BAKKEN
N.D. workers return home after Oklahoma tornado
WILLISTON, N.D. -- Pilot Liz Lillard was in Williston on Monday as she watched a live feed of a massive tornado pass over her childrens day care in Moore, Okla. Its the worst feeling in the world to w...
Posted on 5/22/13 at 12:43 AM
You Know You Are a Real Oilfield Wife When...
You Know You Are a Real Oilfield Wife When... You have to blow dust off your razor the day before your husband is due home... it's been THAT long since you shaved your legs. In North Dakota and Canad...
Posted on 4/23/13 at 9:24 AM
Earth at night glows with lovely and loathsome lights
Wherever we go, our lights go with us. If we were more thoughtful about choosing the right type of lighting fixtures, it wouldn't be such a problem, but we're generally not. Photos taken late last y...
Posted on 1/12/13 at 1:06 PM
Smoke and Mirrors
The worst part of living in the Bakken are the complaints about it. I get rubbed the wrong way when I hear people say things like, I cried all day the very first day I came! or I cry almost EVERY day...
Posted on 12/13/12 at 12:58 PM
This Thanksgiving one woman is grateful for North Dakota
I love Rachel Kelly's author bio on her new Areavoices blog: Meanderings of a Zealous Mom. She uses several six word phrases to describe herself: Always looking for The Grey Area. Meet my best friend...
Posted on 11/20/12 at 11:52 AM
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 Associated Press , May 01, 2013
Ground to be broken for diesel refinery in Bakken
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Officials are breaking ground this week for a diesel refinery in western North Dakota.By Associated Press , March 25, 2013
Casting director looks to showcase the Bakken
A casting director and producer is looking for some true-grit men and women to be stars of a Bakken-based reality show for a cable network.December 24, 2012
Mont. oil lease sale could mark Bakken expansion
A Texas company has bought federal oil and gas leases on almost 75,000 acres in northeastern Montana's McCone County in a move that could portend a significant westward expansion of the Bakken oil patch.October 24, 2012
Exxon pays $1.6 billion for Bakken assets
Exxon Mobil is making a $1.6 billion investment in the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota and Montana.By Forum Communications , September 20, 2012
Exxon Mobil investing $1.6 billion in Bakken oil fields
Exxon Mobil is making a $1.6 billion investment in the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota and Montana.By Forum News Service , September 20, 2012
Larry the Cable Guy visits Bakken
The comedian known as Larry the Cable Guy is in the Williston area today filming for his History Channel show “Only in America.”August 21, 2012
Bakken natural gas production could quadruple
By Amy Dalrymple , July 26, 2012
Conference to focus on oil boom effects on SD
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — Representatives from several industries are going to be on hand in Spearfish May 2-3 to learn about the effects of the North Dakota oil boom on people and businesses in South Dakota.April 08, 2012
Montana preps for impacts of Bakken drilling
State and federal officials will offer residents of north-central Montana a primer on the potential environmental and community effects of anticipated oil and gas development.February 20, 2012
Bakken summit held in downtown Denver this week
An event aimed at developing infrastructure in North Dakota's oil patch is being held in downtown Denver this week.October 24, 2011
Bakken continues to build momentum
North Dakota will set a crude oil production record in 2011, if the present trend holds. This is after a rough winter and a tough spring, in which worse-than-normal weather conditions hampered work on rigs and restricted traffic on roads in the oil patch. The state’s workers and economy have benefited mightily from the oil production.By The Bismarck Tribune , September 01, 2011
USGS answers Bakken questions
Will 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? Many of the answers to these and other “frequently asked questions” posted on a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) website (http://tinyurl.com/44zw7lx) are hedged, dodged and qualified as much as questions about the future of Medicare, but they do provide a helpful primer for people wanting to know what’s happening today in the booming Williston Basin.By By Chuck Haga, Forum Communications Co. , May 27, 2011
Conference aimed at attracting Bakken investors
A conference aimed at gathering and educating Bakken oil formation investors is slated for mid-June in Minot.March 26, 2011
Company proposes pipeline
BISMARCK — A Texas company is proposing a pipeline that could transport up to 75,000 barrels of crude a day from North Dakota’s booming oil patch to U.S. supply hubs in Oklahoma and Illinois. Plains All American Pipeline LP of Houston said the 103-mile Bakken North Pipeline would run from North Dakota’s northwest corner through northeast Montana and to the U.S.-Canadian border. In Canada, it would link to an existing pipeline system capable of carrying crude to Oklahoma and Illinois.By By James MacPherson, The Associated Press , November 05, 2010
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