Ground broken for new Killdeer Aquatics and Wellness Center
Anita Mjolhus said when it came time for Killdeer to replace its city pool, the consensus was "Let's start over."
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Helms says drilling slowdown 'not a bust,' but will strain state revenues
North Dakota's top oil regulator says the current slowdown in oil drilling "is not a bust by any stretch of the imagination" but will put a strain on state revenues in the next two years.
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Oil company gives $5 million for housing: teachers, police among those who will benefit
XTO Energy announced Monday a $5 million donation that will help provide affordable housing for teachers, police and other essential personnel in three of the state's busiest oil communities.
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North Dakota Native Americans hint at exiting state oil tax deal
A leading official on a Native American reservation where roughly a third of North Dakota's oil is extracted has voiced his strongest threat to date to walk away from a tax-sharing deal with the state, ratcheting up energy industry concerns about dueling levy rates and regulations.For more information
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ND gas flaring goals jeopardized by low oil prices
North Dakota's top energy regulator says the low oil prices might jeopardize targets that require reducing the amount of natural gas that is burned off as a byproduct of the state's oil production.
State Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms told some lawmakers Monday that the oil industry is exceeding rules that require reducing the amount of natural gas that is burned off as a byproduct of the state's oil production.
but he says low oil prices have put some natural gas projects on hold in North Dakota and that may make reaching new capturing goals difficult.
The rules put in place a year ago require oil companies to capture 90 percent of natural gas by 2020.
Helms says the industry is capturing 82 percent of the natural gas at present.
Source: Associated Press/NewsOK
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Bringing the Bakken to Grand Forks
The sky above Brent Sanford's head isn't falling.
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Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, & Wyoming File Lawsuit to Block Clean Water Rule
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming are among 27 States involved in a trio of lawsuits that challenges the Clean Water Rule developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
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