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    March 12, 2014
    New oil and gas rules take effect April 1
    BISMARCK – New oil and gas rules that include oversight over 18,000 miles of gathering pipelines have received final approval and will take effect April 1. Changes to the state’s oil and gas regulations approved by the North Dakota Industrial Commission in December were presented...
    Energy / oilMarch 12, 2014 - 1:28pm
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    February 6, 2014
    PSC ‘very likely’ to propose state-run oil pipeline inspection program
    BISMARCK – Public Service Commission Chairman Brian Kalk says it is “very likely” the regulatory agency will ask state lawmakers to create an inspection program for oil pipelines in North Dakota, an idea propelled by a massive oil spill last fall near Tioga. Kalk’s comment...
    Energy / oilFebruary 6, 2014 - 4:46pm
    January 30, 2014
    Right-of-way access may pose biggest delay in capturing gas
    FARGO — A key to solving North Dakota’s chronic gas flaring problem will be to overcome landowner objections to allowing collection lines on their property. A petroleum industry task force is proposing policies and legislation to enhance right-of-way access for gathering lines...
    Energy / BakkenJanuary 30, 2014 - 11:01pm
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    January 8, 2014
    Study: Oil, gas industry to invest billions in infrastructure
    The oil and gas industry is investing confidently in infrastructure the near future, according to a recent report on infrastructure investments. Those investments, of a projected $890 billion over the next 12 years, will pump the national economy with hundreds of thousands of jobs...
    news / north dakotaJanuary 8, 2014 - 6:45pm
    January 2, 2014
    Federal agency issues safety alert on Bakken crude
    A federal agency issued a safety alert today on Bakken crude oil, warning emergency responders, the public and others that the light, sweet crude may be more flammable than traditional heavy crude oil. The safety alert from the the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration...
    Energy / oilJanuary 2, 2014 - 12:30pm
    December 19, 2013
    18,000 miles of N.D. pipelines to come under state regulation
    BISMARCK – About 18,000 miles of pipelines in North Dakota that previously had no oversight will now be regulated under rules approved Thursday by the North Dakota Industrial Commission. The requirements for pipelines are among new oil and gas regulations expected to take effect...
    Energy / oilDecember 19, 2013 - 4:39pm
    November 20, 2013
    Other views: A change in pipeline regulation?
    Call it an epiphany. Call it recognition of reality. Call it a smart read of rapidly evolving perceptions among North Dakotans. Whatever the motivation or stimulus, Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s decision to pay closer attention to pipeline safety is welcome news. The governor said he will...
    opinion / columnsNovember 20, 2013 - 6:23pm
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    March 24, 2012
    Hidden pipelines: More than 7,000 miles of pipelines in North Dakota, state maps restricted from view of the public eye
    North Dakota has more than 7,000 miles of underground oil and gas pipeline, and requests from state and federal agencies to dig are sent in weekly....
    local / news / oilMarch 24, 2012 - 12:00am
    Pipelines to be replaced
    A local oil company intends to replace deteriorating and buried water injection pipelines that are more than 20 years old and in the process will leave the old ones in the ground. Since a few sections of the pipeline are located on federal property, the U.S. Forest Service Dakota...
    local / news / oilApril 24, 2010 - 12:00am
    April 18, 2008
    Oil fields need gas pipelines as well
    BISMARCK -- Oil is not the only valuable commodity coming out of the increasing number of wells drilled in northwestern North Dakota. Along with crude comes associated natural gas and several other heavy hydrocarbons that are worth big bucks, the state's Pipeline Authority director...
    oilApril 18, 2008 - 12:00am
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