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ND posts record annual oil production

November 13, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK (AP) North Dakota has set an oil production record for the fifth consecutive year.
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A ‘crude’ price in ND: Oil futures fall in the state and across the country

June 22, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

The price of sweet crude oil in North Dakota has dropped by almost $20 in the last year. Producers may not like the decrease, but it is welcomed by consumers, officials said Friday. Continue Reading

ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Where to put your handicap vehicle permit

June 4, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Readers ask where to put their handicap vehicle placard and how to find out if oil drilling is happening on land where they hold mineral interests. Continue Reading

Oil Express: Keystone XL delay increases oil price discounts in North Dakota

March 30, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

The delay of the Keystone XL pipeline’s approval and completion is forcing distributors to take larger discounts than usual, according to a report from the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources in Bismarck. Continue Reading

Oil boom continues

October 6, 2011 in The Dickinson Press

Bakken oil production is on the rise, and it doesn’t look like it is stopping anytime soon, Department of Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms said Thursday at the North Dakota Association of Oil and Gas Producing Counties annual meeting in Medora. Continue Reading

Oil companies in N.D. face new regulations to save birds

September 21, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

In the wake of federal charges accusing seven oil companies with killing 28 migratory birds in open waste pits, oil and gas drilling operations in North Dakota could soon be hit with state regulations that one advocate said would change the face of the state’s drilling industry and save a lot of birds. Continue Reading

Oil companies face new regulations in N.D. to save birds

September 21, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

North Dakota’s Department of Mineral Resources is planning a public hearing on proposed regulation changes that advocates say would change the face of the state’s drilling industry — and save a lot of birds. Continue Reading

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North Dakota’s oil production keeps setting records

August 18, 2010 in INFORUM

State on track to reach 110 million barrels in 2010

As expected, North Dakota’s oil production continued to rise in June, as the latest figures were released by the state’s Department of Mineral Resources. Continue Reading