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The Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) was formed in January of 2013 when Sidney hotels decided to implement a $1.50/night tax on every occupied hotel room. Proponents recognized that the generated funds could be put back into the community by individuals and organizations that want to see Sidney thrive as a visitor center. With so many amenities, it is only appropriate that Sidney should be hosting business and agricultural conventions, sports tournaments, festivals, and so much...
From highway to water concerns, Richland County Commissioner Loren Young expressed his feelings during a meeting with representatives from the office of U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., on June 13. Young said that despite the oil industry slowdown, Highway 200 between Sidney and Fairview remains more busy than portions of the Interstate. “It’s one of the major feeders for the Bakken,” Young noted. Although he feels government agencies try their best to finance highways, he thinks a speci...
Get a blessing. Give a blessing. Be a blessing at Fairview’s annual Blessing Sale Saturday, June 18. Choose from hundreds of unpriced rummage sale items, including baked goods, and make a free-will contribution to serve victims of human trafficking in our area through 4 Her North Dakota. The work of 4-Her North Dakota has made a significant impact on our area during the past few years, from instigating changes in legislation and raising public awareness, to helping secure convictions for perpetrators and restoring victims of sex trafficking in...
Positive news and positive attitudes are what Richland Economic Development officials heard while manning a booth at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference held in Bismarck near the end of May. A grant from XTO Energy made it possible for Richland Economic Development to have a booth during the conference. "We were so fortunate," Leslie Messer, executive director of Richland Economic Development, said. "XTO Energy made it possible for us." Messer and project assistant Katie Dasinger...
Oil prices have started to make gains after a turbulent year in the Williston Basin. Just two short years ago, the Bakken was booming with activity. North Dakota was steadily producing more than 1.1 million barrels of oil every day with an average rig count of around 200. In the “shallow end of the pool”, as some say, production hovered around 80,000 barrels of oil per day in Montana, with less than 20 drilling rigs at any given time. Permit and rig counts have declined dramatically. In Montana, permits for new wells have been declining since a...
Some people living in the Bakken area became more optimistic recently when the North Dakota director of mineral resources told Williston, N.D. leaders that oil will come back “with a rush.” According to the Forum News Service, Lynn Helms told the Williston Chamber of Commerce that he anticipates the community will have 40,000 permanent oil jobs by 2050 and a population of more than 80,000. Helms said the world’s oil supply will return to balance by the end of 2016 or early 2017. Alan Olson...
One of the key factors in the survival of the Bakken oil patch in the future will be affordable transportation options. Bakken producers receive lower realized prices for their output due to the transportation costs associated with moving the product as well as the difficulty in storing it. This issue has been a persistent problem for years, but crude by rail has helped make the issue less problematic over time. Pipelines are the next step for the Bakken if it is to become a sustainable long-term oil producing area. Yet putting in a simple...
The Mother’s Day gifts you purchase this year could bless two women at once. Mercy Market will be set up at Reynold’s in Sidney this Sat., May. 7, with a variety of beautiful handmade jewelry, scarves, t-shirts, handbags and other products dedicated to preventing sex trafficking and restoring its victims. These products represent the new livelihood of many women rescued from the international sex trade and your purchase provides direct support for them and their children. Some items provide care for children at risk of being trafficked in ove...
After a 40-year ban, Congress lifted the ban on exporting crude oil just this last December. Hess Corp on Friday, April 22nd, 2016 confirmed it sold Bakken crude oil for export out of the U.S. Gulf Coast to Europe. Loaded at St. James, Louisiana in early April, Hess sold 175,000 barrels of Bakken crude oil which is being shipped to a refinery in Europe; spokesman John Roper stated in an email. Hess Corp did not disclose the buyer or the name of the vessel transporting the Bakken crude oil....
Williston Basin Pertroleum Conference will be held May 24-26 at Bismarck Event Center, 315 South 5th Street, Bismarck, ND. The North Dakota Petroleum Council, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, and the Government of Saskatchewan, look forward to hosting the 2016 Williston Basin Petroleum Conference. This years topics will range from North American and world energy supply and demand, to highly technical Bakken talks and to managing community impacts. Anyone with interest oil and gas business in the Williston Basin can and should...
The 5th Annual Bakken Brew Fest was held Saturday, April 16th with more than 90 beers from 31 breweries. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Richland County Boys and Girls Club, Richland County Senior Coalition, and the Sidney Tiger Sharks Swim Team. Winner of the People's Choice Awards were the Meadowlark Brewing Co. being voted Best Brewery and the Bowser Brewing Co. being awarded Best Brew for their Jalapeno Hefeweizen. Above: The tapping of the firkin with Bayern Brewing was a highly...
Local owner of the Meadowlark Brewery, Travis Peterson has been a proud supporter of the Bakken Brew Fest for the last three years. Initially becoming familiar with the event when his mother served on the Brew Fest Committee, Peterson would later become a part of the committee himself. "The Bakken Brew Fest is good exposure for area breweries and having sample glasses makes it easier for people to try a range of brews without having to commit to an entire pint," commented Peterson. "It also...
Bismarck, N.D. – Legendary Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz will address attendees of the 2016 Williston Basin Petroleum Conference on May 26, 2016 at the Bismarck Civic Center in Bismarck, ND. Deemed the "master of the turnaround," Holtz built his career by inspiring his players and enhancing their performance to take them from the bottom to being winners. Today, Holtz motivates others by sharing his leadership experience and lessons learned to help others become the leaders needed to guide their e...
