blackoutMontana-Dakota Utilities announced Tuesday it plans to retire Heskett Station near Mandan in 2021 and replace the coal-fired electric generation units with a new natural gas facility. The Heskett Station, named for Montana-Dakota Utilities founder R.M. Heskett, employs 47 people and dates back to 1954. Montana-Dakota Utilities, a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group, said in a news […]
blackoutCold weather will be putting a whammy on monthly oil production, but December numbers don’t reflect that reality just yet. The state posted yet another record month of oil production for December, topping 1.401 million barrels per day in production. November’s total was 1.392 million. The stat prompted a media release from the North Dakota […]
blackoutA federal judge on Thursday dismissed a $1 billion racketeering lawsuit that the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline filed against environmental groups and activists, saying he found no evidence of a coordinated criminal enterprise. Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners sued Greenpeace, BankTrack and Earth First in August 2017, alleging the groups worked to undermine […]
blackoutThe North Dakota Senate took another step this week to resolve disputes over oil and gas mineral ownership under Lake Sakakawea, approving a second phase of study and extending the time frame for royalty owners to get paid. In 2017, legislators ordered a study of the historical ordinary high water mark of the Missouri River […]
blackoutNorth Dakota oil operators took advantage of mild December weather and produced a record 1.4 million barrels per day that month, according to the Department of Mineral Resources. While oil production grew nearly 2 percent, natural gas production jumped 5 percent in December to a record 2.65 billion cubic feet per day, according to the […]
blackoutThe North Dakota Senate advanced a bill on Friday that seeks to deter people from tampering with pipelines and other critical infrastructure. Members voted 42-3 in favor of Senate Bill 2044, introduced in response to activists who tampered with an oil pipeline valve in northeast North Dakota in 2016. “We’re sending a clear message this […]
blackoutA judge has ruled against the state of North Dakota in a lawsuit brought by an oil company over a gas royalty dispute. In a case being closely watched by the industry, Northwest Judicial District Judge Robin Schmidt ruled in favor of Newfield Exploration, which sued the state and the Board of University and School […]
blackoutThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an explosion that injured two workers near Grenora in northwest North Dakota on Wednesday. Scott Overson, director of the Bismarck Area OSHA Office, said two employees were hurt in an explosion at a maintenance shop south of Grenora. An OSHA investigator was on the scene on Thursday. […]
blackoutNorth Dakota senators on Wednesday voted against a study aimed at decreasing the wasteful flaring of natural gas, which is at record high volumes in the state. Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, initially proposed Senate Bill 2332 to curb flaring by requiring companies to pay taxes and royalties on flared natural gas from wells that have […]
blackoutThe North Dakota Senate opted Monday to keep a provision in oil tax policy that requires companies to pay more taxes when oil prices rise, reversing course from a committee recommendation made earlier this week. The topic came up during discussion for Senate Bill 2312, an effort to resolve a dispute with the Mandan, Hidatsa […]
