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The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture is excited to announce that Mighty Big Jim and the Tall Boys will entertain at the eighth annual Bakken Brew Fest on Saturday, April 20, at the Richland County Event Center. The celebration begins at 7 p.m. VIP ticket holders enjoy early entry at 5:30 p.m. Mighty Big Jim and the Tall Boys features veteran singer/songwriter Jim Devine, Casey Malkuch on lead guitar and vocals, Jon Redlin on bass and vocals, Jayson Eslick on drums and vocals and...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture is pleased to announce that the eighth annual Bakken Brew Fest is Saturday, April 20, at the Richland County Event Center. The celebration begins at 7 p.m. People with VIP tickets can enter starting at 5:30 p.m. Attracting crowds from across Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, Saskatchewan, and beyond, the Bakken Brew Fest is a fun time that is looked forward to by many area residents and visitors each year. This year’s tasting event will f...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture is pleased to announce that the eighth annual Bakken Brew Fest is Saturday, April 20, at the Richland County Event Center. The celebration begins at 7 p.m. People with VIP tickets can enter starting at 5:30 p.m. Attracting crowds from across Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, Saskatchewan, and beyond, the Bakken Brew Fest is a fun time that is looked forward to by many area residents and visitors each year. This year’s tasting event will f...
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hess Midstream Partners LP (NYSE:HESM) ("Hess Midstream"), today announced that its subsidiary, Hess North Dakota Pipelines LLC entered into an agreement to purchase the crude oil and gas gathering assets of Summit Midstream Partners' Tioga Gathering System (the "Tioga System") for cash consideration of approximately $60 million gross, or approximately $12 million net to Hess Midstream, with the potential for an additional $7 million of gross contingent payments in...
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...
DICKINSON, N.D. – Dickinson State University and North Dakota State University (NDSU) continue to recognize the need to provide timely, effective reclamation information to affected stakeholders in the Bakken energy development. This effort began in February 2013 when the first reclamation workshop was held in Dickinson. This year’s seventh annual workshop is titled “Reflecting on Reclamation” and will be held Feb. 25-26, 2019, at the Astoria Hotel & Event Center in Dickinson. Hosting the event are NDSU Extension, Dickinson State Univers...
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...
Williston, N.D. – Equinor, through the Equinor North Dakota Charitable Fund held by the Northwest North Dakota Community Foundation, is pleased to announce the teachers selected for the STEM Education Fellowship program. The Equinor STEM Education Fellowship program provides STEM educators with resources to support their professional development and enhances STEM education in the region for students, educators, and their school communities. Brandi Mehlhoff and Audrey Angelo were selected t...
Bakken Oil Rush is excited about the continued impact the organization has in the community. Since the beginning, the organization has helped over 12,500 families with clothing items and households goods. The monthly "Gathering Place", Annual Comedy Cafe and Christmas Event/Toy Mall have become mainstay Bakken Oil Rush events. We look forward to serving Watford City for years to come and are incredibly thankful for the support of businesses, churches and individuals in the community. The...
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...
The American Petroleum Institution (API) is a national trade association that represents the oil and gas industry, with local chapters in oilfield regions throughout the United States. The organization includes more than 600 companies in an industry that employs more than 10.3 million people nationwide. As the end of 2018 draws nigh, The Roundup reached out to office holders with the MonDak chapter of API and asked for their insights on the petroleum industry in our current local economy. Terry...
Faith United Methodist Church in Williston celebrated its 5th Anniversary of Out In Faith Bakken Oil Rush Ministries during its weekly Saturday evening meal December 8th. For five years now, the church has provided a free meal at 6:03 p.m. each Saturday for anyone who wishes to come. “It’s been a great blessing,” pastor Ross Reinhiller said. “We’ve had lots of folks come, from all walks of life and all circumstances. You never know who you may be sitting next to. They might be new to the area, possibly homeless, or they may be a business...
The Roundup spoke to Marcia Hellandsaas, the McKenzie County Extension Agent, about how the local area celebrates the Christmas Season in their own unique way. Hellandsaas explained that McKenzie County residents typically celebrate the holiday with family, food and generosity-filled traditions. Hellandsaas explained, "We're a very generous community that remembers the people who struggle. We do have a pretty large population that struggles in the oil boom. In the Bakken, we always have people...
