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4 MY FUTURE: CAREER AND CHARACTER EDUCATION Location, Location, Location...
As with many other categories, your salary and career options can vary dramatically depending on where you are. That is true on a national level as well as a state level; especially if that state is N...
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:49 AM
REAL OILFIELD WIVES Managing the Kids While Your Husband is Away
How many times has someone told you, "I don't know how you do it!" and you just laugh it off and say it's not that bad. What they don't know is that you are quite possibly on the verge of a breakdow...
Posted on 3/21/13 at 7:21 AM
STAFF BLOG THE AREA VOICES COMMUNITY Real Oilfield Wives and more new blogs!
It's been awhile since I've given you my recommendations for new blogs to check out here on Areavoices. But three new blogs have crossed my path and I felt compelled to share them. The first is calle...
Posted on 3/13/13 at 4:01 PM
REALLY EATING “What’s In That?” Wednesday — Smoked Oysters
I went digging in my kitchen cupboard to find something different so that I could revive "What's in That? Wednesday."And I came up with this: Not going to eat these today but comforting to know the...
Posted on 2/20/13 at 8:36 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Sand mining debate fractures
By Don Davis Sand mined in southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin opens up cracks between rocks so oil and gas can be removed from the ground in places such as North Dakota. But mining the s...
Posted on 2/19/13 at 6:17 PM
Despite U.S. oil boom, some states fear fuel scarcity 
The U.S. oil and gas renaissance that has bestowed unexpected prosperity on states from North Dakota to Pennsylvania and boosted distillate production to a record high in the Midwest is also causing pockets of fuel scarcity: just ask Arkansas.
By Kristen Hays and Sabina Zawadzki , May 07, 2013
Don Nelson, Keene, N.D. letter: When Big Oil speaks, N.D. regulators listen and obey
Don Nelson and others write in about oil and regulation
May 05, 2013
North Dakota lawmakers votes to close loophole used by oil
The North Dakota Legislature has voted to close a tax loophole used by the oil industry that the Tax Department says is costing the state $50 million each year.
May 03, 2013
US rig count increases by 10 this week to 1,764
Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by 10 this week to 1,764.
By Associated Press , May 03, 2013
ND Legislature approves $1.1 billion oil-impact measure
Lawmakers agreed Thursday to provide more than $1.1 billion in state aid to help western North Dakota communities deal with exploding energy development in the region.
By James MacPherson , May 02, 2013
House adopts $1.1 billion for Oil Patch; bill moves to Senate
Rep. Bob Skarphol said late Wednesday a bill to provide $1.1 billion to western North Dakota communities will deliver ample funding to address infrastructure and other needs, but will not provide the long-term help the bill was intended to do.
By TJ Jerke , May 02, 2013
Jury finds defendants guilty in Bakken oil scam
The four remaining defendants in a Bakken oil leasing scam that duped unwitting investors across the country out of hundreds of thousands of dollars were found guilty on most charges on Wednesday by a Montana jury.
By Matthew Brown , May 01, 2013
House rejects oil tax reform bill
House legislators Wednesday rejected an oil tax reform bill that would have lowered the oil extraction tax, closed a tax loophole for low-producing wells and set up guidelines for a new tribal tax agreement.
By Amy Dalrymple , May 01, 2013
USGS doubles estimate for oil from Williston Basin to 7.4 billion barrels
The U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday the Williston Basin has between 4.4 billion and 11.4 billion barrels of oil that is recoverable with today’s technology.
By Amy Dalrymple , April 30, 2013
FACES OF THE BOOM: N.D. provides math instructor with a solution
Amanda Davis was struggling financially as an adjunct professor in Texas when a CNN story caught her attention.
The news story talked about how much money North Dakota has, prompting her to immediately Google “colleges in Williston.”
By Amy Dalrymple , April 29, 2013
FracFocus site criticized in Harvard report
The website North Dakota and several other states use to monitor hydraulic fracturing has too many flaws to be effective, says a new report from Harvard Law School.
By Amy Dalrymple , April 25, 2013
Critics doubtful ND measures will curb wasted gas
Legislation is headed to Gov. Jack Dalrymple that offers North Dakota oil drillers tax breaks to stop the intentional practice of burning and wasting natural gas.
By James MacPherson , April 25, 2013
Enbridge investigates small oil spill in NW Minnesota
Enbridge Energy Partners says it's investigating the cause of a crude oil leak at its pumping station in the northwestern Minnesota town of Viking.
By Associated Press , April 25, 2013
Keith Picard, Dalmeny, Sask., letter: ‘Dirty oil’? No, ‘friendly oil’
The people of the United States have misconceptions about Canada’s oil in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan.
By Keith Picard , April 24, 2013
Minot hosting 3-day Bakken Investor Conference
By Associated Press , April 24, 2013
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