ENERGY
BP: Crews lifting key device from Gulf face delay
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) — BP crews faced delays Saturday as they slowly raised the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, taking care not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation.September 04, 2010
BP raises blowout preventer, key evidence in probe
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP crews worked Saturday to slowly raise the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, careful not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation.September 04, 2010
Water testing begins after oil well 'killed'
Diagnostic testing will begin today on an oil well that was breached early Wednesday morning 2½ miles southwest of Killdeer.
By Lisa Anne Call , September 04, 2010
Rig leaks water and oil near Killdeer
September 01, 2010
Bear Paw Energy pursues natural gas project
A natural gas processing plant near Watford City capable of handling 100 million cubic feet per day could be fully operational in December 2011 after the state’s Public Service Commission reviewed a letter of intent Tuesday morning.By Lisa Anne Call , September 01, 2010
Housing on the increase in Williston
August 31, 2010
For Gulf tourism, problem is perception not oil 
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — On the great yawning porch that once belonged to Confederate president Jefferson Davis, two women sit in rockers listening to the cicadas and looking out over Mississippi Sound as they wait for their tour to begin.
August 22, 2010
ND oil lease auctions double last year's record
August 22, 2010
‘The Patch’ way of life
The Dickinson Press and representatives from a number of Forum Communications newspapers have spent months in the field to get a clear understanding of what is referred to as the oil boom.
By Lisa Anne Call , August 17, 2010
Oil, price worries as La. shrimpers start season
August 16, 2010
Obama declares Gulf Coast ’open for business’
August 14, 2010
Water a hot commodity
Sprawling lines of shimmering, silver water trucks have quickly become a common vision on Dickinson’s Broadway Street, with some trucks waiting hours to fill.
By Lisa Anne Call , August 12, 2010
ND regulators plan hearing on oil pipeline
August 09, 2010
BP resumes drilling Gulf relief well as final plug
August 09, 2010
Ins and outs of oil
Oil impact on area infrastructure is seen at all levels and local and state officials discussed its effect during a meeting at the Dickinson Public Library Thursday afternoon.
By Ashley Martin , August 06, 2010
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