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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 U.S. 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 stark sign of how a sudden,...
    Energy / oilJanuary 19, 2015 - 1:36pm
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    May 28, 2014
    Geologist: Oil and education linked: Tour gives higher ed a glimpse of careers
    TIOGA — North Dakota’s higher education leaders got a peek into the oil and gas industry Wednesday to better understand how to prepare workers. Oilfield geologist Kathy Neset of Tioga, who also serves on the state Board of Higher Education, invited board members, university system...
    Energy / BakkenMay 28, 2014 - 10:47pm
    April 10, 2014
    Co-op wants Killdeer Cenex to ‘start from scratch’: Farmers, ranchers say store and shop have shifted focus too much to oilfield
    KILLDEER — Membership of the Killdeer Farmers Union Cenex Co-op has petitioned to have the governing board removed, citing a focus on oilfield business that has left farmers and ranchers in the dust. Community members met in February to discuss their concerns over the changing...
    news / localApril 10, 2014 - 11:39pm
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    April 1, 2014
    Not sharing: Regulator: Oil industry balks at sharing crucial rail data
    WASHINGTON — The U.S. oil industry has failed to share important data on oil-by-rail shipments that may help regulators prevent future accidents, a top regulator said on Tuesday in the latest chapter of a simmering dispute. Cynthia Quarterman, chief of the Department of Transportation’s...
    Energy / BakkenApril 1, 2014 - 11:26pm
    January 21, 2014
    Survey shows support for oil, but less than previous years
    WILLISTON — A new North Dakota Petroleum Council survey shows widespread support for oil and gas development in the state, but the level of support has dropped slightly from the council’s two previous surveys. Eighty-three percent of North Dakotans surveyed last November say...
    Energy / oilJanuary 21, 2014 - 10:11pm
    New oil rules to ban most open waste pits
    BISMARCK (AP) -- Proposed rules for North Dakota's oil industry would ban liquid waste dumping in open pits and provide incentives for companies...
    news / north dakotaSeptember 21, 2011 - 12:00am
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