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Montana Dakota Utilities (MDU) announced plans in a February 19 press release to shut down the Lewis & Clark coal-fired electric generation unit in Sidney next year. The plant is one of three that will ultimately be shut down by MDU, with the other two units being at a single location in Mandan, North Dakota. The Roundup spoke with a number of local leaders regarding their views of the closure and predictions about how it might affect Richland County. Leslie Messer, Executive Director of...
BISMARCK, N.D. — MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE: MDU) announced today that subsidiary WBI Energy, Inc. plans to construct approximately 67 miles of new pipeline, compression and ancillary facilities to transport natural gas from core Bakken production areas in western North Dakota to an interconnection point with Northern Border Pipeline. This North Bakken Expansion Project, as designed, would provide 200 million cubic feet per day of natural gas transportation capacity. Dependent on regulatory and environmental permitting and finalization o...
Having been established in 1986, Enerplus is a crude oil and natural gas producer with production assets in both Canada and the United States. The company trades on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange and is a powerful producer in the Bakken oilfield. The corporation is focusing heavily on the region's oil and natural gas production and is forecasting strong profits for 2019. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Enerplus is planning to spend approximately 80 percent of its...
Hess Corporation, the energy company headquartered in New York City with major investments in the Bakken oilfield, has announced additional plans for the region. The Fortune 500 Corporation, which was founded in 1920 and today is worth tens of billions of dollars, has announced a sale of its Bakken water services business. However, the purchase won’t take the business far from home or away from Hess altogether. Hess has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hess Infrastructure Partners (HIP), which lays out a tentative agreement to s...
ONEOK is a leading midstream service provider and owner of one of the nation's premier natural gas liquids (NGL) systems, connecting NGL supply in the Mid- Continent, Permian and Rocky Mountain regions with key market centers and an extensive network of natural gas gathering, processing, storage and transportation assets. ONEOK is the largest independent operator of natural gas gathering and processing facilities in the Williston Basin. Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but with an operation...
ONEOK has continued providing support for local health services by donating $50,000 for medical equipment to the new McKenzie County Healthcare Systems (MCHS) facility in Watford City. In 2016, ONEOK contributed $1 million to help kick-start construction of the new hospital located at 709 4th Ave. NE. ONEOK's initial gift was earmarked toward an emergency room that proved to be invaluable in the aftermath of the July 10 tornado that struck Prairie View RV Park. On Oct. 17, ONEOK officials...
XTO Energy donated $50,000 for an urgent care room and $10,000 for a defibrillator at McKenzie County Healthcare Systems, Watford City, on Aug. 29. "We are thrilled to receive the $50,000 for this urgent care room," stated Patsy Levang, McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Board Chair. The money is enough for the equipment in the room and provides supplies for several months. The urgent care room is of vital importance to the triage area in the emergency wing of the hospital. XTO also donated...
The Bakken Conference and Expo was held July 16-18 at the Rough Rider Center in Watford City. The event was organized by BBI International of Grand Forks and featured energy industry leaders, investment professionals and community leaders and politicians. The overall theme for most of the presentations was a positive outlook for the future of the Bakken and Three Forks formations and the communities above them....
Hess Corporation provided support for the families impacted by the July 10 tornado that hit Watford City. Hess has donated 70 mattresses, frames and associated bedding to help ensure that all those impacted have a comfortable place to sleep. Hess purchased these essential needs from I Keating Furniture World and, with their assistance, provided them to the McKenzie County Office of Emergency Management on Wednesday, July 18. The 50 full size beds and 20 twin size beds were identified by...
The Bakken Conference and Expo will be held Monday, July 16-Wednesday, July 18 at the Rough Rider Center in Watford City. The event will focus on oil and gas production in the Williston Basin and the various investment strategies and innovations that will be useful in the industry in coming months and years. The conference and expo will feature industry regulators, company CEOs, completion engineers and other petroleum professionals that will lend their expertise and ideas to those with...
Produced by BBI International and North American Shale magazine, The Bakken Conference will provide attendees with a comprehensive overview of the current state of the Bakken shale play. BBI International announced the keynote speaker for the 4th annual Bakken Conference & Expo, one of North Dakota's premier shale oil events, taking place July 16-18 in Watford City, North Dakota. This year's agenda headlines Oasis Petroleum, Vice President of Operations as the keynote speaker who will highlight...
Bakken region operators, suppliers, consultants, local officials and many others will convene in Watford City for the three-day Bakken Conference & Expo, beginning on July 16. Among the many exhibits and panels of speakers is "Boomtown 2.0: New Realities for Real Estate, Roads and Community Enhancement," offering an update on the economic status of the region. Local officials Shawn Wenko, Executive Director of Williston Economic Development, and Daniel Stenberg, Economic Development Coordinator...
The Bakken Conference and Expo will be held Monday, July 16-Wednesday, July 18 at the Rough Rider Center in Watford City. The event will focus on oil and gas production in the Williston Basin and the various investment strategies and innovations that will be useful in the industry in coming months and years. The conference and expo will feature industry regulators, company CEOs, completion engineers and other petroleum professionals that will lend their expertise and ideas to those with...
