U.S. oil output rises to highest level since July 1992
U.S. oil production last week rose to the highest level since July 1992, buoyed by increased drilling in oilfields including North Dakota’s Bakken shale and the Eagle Ford in Texas.
View ArticlePhillips 66 signs deals to use more U.S. shale crude
Kicking its strategy of using cheaper crude oil from U.S. shale plays into high gear, Phillips 66 has signed deals with three midstream companies to bring as much as 130,000 barrels a day of North...
View ArticleProstitution rise in Bakken Shale prompts legislation
Montana lawmakers are looking at ways to prevent and punish human trafficking in response to reports of increased prostitution in eastern Montana communities teeming with people who have come to find...
View ArticleMore price volatility ahead for Canadian crude
Even with new rail and pipelines to move growing crude supplies, export capacity for Canadian crude will compete with North Dakota supplies, keeping prices volatile, according to a new report from Wood...
View ArticlePipeline pitched to ship Bakken oil across Wyo.
Hiland Crude has proposed to build a nearly 500-mile pipeline that would feed oil from North Dakota's booming Bakken oil field into another pipeline in eastern Wyoming.
View ArticleRefineries expanded, but not constructed
It's a frequently repeated factoid about the energy industry: No new major refinery has been built in this country in decades. But several small refineries have opened and significant capacity has been...
View ArticleTen Deteriorating Data Points
This is usually the time of year where I am preoccupied by fears of relegation for my beloved soccer team, West Ham. However, with seven games to go, they appear to be almost certainly safe from ‘the...
View ArticleNorth Dakota February oil production sets record
The Department of Mineral Resources says North Dakota pumped a record number of barrels of oil daily in February.
View ArticleWomen cash in on Dakota oil service needs to sustain boom
Amanda Kieson gets calls at 2:30 a.m. to collect urine samples from workers involved in accidents in western North Dakota’s oil industry. The 33-year-old mother of two says she opened her testing...
View ArticleOfficial: ND flare emissions still acceptable
More than 30 percent of North Dakota's natural gas production is being burned off because development of the pipelines and processing facilities needed to handle it has not kept pace with production.
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