is $40-50 per barrel.

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NDSU economist: State’s economy suffering from lack of diversity

The recent billion-dollar budget shortfall has exposed some glaring issues with the North Dakota economy. Despite all the fantastic news of the last few years, we’re still painfully dependent on two industries — agriculture and oil and gas.

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Q&A: DOT Director on ND Summer Infrastructure Projects

  This past legislative session saw a billion dollar surge bill intended help the western part of the state catch up with oil development growth. A big part of that bill was earmarked to the DOT. Here’s a quick Q & A on some of the projects.

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Pro-Energy Policies Could Have Enormous Economic Impact

A study commissioned by American Petroleum Institute highlights the positive economic impacts well-crafted regulatory policy would have on the energy industry, the economy, and jobs. And conversely, it finds that bad regulatory policy will reduce jobs, tax revenue, and economic activity.

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Statoil to Test Water Saving CO2 Fracking Technology

A new technology that has the potential to save a significant amount of water per well completion and increase production as well. The Norwegian company Statoil is the first major producer make a significant investment in the technology from Ferus LP.

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Proof That A Bakken Slowdown Spurs Innovation

What happens when things get tight for the private sector? Sometimes we see layoffs and cutbacks in investment, but another byproduct of tougher times is innovation. Luke Geiver of Bakken magazine has the commentary on new well completion technology being advanced.

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TransCanada, Keystone Proponents Not Giving Up

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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Legislative Week: Common Core, Medical Marijuana, the First Oil Price Tax Trigger

A couple controversial issues on the docket in Bismarck this week. AP Writer James MacPherson provides the rundown and more background at Bakken.com.

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Bakken Construction CEO: Amount of Catch-up, Future Work is High

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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Read: What’s Happening at ND Port Services

Nice article from Patrick Miller and The Bakken Magazine on the what’s happening with North Dakota Port Services including operational changes and a vision for the future.

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Breakeven Targets, Future ND Production in Low Oil Price Reality

There’s no shortage of oil-price and effect prognosticators these days, but there are few with legitimate inside knowledge. This report from The Bakken Magazine outlines some market realities and offers some good commentary, and it’s based on solid information.

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Tensions Build in North Dakota over Common Core Education Standards

Say the words ‘Common Core’ and you’ll likely get a response in one way or another. And it looks like the issue will be addressed in the upcoming legislative session.

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ND Pipeline Authority Director Justin Kringstad’s Personal Thoughts on Bakken Well Profitability

Falling oil prices have everyone wondering when we’ll see significant impacts on drilling and oil field activity. And while we probably already have an answer to that, this video presentation by ND Pipeline Authority Director Justin Kringstad adds some valuable data-driven analysis to the discussion.    

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Staying Prepared for the Worst…

The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services has hired Witt O’Briens LLC, a Washington D.C. based consulting firm with an office in Mandan, to conduct a system analysis and provide recommendations on oil industry related emergencies.

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ND Ports Looking to Add Container Services, Woo’s BNSF

October 26th and 27th North Dakota Port Services hosted a meeting between importers and exporters and BNSF with the hopes of convincing the railroad to add container services at the Minot location.

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