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EPPING, ND: Strategically located in the heart of the Bakken and Three Forks shale plays, construction of the COLT Hub began in May 2011 and the facility went into service just one year later. Today the COLT Hub, owned and operated by Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, serves as a point of liquidity for the distribution of Bakken crude oil throughout North American markets by providing customers with crude oil storage and connectivity to the BNSF Railway Company and ties in with four major...
Over 100 people attended the public hearing held on April 22 at the Department of Mineral Resources office in Bismarck, ND, many of which gave testimonials voicing their position on the North Dakota Industrial Commissions (NDIC) flaring proposal that would cut back on the state's oil production as a means of controlling excessive natural gas flaring. The commission held the meeting in hopes of hearing from operators about the economic impacts of production curtailments and in hopes of hearing fr...
Home of Economy has begun a major expansion and renovation at its store on Million Dollar Way in Williston, ND. According to store owners Wade and Scott Pearson, the project will bring much needed floor space to several departments and offer more parking in front of the store. “This is going to be a significant increase to our level of service in Williston,” said Home of Economy CEO and President Wade Pearson. “We’ve had such a tremendous history with the community since 1964 and we are very excited about this latest expansion.” The project c...
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring encourages farmers, ranchers, pesticide dealers and applicators, government agencies and homeowners to bring their unusable pesticides to any of the 12 Project Safe Send collections in July. “This is a simple and non-regulatory program to help people safely and legally get rid of unusable pesticides free of charge,” Goehring said. “Over the past 20 years, thousands of people have brought more than three million pounds of these chemicals to Project Safe Send collection sites.” Project Safe Send accepts old,...
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring encourages farmers, ranchers, pesticide dealers and applicators, government agencies and homeowners to bring their unusable pesticides to any of the 12 Project Safe Send collections in July. “This is a simple and non-regulatory program to help people safely and legally get rid of unusable pesticides free of charge,” Goehring said. “Over the past 20 years, thousands of people have brought more than three million pounds of these chemicals to Project Safe Send collection sites.” Project Safe Send accepts old,...
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) today released an updated oil and gas resource assessment for the Bakken Formation and a new assessment for the Three Forks Formation in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. The assessments found that the formations contain an estimated mean of 7.4 billion barrels (BBO) of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil. The updated assessment for the Bakken and Three Forks represents a twofold increase over what has previously been thought. The USGS assessment found that the Bakken Formation has an...
The three-session estate planning workshop is set for Feb. 7, 14 and 21. The North Dakota State University Extension Service is hosting a farm and ranch transition planning workshop at five locations Feb. 7, 14 and 21. The workshop will help farmers and ranchers: - Design an orderly and successful transition plan for their farm/ranch business - Choose the successor(s) best suited to continue the business into the future - Understand the transition plan’s financial impacts and tax consequences - Learn about the best tools and strategies to c...
The North Dakota State University Extension Service is hosting a farm and ranch transition planning workshop at five locations Feb. 7, 14 and 21. The workshop will help farmers and ranchers: - Design an orderly and successful transition plan for their farm/ranch business - Choose the successor(s) best suited to continue the business into the future - Understand the transition plan’s financial impacts and tax consequences - Learn about the best tools and strategies to create a plan The sessions will run from 6:15 to 9:30 p.m. CST and 5:15 to 8...
According to a press release, Continental Resources, Inc., a top 10 petroleum liquids producer in the United States, announced today it successfully completed the first horizontal well to test the third bench (TF3) of the Three Forks zone in the Bakken field of North Dakota and Montana. Continental has been a pioneer in the discovery and development of the Three Forks reservoir in the Bakken field. They were the first to demonstrate incremental reserves from the First Bench in 2008 and the...
The 2011 and 2012 Watford City Oilers hockey season kicked off with an annual tournament on Thanksgiving weekend in Sidney. The excitement of a new high school hockey season was underway but, many questions about the Oilers’ depth, youth and experience would be the story line throughout the year. With seven seniors gone from last season’s second place finish, six freshmen coming up from bantams, and only two seniors, the Oilers were voted to finish towards the bottom of the league. The work ethic and willingness to learn was the key to our suc...
In 2011, Leslie Messer, Richland Economic Development executive director, was appointed onto the PPL Community Fund Advisory Board. The board meets in the spring and fall to distribute $200,000 annually in grant funds to eligible applicants focusing on the areas of education, the environment, or economic development. Messer serves along with the following people; representing business and the community: Liz Bangerter, Helena; Anders Blewett, Great Falls; Cathy Conover, Bozeman; Pat Downey, Three Forks; Scott Johnson, Big Sky; Joan Kronebusch,...
We all look forward to Thanksgiving Day, when the thoughts of turkey, mashed potatoes, wheat bread and butter, cranberries, and corn on the cob keep us salivating for weeks. Oh, and don’t forget the pumpkin pie to finish off a meal that causes the average American to eat a day and a half worth of calories, or an average of 4500 of these little heat units, in just a few short hours. Oh, and by the way, the Pilgrims did NOT eat any of the above for Thanksgiving Day; potatoes were a little known f...
Do you want to design an orderly and successful transition plan for your farm/ranch business? Are you uncertain about how to choose those who are best suited to continue your business into the future? Are you concerned about the financial impacts and tax consequences of your transition plan? What are the best tools and strategies available to create this plan? These are just a few of the questions that will be answered at the Farm/Ranch Transition Planning workshop series the North Dakota State University Extension Service is hosting on Nov....
A tax management program will be offered to agricultural producers and tax preparers from 9 a.m.-noon CST on Friday, Nov. 18, at 11 interactive video sites in North Dakota. The North Dakota State University Extension Service and Internal Revenue Service are sponsoring the program. It will feature presentations by Ann Makres, IRS; Steve Eckroth, Eide Bailly, Bismarck; Brenda Laub, CPA, Valley City; Steve Troyer, Eide Bailly, Fargo; and Andy Swenson, NDSU farm management specialist. Experts will provide federal income tax updates and tax...
Do you want to design an orderly and successful transition plan for your farm/ranch business? Are you uncertain about how to choose the successor(s) that are best suited to continue your business into the future? Are you concerned about the financial impacts and tax consequences of your transition plan? What are the best tools/strategies available to create this plan? These are just a few of the questions that will be answered at the Farm/Ranch Transition Planning workshop series the North...
In 2011, Leslie Messer, Richland Economic Development executive director, was appointed onto the PPL Community Fund Advisory Board. The board meets in the spring and fall to distribute $200,000 annually in grant funds to eligible applicants focusing on the areas of education, the environment, or economic development. Messer serves along with the following people, representing business and the community: Liz Bangerter, Helena; Anders Blewett, Great Falls; Cathy Conover, Bozeman; Pat Downey, Three Forks; Scott Johnson, Big Sky; Joan Kronebusch,...
The North Dakota Ag Coalition has elected three officers to its executive board. Jeff Enger, Marion, North Dakota Corn Growers Association, was elected as chairman, and Fred Helbling, Mandan, North Dakota Stockmen’s Association, was elected as vice chairman. Both will serve two-year terms. Darrell Oswald, Wing, North Dakota Stockmen’s Association, was elected to a three-year term as the livestock representative. Also serving continuing three-year terms on the executive board are Bruce Freitag, Scranton, North Dakota Wheat Commission, who is...
