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    January 27, 2015
    Hess will cut spending but keep drilling in Bakken
    WILLISTON – Hess Corp., one of North Dakota’s largest oil and gas producers, will cut spending and operate fewer rigs in the Bakken this year, but plans to drill almost as many wells as last year. Hess plans to operate an average of 9.5 rigs in North Dakota in 2015 and...
    Energy / BakkenJanuary 27, 2015 - 3:09pm
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    January 19, 2015
    Amid U.S. oil price crash, cost cutting ripples through industry
    NEW YORK — Any lingering doubt about the depth of the crisis facing the United States energy industry is quickly evaporating as even the biggest firms slash spending amid the steepest oil price crash since the recession, sending ripples across the vast sector. In a...
    Energy / oilJanuary 19, 2015 - 9:59pm
    December 15, 2014
    Early slowdown signs emerge for U.S. oil states after crude slide
    After leading the U.S. economic recovery out of recession, some of the nation's top oil states are showing early signs of a slowdown as a result of the plunge in crude prices. In Houston, the first oil industry layoffs have been announced, with realtors there predicting a sharp...
    Energy / oilDecember 15, 2014 - 8:43am
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    December 8, 2014
    Kemp: Watching for a drilling slowdown in North Dakota
    In the next few months, everyone in the oil market will be intently watching the volume of new drilling activity in the shale plays of the United States for any signs of a slowdown in response to the fall in oil prices. There are more than a dozen major shale plays in production....
    Energy / oilDecember 8, 2014 - 11:53pm
    December 1, 2014
    October oil shale permits drop: is the slowdown here?
    NEW YORK -- U.S. oil producers have been racing full-speed ahead to drill new shale wells in recent years, even in the face of lower oil prices. But new data suggests that the much-anticipated slowdown in shale country may have finally arrived. Permits for new wells dropped 15...
    Energy / oilDecember 1, 2014 - 3:52pm
    October 18, 2014
    Sinking oil prices may curb U.S. output too slowly for Saudis
    NEW YORK — Saudi Arabia effectively started a global oil price war this month aimed at quickly denting U.S. oil output. Slowing a U.S. drilling boom, however, could take more than a year. Many observers expect a downward spiral of global oil prices to rapidly dampen shale oil drilling...
    Energy / BakkenOctober 18, 2014 - 4:43pm
    October 16, 2014
    Lower oil prices may cool down drilling
    BISMARCK — With oil prices on the move, pressure on North Dakota oil and gas production may be mounting. In his monthly update on the state’s energy industry, North Dakota Director of Mineral Resources Lynn Helms said Wednesday that operating costs for oil companies are up significantly...
    Energy / oilOctober 16, 2014 - 9:00am
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    September 19, 2014
    $1M jury award to western N.D. ranch for oil drilling impacts could cost industry in future
    BISMARCK – A jury verdict awarding $1 million to the owners of a western North Dakota hunting ranch who claimed that oil drilling turned their pristine landscape into “an industrial zone” could set a costly precedent for the state’s booming oil industry. Deadwood Canyon...
    Energy / BakkenSeptember 19, 2014 - 3:33pm
    January 31, 2014
    Making drilling more efficient
    A public-private partnership is seeking to make the shift from oilfield exploration to development more efficient and economical. The Energy and Environmental Research Center is leading the program in close coordination with Continental Resources, and with collaboration from industry...
    Energy / BakkenJanuary 31, 2014 - 8:05pm
    January 29, 2014
    Industrial Commission approves oil mega-unit
    BISMARCK — An oil drilling proposal that drew opposition from many mineral owners moved forward Wednesday in a split vote with Gov. Jack Dalrymple objecting. The North Dakota Industrial Commission voted 2-1 to approve a proposal from QEP Energy Co. to develop 25,000 acres in...
    Energy / BakkenJanuary 29, 2014 - 9:17pm
    January 28, 2014
    Industrial Commission to consider McKenzie County mega-unit on Wednesday
    BISMARCK – An oil company’s proposal to develop about 25,000 acres in McKenzie County as one large drilling unit will come before the North Dakota Industrial Commission on Wednesday. QEP Energy Co. presented on Nov. 13 to the Industrial Commission Oil and Gas Division about...
    Energy / BakkenJanuary 28, 2014 - 2:09pm
    January 25, 2014
    Conservationists engage sportsmen in effort to protect habitat amid drilling
    FARGO — Conservation advocates gathered Saturday to explore strategies to engage sportsmen in a broad coalition to protect North Dakota’s hunting heritage in the face of rapid energy development and the loss of conservation lands. The summit, hosted by the Protect Theodore Roosevelt...
    news / outdoorsJanuary 25, 2014 - 5:48pm
    December 20, 2013
    New fracking technique could cut demand for freshwater
    BISMARCK – The North Dakota Industrial Commission has approved the first significant pilot test of recycling water for hydraulic fracturing in the Bakken, which could lead to conserving millions of gallons of freshwater and reducing truck traffic. Statoil received the OK this...
    Energy / oilDecember 20, 2013 - 6:18pm
    December 13, 2013
    Consolidating for a smaller ‘footprint’
    Multi-well pads are becoming bigger and a more common sight in the western North Dakota Oil Patch. The pads consolidate impacts to nearby landowners and the environment to one concentrated spot, rather than single wells being sprinkled across the landscape. The wells’ coziness...
    Energy / oilDecember 13, 2013 - 7:43pm
    U.S. drilling boom leaves some homeowners in a big hole
    When Gary Gless bought his sleek, modernist house in Los Angeles in 2002, he thought he had hit a “gold mine.” The world’s largest inner-city park — featuring a lush, 18-hole golf course — was about to get built across the street. Gless’s balcony was set to overlook the...
    Energy / oilDecember 13, 2013 - 7:14pm
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