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ConocoPhillips selling assets in southwest ND, eastern MT to Denbury for $1.05B

January 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

HOUSTON ConocoPhillips is selling some properties in North Dakota and Montana to a subsidiary of Denbury Resources Inc. for $1.05 billion. Continue Reading

Federal judge: Bird law doesn’t apply to oil pits

January 17, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK (AP) A federal judge ruled Tuesday that oil companies shouldn’t face criminal charges for the deaths of a half-dozen ducks in waste disposal pits, saying that prosecutors went too far in applying a law that protects migratory birds.
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Texas oil company pleads guilty in ND duck death

November 4, 2011 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK A Texas oil company will plead guilty and pay a $1,000 fine for killing a duck during drilling operations in western North Dakota, according to an agreement filed Friday.
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Big oil fights back

September 22, 2011 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK (AP) Six oil companies fighting federal charges that their oil pits killed 28 ducks and other birds intend to request separate trials, and at least one may argue that investigators gathered some evidence illegally. Continue Reading

Refinery equipment arrives in Billings from Okla.

December 9, 2010 in The Dickinson Press

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) While officials debated the safety of hauling huge loads of equipment from Idaho into Montana, an oversized load of refinery equipment made a two-month trip from Oklahoma to south-central Montana. Continue Reading