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North Dakota Department Helps Oil Companies
North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources is a valuable organization for oil producers and seekers.
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Bakken Wages Generally Higher Than Other Shales
Harsh weather conditions, remoteness of work all play a factor in what shale play emploeyes get paid in each region.
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News Briefs: New Method for Safer Rail Shipment of Bakken Oil to be Tested
An alternative way of reducing the volatility of Bakken crude will be tested next year as North Dakota regulators report a “significant increase” in noncompliance with oil conditioning…
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News Briefs: GOP Pushes to Lift Oil Export Ban With Spending Bill
Republican demands to end the ban on exporting crude oil emerged as a final negotiating point Dec. 14 as lawmakers scrambled to complete a year-end spending bill needed to keep the…
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News Briefs: EIA Predicts Production Decline in Eagle Ford, Bakken, Niobrara Plays
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) again forecasted oil production to fall in the Eagle Ford, Bakken and Niobrara plays in December. It’ll be the 10th straight month of…
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News Briefs: Fire at Oilfield Chemical Plant Injures 3
Workers at Lubrizol Corp.’s Oilfield Chemistry site in Pennsylvania were pouring hydraulic fracturing chemicals into a production tank Nov. 17 causing a fire that forced residents from…
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Blog: 5 Takeaways From the November Issue
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The Upside of the Downturn
Communities and municipalities have been able to find some positives as the slowdown in crude oil production hit the Bakken. Several of those communities have been taking a look at how…
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Economy Has Slowed, But Opportunities Still Out There
North Dakota’s Bakken communities still see options available for workers despite drop in crude oil prices.
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News Briefs: Shell Haults Canadian Oilsands Project
Royal Dutch Shell will stop construction of its Carmon Creek thermal oilsands venture in Canada due to “uncertainties” facing the project, including a lack of infrastructure.
The…