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    February 19, 2019
    Montana-Dakota Utilities plans to retire both coal-fired units at the Heskett Station north of Mandan around the end of 2021. Tom Stromme / Bismarck Tribune
    Montana-Dakota Utilities to retire coal-fired units
    MANDAN, N.D. — Montana-Dakota Utilities announced Tuesday, Feb. 19, it plans to retire Heskett Station near Mandan in 2021 and replace the...
    business/energy-and-miningFebruary 19, 2019 - 6:53pm
    February 15, 2019
    Pumping units are pictured near Williston, N.D., on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. North Dakota oil production hit a new record in December 2018. Amy Dalrymple/Forum News Service
    North Dakota oil production hits new record
    BISMARCK -- North Dakota oil operators took advantage of mild December weather and produced a record 1.4 million barrels per day that month,...
    business/energy-and-miningFebruary 15, 2019 - 5:09pm
    December 25, 2018
    Natural gas is flared at a well site north of Killdeer along North Dakota Highway 22 on Dec. 12. Tom Stromme / Bismarck Tribune
    North Dakota natural gas flaring hits record high; improvement expected in 2019
    BISMARCK — Natural gas flaring reached record volumes in North Dakota in 2018, enough in October to heat 4.25 million average U.S. homes. The...
    business/energy-and-miningDecember 25, 2018 - 5:41pm
    December 21, 2018
    A natural gas flare on an oil well pad burns as the sun sets outside Watford City, North Dakota January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Cullen
    Natural gas liquids pipeline proposed for northwest North Dakota
    BISMARCK — A 77-mile pipeline proposed for northwest North Dakota would transport natural gas liquids from a processing plant under construction...
    business/energy-and-miningDecember 21, 2018 - 6:38pm
    December 20, 2018
    South Dakota environmental board offers company last chance before taking flame to natural gas project
    PIERRE, S.D. — After years of violating contracts with the state, a company operating 40 natural gas wells in northwest South Dakota is getting...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 20, 2018 - 2:07pm
    December 14, 2018
    Crews work to complete oil and gas wells at a site east of Mandaree. Tom Stromme / Bismarck Tribune
    North Dakota oil production, natural gas flaring reach new highs
    BISMARCK — North Dakota oil production hit a record 1.39 million barrels per day in October, a 2.4 percent increase as operators accelerated...
    business/energy-and-miningDecember 14, 2018 - 8:54pm
    December 6, 2018
    Soybeans are loaded into a grain cart during harvest in Wyanet, Ill., on Sept. 18, 2018. Bloomberg photo by Daniel Acker.
    Truce or not, US soy, liquefied natural gas look unappetizing now for China
    China may be girding itself to buy more U.S. gas and soybeans amid easing trade tensions, but the sums just don't add up right now. American...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 6, 2018 - 1:15pm
    November 20, 2018
    Lynn Helms, director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, talks in Grand Forks in 2017. Forum News Service file photo
    North Dakota Industrial Commission gives oil industry more flexibility on flaring
    BISMARCK - The North Dakota Industrial Commission voted Tuesday, Nov. 20, to give the oil industry more flexibility to meet natural gas flaring...
    business/energy-and-miningNovember 20, 2018 - 6:52pm
    September 27, 2018
    New natural gas processing plant announced for Bakken
    BISMARCK — A company that's constructing a new natural gas processing plant in the core of the Bakken announced plans this week for a second plant, doubling the size of the project. Oneok plans to construct Demicks Lake II in McKenzie County, adding 200 million cubic feet per...
    business/energy-and-miningSeptember 27, 2018 - 7:23pm
    September 16, 2018
    Lynn Helms, director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, is optimistic about the potential for produced natural gas to be stored in underground geologic formations. The North Dakota Industrial Commission approved funding for the Energy & Environmental Research Center to study the issue. Mike McCleary / Bismarck Tribune
    ND researchers to study underground storage of natural gas
    BISMARCK — As North Dakota oil operators struggle to meet natural gas flaring targets, a new research project will explore the possibility...
    business/energy-and-miningSeptember 16, 2018 - 6:36pm
    Forum News Service file photo
    ND oil production drops as operators 'tap the brakes'
    BISMARCK — North Dakota oil production dropped nearly 2 percent in June as producers scaled back activity, primarily to keep natural gas...
    business/energy-and-miningAugust 16, 2018 - 9:16pm
    July 11, 2018
    Gas plant that caught fire Sunday is running again
    WILLISTON, N.D. -- A natural gas processing plant that was shut down due to a fire on Sunday morning, July 8, is already back in operation. ...
    business/energy-and-miningJuly 11, 2018 - 6:30pm
    June 27, 2018
    Josh Swanson, an attorney representing several families with mineral rights under Lake Sakakawea, testifies at an Industrial Commission public hearing in Bismarck on Tuesday involving the ordinary high water mark of the Missouri River before the construction of Garrison Dam and Lake Sakakawea. Mike McCleary / Bismarck Tribune
    Missouri River study draws objections from royalty owners
    BISMARCK—A study that aims to resolve disputes over oil and gas ownership under Lake Sakakawea could lead to even more lawsuits unless...
    business/energy-and-miningJune 27, 2018 - 10:58am
    June 13, 2018
    Davis Refinery permit approved, Meridian faces potential appeals
    BISMARCK—An air quality permit has been issued for an oil refinery that has drawn opposition for its proximity to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the North Dakota Department of Health announced Wednesday, June 13. But Meridian Energy is facing potential appeals or legal challenges...
    business/energy-and-miningJune 13, 2018 - 6:47pm
    June 7, 2018
    Transportation challenges still face ND oil, gas industry
    MINOT, N.D.—By the mid-2020s, North Dakota will need additional natural gas transportation systems out of the region, according to the head of the North Dakota Pipeline Authority. "Whether that's an expansion of existing systems or that's a new pipeline built out of the region,...
    business/energy-and-miningJune 7, 2018 - 7:27pm
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