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Drivers get 77 mpg on Guinness World Record attempt

June 18, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Drivers stopping at or passing by Frankie’s West Side late Tuesday morning got a glimpse of two men trying to set a Guinness World Record. Wayne Gerdes and Bob Winger spent a couple of hours in Dickinson putting diesel fuel in the white 2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI sedan they have been driving since June 7. Continue Reading

Kenmare native reinvents himself for current oil boom

June 14, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Having grown up near Kenmare, Wayne Lagorin has always been a North Dakotan by heart. Continue Reading

Hoeven calls for streamlined drilling permit process

June 5, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

North Dakota’s senior U.S. senator on Wednesday lauded the efforts of a group charged with helping to find ways to quicken the permitting of federal lands for oil and gas drilling in the Bakken. Continue Reading

Gas prices dropping, still remain highest in the continental US

June 1, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Recent changes in the ever-fluctuating price of gas in western North Dakota hold both good news and bad news for motorists. The good news: After reaching all-time highs earlier this spring, prices have begun to retreat. The bad news: On average, North Dakotans are still paying the highest prices in the continental U.S. for regular unleaded. Continue Reading

ND company proposes $650M natural gas pipeline

May 30, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK Bismarck-based WBI Energy Inc. said Thursday that it is gauging demand for a pipeline to move natural gas from western North Dakota’s booming oil patch. Continue Reading

Hoeven backs public disclosure requirements for refineries

May 29, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Public disclosure requirements regarding planned maintenance shutdowns for fuel refineries could help protect consumers from gasoline price spikes, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said Wednesday. Continue Reading

Site plan approved for ND natural gas processor

May 23, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK An energy company has received approval to start construction of a new natural gas processing plant in northwestern North Dakota. Continue Reading

Mitchell’s gas prices skyrocket above $4.

May 18, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Memorial Day holiday likely culprit causing hike.
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ND gas prices rising rapidly; AAA says no relief in sight until after Memorial Day

May 16, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

The T-Rex Conoco station in Dickinson may have lucked out when the digital sign it uses to advertise gas prices went out recently. Although customers still had to pay the $3.99 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas Thursday, at least they didn’t have to see what they were paying in big red numbers. Continue Reading

Klobuchar seeks action against spike in gas prices

May 16, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar today called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to take action to address the massive spike in gas prices across Minnesota. Continue Reading