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'Drilling still profitable'
North Dakota's top oil regulator says "drilling Bakken wells is still very profitable" in Dunn, McKenzie, Mountrail and Williams counties. For more information |
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N.D. Health Council approves higher level of radioactivity in oilfield waste for disposal
State health officials gave their blessing Tuesday to new rules that would allow the disposal of filter socks and other radioactive oilfield waste in certain North Dakota landfills, stoking fears among opponents that the state will become a dumping ground for other states.
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Oil at $30 No Problem for Some Bakken Drillers Cutting Costs
The lowest crude prices in six years might not be enough to put the
brakes on the U.S. energy renaissance.
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CHS Inc. pulls plug on planned $3 billion N.D. fertilizer plant
Giant agriculture-energy cooperative CHS Inc. has decided against construction of a proposed $3 billion fertilizer plant near Spiritwood, N.D., instead opting to buy a $2.8 billion interest in nitrogen fertilizer maker CF Industries Nitrogen LLC, allowing CHS to purchase as much as 1.7 tons of fertilizer annually. For more information
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Diesel for harvest might be adequate with drilling slowdown
The slowdown in North Dakota's oil patch should help keep fuel supplies adequate for the state's fall crop harvest due to the dramatic drop in the number diesel-thirsty drill rigs, officials say.
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Educators Get an Inside Look at North Dakota's Energy Industry
Educators from several states get a close up look into North Dakota's Energy Sector.
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Continental Resources' heavy pipe use to move oil bad for railroads
Continental Resources said on Thursday it ships more than two-thirds of its North Dakota oil via pipeline, a major change that threatens the oil transportation business of BNSF Railway and other railroads which had boomed in recent years.
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