Sidney, Mont.- Roadway users will have an opportunity to weigh-in on potential improvements to Highway 201 (MT-201) west of Fairview through an online survey launched by the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) this week or a public meeting on Nov. 29 at the Fairview Senior Center. The efforts are being undertaken by MDT to garner feedback on a proposed reconstruction project aimed at improving safety along MT-201 and alleviating the impact of commercial truck traffic on the town of Fairview. The project, known as Fairview West, would...
The McKenzie County Fairgrounds has been buzzing with the excitement of arenacross. Their first indoor/outdoor motocross event happened in October and more are scheduled for Nov. 17 and Dec. 15. The event is made possible by a partnership between the BTMA (Bakken Trail and Motocross Association) and the local Knights of Columbus/ Knights on Bikes council. For more information contact Ryan Pederson, 701-495-1053....
According to owners Ryan Seigfried and Nick Ybarra, their new Watford City restaurant offers "food to fuel your adventures." The new restaurant offers an array of burritos, bowls, salads and nachos made from fresh ingredients. Located at 113 South Main Street in Watford City, Burrito Bros. replaced the Siggy's sandwich shop, and is the third of Seigfried's Watford City area restaurants. Seigfried and Ybarra's partnership was born out of a love for extreme experiences. Ybarra is the founder of th...
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...
The third annual Comedy Café starring Las Vegas headliner Jeff Civillico and comedian Bob Stromberg, is coming to Watford City on Friday, October 26 at 7 p.m. Central at the Watford City Performing Arts Center at Watford City High School. Featured comedian, TV Host Personality and Philanthropist Jeff Civillico has been a Las Vegas Headliner with Caesars Entertainment for 7 years, having performed 1000+ shows at The LINQ, The Flamingo, and now at The Paris Hotel & Casino. Jeff's Vegas show at...
The third annual Comedy Café starring Las Vegas headliner Jeff Civillico and comedian Bob Stromberg, is coming to Watford City on Friday, October 26 at 7 p.m. Central at the Watford City Performing Arts Center at Watford City High School. Featured comedian, TV Host Personality and Philanthropist Jeff Civillico has been a Las Vegas Headliner with Caesars Entertainment for 7 years, having performed 1000+ shows at The LINQ, The Flamingo, and now at The Paris Hotel & Casino. Jeff’s Vegas show at Paris Las Vegas is highly-acclaimed and was named th...
The Long X Arts Foundation Watford City Area Concert Series is excited to announce the lineup for the 2018/2019 Concert Series, the first series for the newly formed organization that is committed to providing high quality entertainment at an affordable rate for members of the community. The 2018/2019 Watford City Area Concert Series kicks off as support to the third annual Comedy Café event featuring Las Vegas Headliner and TV Personality, Jeff Civillico and nationally acclaimed comedian Bob St...
The Watford City FFA Chapter has a strong tradition of developing leaders and serving the community. Members have been busy this summer and school year. In July, we welcomed Miss Hawbaker, our new advisors, and members helped serve at the Bakken Expo at the Roughrider Center. We also partnered with Tractor Supply and celebrated National Hot Dog Day by selling hot dogs in their parking lot to raise money for families affected by the recent tornado. With help from Hawbaker Farms, who donated the food, we raised $812 that was deposited to the...
The Watford City FFA Chapter has a strong tradition of developing leaders and serving the community. Members have been busy this summer and school year. In July, we welcomed Miss Hawbaker, our new advisors, and members helped serve at the Bakken Expo at the Roughrider Center. We also partnered with Tractor Supply and celebrated National Hot Dog Day by selling hot dogs in their parking lot to raise money for families affected by the recent tornado. With help from Hawbaker Farms, who donated the...
In both Sidney and Watford City, families are settling down and companies are settling in, making the real estate market strong in both areas. In Sidney, the housing market appears to be stabilizing following the most recent Bakken oil boom. According to Justin Jones, broker and owner of Nick Jones Real Estate, "we're seeing that people are again moving to the area and setting down roots." In the summer of 2017, there were over 100 homes for sale in the Sidney area, Jones explained. "I would...
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....
