blackoutThe parent company building the nation’s first greenfield refinery since 1976 in North Dakota has secured a silent partner to handle its midstream logistics. Meridian Energy Group, which is building the Davis Refinery in southwestern North Dakota, announced Wednesday that it had signed a letter of intent with an industry leading firm for midstream logistics […]
blackoutThe Native American tribe leading the fight against the Dakota Access oil pipeline said Thursday that an Army Corps of Engineers document shows the agency concluded the pipeline won’t unfairly affect tribes before it consulted them. Standing Rock Sioux officials say the document, which they shared with The Associated Press, bolsters the tribe’s claim that […]
blackoutNorth Dakota and the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation took a major step on Thursday toward resolving a dispute over oil tax revenue, with leaders of both governments signing a new oil tax agreement. The new compact signed by Gov. Doug Burgum and Chairman Mark Fox sends a greater share of oil tax revenue to […]
blackoutAttorneys who represent landowners are raising concerns about an energy bill that sailed through the North Dakota Senate, with one calling it a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” that takes away private property rights. Senate Bill 2344 follows a study that found it may be economically viable to temporarily store natural gas underground as an alternative […]
blackoutAs residents of the Twin Cities awoke on Jan. 29, the first of three straight days of subzero temperatures, about half of the region’s electricity was coming from wind farms dotting the Upper Midwest. Wind energy across the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s northern region, stretching from Minnesota to Iowa, peaked that morning between 9 and […]
blackoutA new North Dakota law better defining oil and gas ownership under Lake Sakakawea is constitutional but requires the state to refund too much money, a judge ruled Wednesday. East Central Judicial District Judge John Irby issued a 25-page order in the lawsuit from Rep. Marvin Nelson, D-Rolla, former governor candidate Paul Sorum and others […]
blackoutA Bakken consortium of companies aiming to stop pipeline leaks altogether is attracting out-of-state, out-of-Bakken interest. The iPIPE consortium recently accepted its first out-of-state member, DCP Midstream, a Colorado-based subsidiary of Phillips 66. “DCP liked the model so much they wanted to be part of it, so they became a member last month,” said Jay […]
blackoutA leak caused about 260 barrels, or 10,920 gallons, of brine to spill Wednesday at an oil and gas well in Williams County, according to the North Dakota Oil and Gas Division. Equinor Energy reported the spill about 6 miles northeast of Williston was caused by a valve leak. The brine was contained on the […]
blackoutThe Dakota Access Pipeline developer filed a new lawsuit against Greenpeace and other defendants on Thursday, about a week after a judge dismissed a complaint against the organization in federal court. Energy Transfer Partners filed a civil lawsuit in Morton County District Court alleging Greenpeace and other defendants engaged in an “unlawful and violent scheme” […]
blackoutA bill that sets the groundwork for a new oil tax agreement with the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation cleared a hurdle on Wednesday as the Senate approved a compromise. The proposal, Senate Bill 2312, is projected to send an additional $33 million in oil tax revenue to the tribe for the 2019-21 budget cycle […]