BOZEMAN – Researchers will be using a mailed survey in Richland County, Montana, and McKenzie County, North Dakota, to collect data to better understand the local community benefits and costs of oil and gas development. The survey asks businesses and landowners about how recent oil activity affected their businesses and farm and ranch operations. The post-boom timing of this study makes it notable as little hard data exists about communities after peak drilling activity, according to Julia Hobson Haggerty, project director and assistant p...
Watford City-Funding and building a new, state-of-the-art medical campus is no small task. McKenzie County Healthcare Systems' (MCHS) new medical campus is designed to enhance outpatient and inpatient care, meet the community's primary and urgent care needs, provide for surgical procedures and equip the Howard Bonner Memorial Emergency Room with technology necessary for the best, most immediate and effective response in the region. Additionally, private resident rooms for our community's aging...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 was Watford City's Annual Chamber Meeting, where fellow business owners and politicians gathered together for good food, great drinks, and celebrated the highlights of the 2015 year. Caterers at the event were plentiful and included the newest members to Watford City, JL Beers and Door 204. Teddy Residential Suites brought a beautiful dessert bar and a full service bar. Wineries and distilleries at the chamber meeting were Dakota Sun Gardens and Winery, Wolf Creek...
Over the past several years, the city of Williston has had quite a story to tell. We became the fastest growing small city in the Nation. We tripled the size of our population. Tripled the size of our land mass and a single word called the “Bakken” propelled this community onto a global stage. The past 15-months have been a different scenario as crude oil prices have plummeted to record lows. We are seeing layoffs. The restaurant sector we worked so hard to build is now seeing 30 percent reduction in business activity. Hotel occupancy hovers ar...
BISMARCK, ND – The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a public hearing in Watford City on Thursday, Feb. 11, regarding a proposal for a crude oil pipeline in McKenzie County. Tesoro High Plains Pipeline Company, LLC, has submitted an application for a permit for the Targa Antelope Lateral Pipeline Project. The new 1.4-mile long, 12-inch diameter crude oil pipeline would be built in McKenzie County. The project would enable Tesoro to more fully utilize its existing pipeline system, increase the storage and transportation c...
Williston Economic Development (WED) has announced it will be a major sponsor of the 63rd National Hard Spring Wheat Show Feb. 2-4 in Williston. The long-running Wheat Show brings experts and exhibitors to Williston to share cutting-edge information with producers. WED will have a booth at the event showcasing its programs that benefit agricultural business opportunities. Farming and ranching has historically been the leading industry in northwestern North Dakota; although in recent years, it has shared the media spotlight with the booming Bakk...
BISMARCK, ND – The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a public hearing in Watford City on Thursday, Feb. 11, regarding a proposal for a crude oil pipeline in McKenzie County. Tesoro High Plains Pipeline Company, LLC, has submitted an application for a permit for the Targa Antelope Lateral Pipeline Project. The new 1.4-mile long, 12-inch diameter crude oil pipeline would be built in McKenzie County. The project would enable Tesoro to more fully utilize its existing pipeline system, increase the storage and transportation c...
BISMARCK, ND – The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold two public hearings in Watford City on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, regarding two separate pipeline proposals in McKenzie County. ONEOK Bakken Pipeline hearing for the Garden Creek Loop NGL Pipeline Project will be Tues., Fe. 29 at 9 a.m. CST at Teddy’s Residential Suites, 113 9th Ave. SE, Watford City, ND, 58854. ONEOK Bakken Pipeline, LLC, has submitted an application for a permit for the Garden Creek natural gas liquids (NGL) Pipeline Loop Project. The new 14.4-mile lon...
DICKINSON, N.D. – Dickinson State University and North Dakota State University (NDSU) recognize the need to provide timely, effective reclamation information to affected stakeholders in the Bakken energy development. This is especially true in uncertain economic times. This effort began in February 2013 when the first reclamation workshop was held in Dickinson. This year’s fourth annual workshop is titled “Reclamation: Where Do We Go from Here” and will be held Feb. 22-23, 2016 at the Astoria Hotel & Event Center in Dickinson. Hosting the eve...
This is the time of year when we often pause and reflect on the past twelve months. Williston Economic Development (WED) had a busy year that included moving into new office space at the City of Williston Center for Development, welcoming several new restaurants and retail businesses to Williston such as Menards, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Riddle’s Jewelry and Little Muddy Gifts and helping new manufacturing, agriculture and oil and gas firms expand or establish new headquarters in Williston. The following is a list of some of the highlights fro...
ConocoPhillips announced its 2016 Operating Plan and Capital Budget of $7.7 Billion on Dec. 10, 2015, and they expect $2.3 billion from Asset dispositions. Key highlightrs from the plan include a $7.7 billion capital budget, 1 to 3 percent production growth, adjusted for asset sales, and $7.7 billion of operating costs. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ryan Lance commented, "We're setting an operating plan for 2016 that recognizes the current environment, which remains challenging. We are...
As the director of Williston Public Works, Dave Tuan runs an organization that deals with a fair amount of mud and muck, but it's when he's off the clock that he really gets his hands dirty. Tuan recently completed the World's Toughest Mudder, a 24-hour timed obstacle course race that features a five-mile dirt track and some seemingly impossible climbs, jumps, swims and crawls. The event is held every November at Lake Las Vegas, Nevada. Tuan spent many months training for the difficult race. "My...
