November 18, 2015

 
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Dalrymple:
Number of North Dakota 'income millionaires' jumps by 79; oil helps set record in tax returns...
Curtains for crew camps?...
Town Hall meeting seeks increased communication on pipeline issues...
Oil tax tweaks on the table...
Dakotas politicians, landowners react to Keystone XL pipeline rejection...
Steep drop in North Dakota rig count...
62 miles of debate:
Scope of regional water project debated...
Diesel refinery down for repairs...
Pipelines now outpacing trucks for gathering Bakken oil...
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Dalrymple: Oil slide won't reverse state's population gains

The ebb in oil drilling activity and low crude prices are unlikely to reverse record population gains in North Dakota over the past decade as young families keep moving to the state to fill plentiful jobs in areas beyond the energy industry, Gov. Jack Dalrymple and the state's demographer say.
Number of North Dakota 'income millionaires' jumps by 79; oil helps set record in tax returns
  
The number of North Dakotans reporting income of more than $1 million went up 7.5 percent last year, and the number of residents' tax returns rose by more than 20,000 to a new high, the state Tax Department said.

Curtains for crew camps?

Crew camps drew nearer to their end Tuesday night as Williston City Commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance amending several zoning districts, which will set the stage for a date of July 1 for the sunset of man camps inside city limits.

Town Hall meeting seeks increased communication on pipeline issues

Pipeline reclamation has become a point of contention as two North Dakota industries clash.

Oil tax tweaks on the table

Legislators are looking to tweak the formula for sending oil tax revenues to oil patch communities.

Dakotas politicians, landowners react to Keystone XL pipeline rejection

President Barack Obama's decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline was met with mixed reaction from the Dakotas on Friday, but one South Dakota landowner was celebrating after hearing Friday's news.

Steep drop in North Dakota rig count
 
Catching up with a national trend showing declines in the exploration and production sector, North Dakota reported an 8.5 percent drop in rig activity.

62 miles of debate: Proposal to make Highway 85 four lanes from I-94 to Watford City met with excitement, questions
  
Joe Kessel is blunt when he talks about a proposed project that would make U.S. Highway 85 four lanes from Interstate 94 to Watford City. 
  
Scope of regional water project debated

The scope of a regional water supply project may need to be re-examined as water sales are diminishing with the decline in oil patch activity, according to the chairman of a group of independent water providers in western North Dakota.

Diesel refinery down for repairs

North Dakota's newest refinery is down for repairs after trouble with the unit that produces hydrogen.
  
Pipelines now outpacing trucks for gathering Bakken oil.
 
More oil is now gathered by pipeline than truck in western North Dakota, taking pressure off Oil Patch communities faced with congestion, traffic fatalities and dust.