March 13, 2014

 
In This Issue
Steffes increases sales 400 percent in 4 years....
A new way to recycle drill cuttings in the Bakken...
Oil boom boosts Dickinson native's welding business....
ND Industrial Commission OKs steps to reduce flaring...
Oil exec: Decades of life left in Bakken Shale...
BNSF to spend $250M expanding ND rail network...
Is There More Oil Below the Bakken Shale than in it?
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Steffes increases sales 400 percent in 4 years

 

Ten years ago, Steffes Corp. focused on making snowmobile skis, hopper bottom storage bins and furniture frames.

 

A new way to recycle drill cuttings in the Bakken
 
A byproduct of oil drilling that generates a huge amount of waste could one day be recycled in North Dakota, but state health officials say they haven't yet seen a proposal that would protect the environment.

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Oil boom boosts Dickinson native's welding business

 

Mike Gayda tried going to college. After attending Dickinson State University for a short time he acknowledged, "College wasn't for me."

 

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ND Industrial Commission OKs steps to reduce flaring

The North Dakota Industrial Commission on Monday adopted several steps aimed at curbing natural gas flaring as recommended by Department of Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms.

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Continental Resources President Rick Bott on Tuesday pushed back against arguments that the U.S. shale oil revolution will be short-lived,  insisting that there are decades of life remaining just in North Dakota's Bakken formation
 
BNSF to spend $250M expanding ND rail network

After a year marked by delays in passenger service and agricultural shipments, BNSF Railway says it plans to spend almost $250 million to expand rail traffic on its network in North Dakota.

 

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Is There More Oil Below the Bakken Shale Than In It?

   

The Three Forks formation in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana could hold more undiscovered, technically recoverable oil than the Bakken Shale that lies above it, according to the United
States Geological Survey's (USGS) latest assessment.

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