BAKKEN OIL
N.D. oil producers taking steep discounts for crude 
North Dakota oil production is outpacing the ability to efficiently move the product to market, causing producers to take deep price cuts at a time when national gasoline prices are on the rise, the U.S. Department of Energy said.
By James MacPherson , March 01, 2012
Enbridge spending $145 million to expand North Dakota oil transport facility
Enbridge Energy Partners LP will make an additional $145 million investment in North Dakota to expand crude oil capacity and add a rail car loading facility to accommodate the additional volume, the company said Tuesday.
By Associated Press , December 06, 2011
Bakken oil patch summit held in Denver this week
The three-day Bakken Infrastructure Finance and Development Summit began Monday.
By Associated Press , October 24, 2011
Norway's Statoil to buy Texas-based Brigham, including N.D. oil holdings, for $4.4 billion
Norwegian oil company Statoil ASA said today it has agreed to buy Texas-based Brigham Exploration Co. for $4.4 billion in cash, giving it control of fields in North Dakota.
By Associated Press , October 17, 2011
North Dakota like siren song of prosperity to Minnesotans
So much prosperity is flowing from oil wells there that it's spilling into neighboring states, with a growing number of Minnesota companies and workers sharing the lucrative oil field contracts and wages.
By Larry Oakes , October 17, 2011
North Dakota climbs toward position as nation's No. 3 oil state
North Dakota will likely leapfrog California and may even overtake Alaska in the next year to become one of the nation's three biggest oil-producing states, a government regulator said.
By James MacPherson , October 14, 2011
UPDATE: Airports in N.D.'s oil patch experience 'unprecedented' growth
Airports in western North Dakota's booming oil patch continue to see what state Aeronautics Commissioner Larry Taborsky calls "unprecedented" growth in passenger numbers.
By James MacPherson , October 13, 2011
Williston getting bids for apartment building for city workers
The Williston City Commission is soliciting bids for an apartment building for city workers struggling to find affordable housing in the city amid the region's oil boom.
By Associated Press , October 12, 2011
Obama OKs fast-track review of Little Missouri, Dakota Prairie grasslands oil well, pipeline applications
The Obama administration said today that applications for oil wells and ancillary facilities in two national grasslands areas of North and South Dakota will be among 14 U.S. infrastructure projects to be expedited through permitting and environmental review processes.
By Herald Staff Report , October 11, 2011
A kinder, gentler oil industry? Don't dismiss concerns, Dorgan advises
Dorgan: Don’t deny impacts of boom or dismiss concerns over frackingThe nation’s oil and gas industry is hoping to soften its public image and deflect mounting criticism from environmentalists over “fracking” and management of drilling sites.
By Chuck Haga , October 06, 2011
N.D. oil patch, wind farms getting foreign press visit
Journalists from several foreign countries came to North Dakota this week to report on the state's oil patch and wind energy development.
By Associated Press , October 05, 2011
UPDATE: Mountrail, Williams counties implement moratoriums on new oil worker 'man camps'
UPDATED 10:15 A.M.The large temporary housing facilities are springing up in response to a housing shortage in the region.
By Associated Press , September 30, 2011
Inquiry into oil well deaths focuses on clothing
Officials say an investigation into an oil well explosion in North Dakota that killed two workers will center on whether the men should have been wearing fire-resistant clothing under a federal safety policy that has drawn criticism from some drilling companies.
By Associated Press , September 28, 2011
Keystone XL pipeline has support of N.D. officials, regulators
Hearings are being held this week in the six states the pipeline route would cross. North Dakota is not one of them, but Montana is. North Dakota's Industrial Commission says the pipeline could carry Williston Basin oil to downstream markets.
By Associated Press , September 28, 2011
N.D. oil patch equipment thefts escalate
Sheriff's offices in McKenzie, Williams, Mountrail and Dunn counties all have investigated thefts of skid-steer loaders at job sites. McKenzie County Sheriff Ron Rankin said he wonders if thieves are selling the machines out of state.
By Associated Press , September 27, 2011
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