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News Briefs: Drilling Permits Increase in Ohio and Pennsylvania
Utica and Marcellus shale well drilling permits continue to inch higher, and more drilled wells are in production.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says it…
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News Briefs: Rig Count Shoots Up By 27
For the second time in four weeks, the number of rigs searching for oil and natural gas jumped up by 20 or more. In data released by oilfield services company Baker Hughes Dec. 9, the…
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News Briefs: Army Corps of Engineers Denies Permit for Dakota Access Pipeline Segment
The Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit for the construction of a key section of the Dakota Access Pipeline, granting a major victory to protestors who have been demonstrating for…
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News Briefs: North Dakota Governor Orders Protesters Off of Federal Property
North Dakota’s governor ordered the expulsion of protesters camped on federal property near the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline project they oppose, saying the “emergency evacuation”…
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News Briefs: More than 150 Injured in Continued Protests in North Dakota
Tear gas, freezing cold water and rubber bullets were used to disperse a crowd of 400 protesters at the Dakota Access Pipeline late Nov. 20 and early Nov. 21 that left more than 150…
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News Briefs: Demonstrations Against Bakken Pipeline Continue
A group called the Native American Coalition spent the afternoon of Sept. 25 standing in solidarity against the Bakken oil pipeline in Davenport, Iowa.
The group says it’s not only…
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Williston Continues Growth Plan Even in Downturn
City leaders in Williston, North Dakota, know it might take some time before another oil boom strikes their city. Despite it being slow in the Bakken, that isn’t slowing down projects…
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News Briefs: District Judge Stops Fracking Rule
A U.S. District Court judge in Wyoming ruled that the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management do not have authority to regulate fracking on federal and tribal…
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Bakken Backers Supporting the Oil Industry Throughout North Dakota
Bakken Backers bringing issues to the front of discussion for the oil and gas industry in North Dakota.
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News Briefs: Study Shows Bakken Leaking Less Methane Than Thought
A new study says the oil-producing region of North Dakota and Montana leaks 275,000 tons of methane annually, an amount that’s less than previously reported.
The study was completed…