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Helms says Keystone XL would save lives

May 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK The Keystone XL Pipeline could mean three to six fewer traffic deaths per year in North Dakota as a result of reduced truck traffic, the state’s top oil and gas regulator says. Continue Reading

Table’s turned: Lynn Helms goes from oil industry to oil regulator

March 31, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK — During a contentious hearing about drilling for oil in the Killdeer Mountains, a critic of Lynn Helms, North Dakota’s top oil and gas regulator, inadvertently called him “Mr. Hess.” Continue Reading

Report highlights need for well inspections

January 29, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

WILLISTON A report released Tuesday criticizes state and federal agencies for falling behind with regulating oil and gas activity, but says North Dakota is doing better than other western states. Continue Reading

Lynn Helms, Bismarck, column: Oil-production unit ensures ‘greatest possible good’ for N.D.

November 4, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

With all of the debate surrounding the approval of the Corral Creek oil-production unit, it’s easy to lose sight of why the unit was created in the first place: to manage the resources of the area for the greater good and to significantly minimize the impact of oil development. Continue Reading

State official flags feds for interference

September 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

North Dakota’s top oil and gas regulator took aim at federal agencies Thursday for unnecessarily interfering with the state’s energy development.
Lynn Helms, director of the Department of Mineral Resources, said North Dakota’s approach is to let the market work and intervene when it doesn’t. Continue Reading

Official: Federal one-size-fits-all rules don’t fit North Dakota energy development

September 20, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

MEDORA North Dakota’s top oil and gas regulator took aim at federal agencies Thursday for unnecessarily interfering with the state’s energy development. Continue Reading

Oil boom benefits highlight House hearing

July 14, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO The prosperity of North Dakota’s oil industry and frustration over federal energy regulations highlighted a field hearing here Saturday of the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Continue Reading

Record rig count in Oil Patch

May 29, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS A record 218 rigs were drilling new wells for crude oil Tuesday in North Dakota’s Oil Patch, according to the state’s Department of Mineral Resources. Continue Reading

1 million barrels of oil per day; 1 million people for jobs

May 23, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK Oil development could push North Dakota’s population to 1 million people, the state’s director of mineral resources said Wednesday as one of his predictions for the state’s future. Continue Reading

ND oil drillers taking steep discounts

March 1, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK (AP) North Dakota oil production is outpacing the ability to efficiently move the product to market, causing drillers to take deep price cuts at a time when national gasoline prices are on the rise, the U.S. Department of Energy said. Continue Reading