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Company to pay to move park trails
The oil company that's having a huge impact on the Little Missouri State Park north of Killdeer has pledged to move some hiking and riding trails away from its operations. For more information |
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Natural gas surpasses coal as biggest US electricity source
Natural gas overtook coal as the top source of U.S. electric power generation for the first time ever earlier this spring, a milestone that has been in the making for years as the price of gas slides and new regulations make coal more risky for power generators.
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ND oil patch hospital completes employee housing complex
A hospital in the North Dakota oil patch community of Watford City has completed the construction of an apartment complex built for its employees.
Dan Kelly is the CEO of McKenzie County Healthcare Systems. He says the new apartment complex will allow the health care system to offer its workers an affordable housing alternative.
Eighteen of the apartments in the complex are reserved for essential service workers, those are individuals employed by hospital in lower-wage positions including nurses' aides and lab technicians. Depending on income and household size, these units will rent for $721 to $1,386 per month.
Rent in the oil patch has skyrocketed since the oil boom began. At the same time, communities in the northwestern portion of the state have seen a housing shortage as people in search of jobs continue to flock to the area.
Source: Bakken Breakout
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Oil drillers cut 7 rigs as crude prices collapse
The resurgence in drilling seen earlier this month seemed to fizzle this week as U.S. energy firms cut seven oil rigs, oil services company Baker Hughes data showed on Friday.
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Sanford Health set to open Watford City clinic in August
Sanford Health is set to open a new 1,900-square-foot clinic in the western North Dakota oil patch community of Watford City offering specialty care.
The Sanford Health Watford City Clinic with cardiology, podiatry and orthopedic specialists will begin seeing patients Aug. 11.
Physicians will travel from clinics in Bismarck and Dickinson to Watford City each month to care for patients.
The health system recently became the sports medical provider for the school district in Watford City, and as a result, a licensed athletic trainer will provide free sports injury screenings at the new facility.
Sanford Health last year promised a $1 million donation over the next decade to help fund a new hospital in the community. McKenzie County Healthcare Systems broke ground for the $60 million facility in June 2014.
Source: Bakken Breakout
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Trucking company faces $950,000 in fines
A North Dakota Industrial Commission case against Black Hills Trucking seeking fines for illegal dumping allegations is heading to an administrative law judge.For more information
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Bridger Pipeline Discussion Heats Up at PSC Meeting
The discussion over a proposed pipeline heated up in oil country today.
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Oil industry experts discuss lifting oil export ban before House committee
Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm responded to a question during a U.S. House Committee on Agriculture hearing Wednesday morning about how quickly the oil industry would pick up if the long-standing federal oil export ban were to be lifted tomorrow.
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