The Bakken Conference and Expo is planned for July 16 through July 18 at the Roughrider Center in Watford City. The event is hosted by the North American Shale Magazine and will focus on oil and gas production in the Williston Basin and the latest investment strategies and innovative solutions for the near-term and long-term health of petroleum production in the region. The event will host numerous speakers, from oilfield CEOs and producers to technology leaders who can speak to the various...
Changes in petroleum infrastructure are a common sight in the Bakken oilfield, especially as technological advancements gradually improve. One such example is the decision by CHS – the parent company of Cenex – to re-route the pipeline between Sidney, Montana and Minot, North Dakota. Cenex is the name of the company's regional cooperative and its energy division, which started in 1929 as the North Pacific Grain Growers, Inc. and later as the Farmers Union Central Exchange, which was created as...
TULSA, Okla., Feb. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) today announced plans to invest approximately $2.3 billion between now and 2020 to construct: • A new 400,000-barrel per day (bpd) natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline – the Arbuckle II Pipeline – that will create additional NGL transportation capacity between ONEOK's extensive Mid-Continent infrastructure in Oklahoma and the company's existing NGL facilities in Mont Belvieu, Texas; • A new 125,000 bpd NGL fractionator – MB-4 – in Mont Belvieu, Texas, and related infrastruct...
The American Petroleum Institute (API) is a trade association that represents producers and servicers of a wide range of oil and petroleum businesses throughout the United States. Representing more than 10 million jobs in the United States, more than eight percent of the nation’s economy and more than 625 business members, the organization focuses on promoting safety on the job and positively affecting the gas and oil industry through influencing public policy. This organization is r...
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Continental Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CLR) (the Company) today announced its first-ever sale of Bakken oil specifically for delivery overseas. The Company has sold 1,005,000 barrels of Bakken crude oil for November delivery to Atlantic Trading and Marketing ("ATMI"), which intends to export the oil to China. Daily sales transactions of 33,500 barrels per day in November will take place in Cushing, Oklahoma. ATMI then plans to transport the oil for...
The Economic Development Association of North Dakota will hold its fall conference in Williston Oct. 18-20. The three-day conference will highlight growth projects in Williston including the Williston Basin International Airport and Sloulin Redevelopment; Downtown Williston/Governor's Main Street Initiative; and the training and classes offered at TrainND Northwest. Participants will have an opportunity to experience some of the skills needed in the oil and gas industry. The tour will feature...
Oasis Petroleum Inc, an independent exploration and production company, focuses on the acquisition and development of unconventional oil and natural gas resources in the North Dakota and Montana regions of the Williston Basin. Oasis Petroleum was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Local offices are located in Alexander, Watford City, Williston and Powers Lake. Alexander office employees are : Superintendent-Conrad Ellis, Foreman: Mike Haase, Pete Transtrom and Dave Couture....
At the Bakken Conference and Expo in Bismarck, ND this week, Watford City was announced as the site for their July 16-18, 2018 meeting. The Rough Rider Center will showcase the city and county to the hundreds of attendees expected to come from throughout North Dakota, the nation, and maybe even international locations....
McKenzie County Economic Development Coordinator Daniel Stenberg speaks at the "Bakken vs. The World" Pre-Conference Seminar which was held July 17 prior to the Bakken Conference. Stenberg's presentation featured infrastructure and community updates in McKenzie County since the oil boom occurred. The Bakken Conference & Expo, being held in Bismarck this week, features energy & economic professionals presenting information on the current status of the Bakken oil play....
(BILLINGS, Mont.) – Bids on oil and gas leases in northern and southeastern Montana brought in $720,843 in an online auction held June 13, by the Bureau of Land Management. The sale included 156 parcels encompassing approximately 69,000 acres of federal minerals in Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Garfield, Powder River and Rosebud Counties were offered at auction. Bids were received on 49 parcels totaling nearly 15,611 acres. Caribou Land & Livestock Montana, L.L.C., of Boulder, Colo., was the highest bidder, paying $116 an acre for a 320 a...
The American Petroleum Institute (API) is a national trade association that represents different aspects of America's oil and natural gas industry. There are approximately 625 corporate members, from the largest major oil company to the smallest of independents from all segments of the industry. They are producers, refiners, suppliers, marketers, pipeline operators and marine transporters, as well as service and supply companies that support the industry. The Mon-Dak chapter of API, which is...
Gov. Doug Burgum on Tuesday, May 23 gathered oil and gas company representatives, agency officials and other stakeholders to discuss best practices and latest technologies for transporting crude oil and produced water in North Dakota and to improve monitoring, leak detection and communication of spills. Burgum convened the invitation-only meeting at Bismarck State College to foster an open dialogue about what is being done to prevent spills and monitor pipelines and what new technologies and methods are available to improve fluid...
