Bakken News
Hoeven Advocates for State Controlled Energy
(KFYR-TV)
Hydraulic fracturing is a major point of contention in Washington. So Senator Hoeven is trying to push for legislation that would give states more power over fracking operations. Today he called for a states-first approach to regulating hydraulic fracturing and energy production at an energy roundtable. Hoeven says he plans to re-introduce the Empower States Act... Read More
Minnesota lawmakers compromise on sand mining rules
(Bismarck Tribune )
Critics of silica sand mining had hoped the Minnesota Legislature would adopt aggressive statewide rules to protect people and the environment. What finally emerged from the just-completed session, however, was a compromise that still leaves key decisions up to local governments. The sand in the bluffs and hills of southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin has been in high demand for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the new technology unlocking vast new deposits... Read More
Hal Gershman and Kaus Thiessen: 'Bakken boom' powers exciting growth in Grand Forks
(Grand Forks Herald)
- In 2012, our city welcomed the Grand Forks expansion of Steffes Corp., a long-time Dickinson, N.D.-based manufacturer of residential off-peak, oil field and renewable energy products. Read More
Analysis: At margins of shale oil boom, a tempered euphoria
(Reuters)
For the past three years, the boom in the U.S. shale oil industry has outstripped all expectations. Production surged far faster than any forecasts; drillers raced to secure space in new pipelines to get their crude to market. Read More
Enbridge to take Bakken crude with sulfide gas, with advance notice
(Reuters)
Enbridge Energy Partners , which had threatened to close an oil rail loading terminal in North Dakota unless the content of potentially deadly sulfide gas in Bakken crude shipments was reduced, now says it will accept shipments of the crude if it is notified in advance. Read More
ND air quality receives 'A' grade
(The Dickinson Press)
The Peace Garden State continues to receive high marks for air quality, despite dust issues plaguing the western part of the state. Read More
