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Posted on 4/26/12 at 1:08 PM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS Harold Hamm -- Richest Oilman in U.S. -- To Visit UND Friday, Dec. 3
Harold Hamm, cited by Forbes as the richest oilman in the United States and listed by Forbes.com as 136th on the list of world's billionaires, will visit the University of North Dakota Friday, Dec. 3...
Posted on 12/1/10 at 4:55 PM
Norway-North Dakota oil connection continues to grow with new UND exchange 
The Norway-North Dakota connection founded by 19th-century immigrants and “greased” by more recent ties in oil development continues to grow, as UND and the University of Bergen, Norway, look to establish a student, faculty and research exchange.
By Chuck Haga , March 19, 2013
Famous formation named for North Dakota homesteaders
Lorin Bakken recalls it was 2007 when he began seeing his name in the newspaper and on TV frequently as the oil boom started to heat up. Since then, his family name has become synonymous with oil and opportunity.
By Amy Dalrymple , November 24, 2012
Harold Hamm, Oklahoma City, Okla., column: Rock steady in the Bakken oil field
I believe the best of the Bakken for North Dakota is yet to come. It’s going to be a bright future in the Peace Garden State.
By Harold Hamm , July 25, 2012
Bakken Branding: Businesses tap into the Oil Patch for advertising and product naming
The Bakken name isn’t just exclusive to the oil field. Several companies that are not necessarily involved in drilling oil have capitalized on the industry’s namesake.
By April Baumgarten , July 09, 2012
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N.D.'s Bakken Formation a million years in the making
The Bakken Formation’s oil bonanza was triggered eons ago in a story involving a cast of millions, earthly upheavals, heat and pressure — lots and lots of pressure. It’s actually a very depressing story. In a good way. Good for oil development, at least.
By Patrick Springer , June 11, 2012
ND: Bakken wells will pump for nearly 3 decades
A typical well drilled in North Dakota's rich Bakken and Three Forks formations will produce about 540,000 barrels of oil during its 29-year lifespan and will generate more than $20 million in net profit, according to state Department of Mineral Resources data.
By James MacPherson , May 29, 2012
MDU Resources buys stake in Bakken project
A subsidiary of Bismarck-based MDU Resources Group Inc. has purchased 50 percent interest in oil and natural gas facilities near Belfield, in western North Dakota.
By Associated Press , May 21, 2012
N.D. becomes No. 2 oil producing state, trailing only Texas
North Dakota passed Alaska in March to become the second-leading state in crude oil production, trailing only Texas, according to preliminary figures released Monday.
By Stephen J. Lee , May 14, 2012
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State geologist: SD oil potential vast, unexplored
South Dakota has significant potential for oil development, but that potential has largely been unexplored, the state geologist said at the Black Hills Bakken Conference.
By Associated Press , May 04, 2012
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Santorum visits Oil Patch today
Rick Santorum, who has emerged in polls as the latest rival to Mitt Romney’s lead, will appear today for a town hall meeting and energy roundtable in Tioga, in the Bakken Formation, and for a campaign rally in Fargo.
By Patrick Springer , February 14, 2012
N.D. oil industry leaders meet in Grand Forks, vow to defend ‘fracking’
Ron Ness, president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council, said Friday in Grand Forks that “there has got to be an educational process” to reassure the public about the health and environmental safety of hydraulic fracturing as the process is employed here.
By Chuck Haga , December 09, 2011
Alexander, N.D., copes with effects of oil boom
Get in the flow or get out of the way. Today those might seem to be the only options in Alexander, N.D., which scarcely topped 200 residents in the latest official census. But, like the number of semi-trailers rolling through the town daily, estimated to be as high as 8,000 every 24 hours, Alexander has grown too.
By Kim Fundingsland , November 20, 2011
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OUR OPINION: Let the Keystone XL pipeline proceed
Despite anti-pipeline activists’ claims, the benefits of the project pretty clearly outweigh the costs.When civil-rights demonstrators marched, chanted and got themselves arrested in the 1950s and 1960s, Americans paid attention. Voters saw the the segregated lunch counters, the “Whites Only” water fountains and other relics of Jim Crow discrimination, and acted.
By Tom Dennis , September 18, 2011
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North Dakota Oil Patch back to record-setting pace
Drilling, production had been slowed by wet springNorth Dakota’s Oil Patch has mostly geared back up from setbacks related to the wet spring and unusual flooding across the western part of the state. As of Wednesday, a record 184 rigs were drilling new holes, said Bruce Hicks, assistant director of the oil and gas division of the state’s Department of Mineral Resources, which regulates the Oil Patch. Daily and monthly production is back at a record level.
By Stephen J. Lee , July 20, 2011
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A North Dakota oil primer
U.S. Geological Survey offers answers to frequently asked questions about the Bakken FormationWill the oil gushing from the Bakken Formation in western North Dakota someday free the United States from dependence on foreign oil? Just how much oil is out there? Does the Bakken contain more oil than Saudi Arabia?
By Chuck Haga , May 26, 2011
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