The godfather of North Dakota's present oil bonanza predicted the state's crude production will double to 2 million barrels daily by decade's end but warned industry officials Thursday that future safety missteps would threaten that.
BNSF exec sees 'big opportunity' in switch from diesel to LNG locomotives
As a North Dakota company prepares to fire up the state's first production facility for liquefied natural gas, the nation's largest railroad is pursuing a switch from diesel-powered to LNG-powered locomotives, potentially opening up a major market for the product.
More than 3,400 people from 49 states and eight foreign countries are registered for next week's Williston Basin Petroleum Conference, with more expected to register when the conference begins May 20.
Thanks to shale oil and gas including quantities extracted from the Bakken, the United States is poised to become energy independent in the not-so-distant future.
$50 million over budget: Dickinson refinery is still on track for startup in December
An oil refinery being built in western North Dakota is about $50 million over budget but remains on track to start refining crude in December, a project official said Tuesday at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference here.
Gas plant opening marks 'new era' for N.D. industry
The expansion of the Hess Corp. Tioga Gas Plant will significantly reduce natural gas flaring and could be North Dakota's gateway to the petrochemical industry.
$14M Bowman County airport construction on schedule
Construction on Bowman County's new $14 million airport is continuing on schedule - projected for completion in spring 2015 - while county officials mull the purchase of the current airport's property.
With the oil and gas industry in western North Dakota always looking to be more efficient, and ongoing research at the University of North Dakota on the eastern edge in Grand Forks, North Dakota could be the petri dish for future commercial applications of unmanned aerial systems.
