blackoutNorth Dakota’s state engineer has signed off on a final order approving a water permit for an oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park. State Engineer Garland Erbele affirmed previous recommendations to issue the water permit to Meridian Energy Group for the Davis Refinery, which has drawn opposition from conservation groups and some […]
blackoutNorth Dakota’s dams are “D” for deficient in a new report prepared by members of the state’s American Society of Civil Engineers, while infrastructure overall got an average GPA of “C” for mediocre. The report is part of a national effort to inform citizens about the integrity of public infrastructure in their state. The report […]
blackoutA large portion of constrained gas in the core of the Bakken will be getting an outlet soon, with a vital project proposed by MDU subsidiary WBI Energy. The company is proposing to build 67 miles of new pipeline in the area, which will take at least 200 million cubic feet per day of processed […]
blackoutA new natural gas pipeline is proposed for the core of the Bakken. MDU Resources Group has announced that subsidiary WBI Energy plans to construct the North Bakken Expansion Project, adding 67 miles of pipeline in Williams and McKenzie counties. The project will transport natural gas that has been processed from the Tioga area to […]
blackoutThe deadline to file bills in the 2019-21 Biennium has passed, and District 1 and District 2 legislators are primary sponsors of 20 of the bills this session, as well as cosponsors on many others too numerous to mention. Sen. David Rust, R-Tioga, said the bills are generally all in committee, and getting heard. While […]
blackoutA proposal to increase the oil extraction tax received a cold reception in a North Dakota legislative committee on Wednesday, with the chairman chastising the bill sponsor for “political theater.” Rep. Pamela Anderson, D-Fargo, proposes to increase the oil extraction tax from 5 percent to 6.5 percent, restoring the tax to the level it was […]
blackoutThe North Dakota Petroleum Council and the Western Dakota Energy Association have been tracking where all the state’s oil money has gone from 2008 to 2018. Wednesday, they released the finished results — just in time to serve as talking points during the new legislative biennium. Lawmakers at the state Capitol are already discussing a […]
blackoutTwo Democratic legislators are proposing to increase North Dakota’s oil extraction tax, a move that would reverse a decision made by lawmakers in 2015. Sen. Merrill Piepkorn, D-Fargo, and Rep. Pamela Anderson, D-Fargo, have introduced similar proposals that would restore the oil extraction tax from 5 percent to 6.5 percent. They project the increase would […]
blackoutNorth Dakota is keeping its vapor pressure requirements for conditioned crude oil at 13.7 psi but is changing the frequency and the timing of testing to when companies are more likely to struggle with meeting the requirement. Instead of quarterly tests, industry will be required to conduct two tests annually, both in colder months, when […]
blackoutThe North Dakota Industrial Commission voted unanimously Friday to change how it monitors oil conditioning standards that aim to make Bakken crude oil safer for transportation. The commission will now require companies to submit vapor pressure tests twice a year instead of quarterly, focused on winter months when problems are more likely to arise, said […]
