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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...
Kraken Oil and Gas gifts four-gas monitors, which detect gases and vapors toxic to firemen, to the Sidney Fire Department. Pictured from left-to-right are Justin King (Deputy Fire Chief), Derek Carda (Kraken Oil), Larry Christensen (Fire Chief) and Rob Gilbert (Fire Marshal). (Photo by Jordan Hall)...
OneOK engineer Daniel Chargois came to the school today to drop off a check of $750.00 for a 3D printer that will be used in our STEM and Robotic programs. This is our 2nd year of receiving the education grant from OneOK in support of our STEM programs. Last year, we received $5,000 which was applied to our Project Lead the Way Stem curriculum for grades K-8. OneOK has been supportive of Alexander Public School over the last few years. They have come into the classrooms as students and...
Giving many needed resources to Bakken-area charities has heretofore gone unadvertised and unpublished for one oilfield company. It has not been a calculated business decision that has led Loenbro to give so generously to organizations in Richland County, and so there have not been press releases or photo opportunities with giant checks being handed to the happy recipients of their generosity. According to Loenbro’s Business Development Officer, Lee Haven, their considerable giving to f...
Bismarck, N.D. – The North Dakota Petroleum Council (NDPC) is seeking applicants for the Al Golden Memorial Scholarship program, which will provide a $2,000 scholarship to nine qualified college students pursuing a post-secondary education in geology, engineering, processing plant technology, science, technical skills or other careers related to the oil and gas industry. The application period will remain open until April 1. “The state has continued to experience a shortage of qualified workers within the energy industry. As activity picks up...
Lawmakers in Helena are considering a bill that would infuse money back into the state's main revenue fund by increasing taxes on new oil and gas wells. House Bill 215 would remove what is called a "holiday tax," which is a tax incentive for oil and gas companies during the first year of production on a well. The current tax for new wells is half a percent of gas production. The bill, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Mary Ann Dunwell, would increase that to 4.5 percent. "I consider this low-hanging...
Jim Arthaud started a three employee company in 1979 called MBI Energy Services. That company quickly became well known in the Bakken and quickly grew to become the largest independent oil field service provider in the Williston Basin. MBI is headquartered in Belfield but has locations across North Dakota, Colorado and Wyoming. The leadership exemplified by Arthaud to grow a company to that magnitude and his involvement on state and local boards is part of the reason that he was awarded in Bisma...
Lunnen Real Estate Services, an industrial real estate development and brokerage company, along with their partners have acquired 83 acres adjoining the Dakota Access (Energy Transfer Partner's) crude oil gathering Trenton Terminal West of Williston in Williams County to add to their 1804 Industrial Park. This acquisition will expand the park to over 200 acres of heavy industrial land intended for crude oil storage and ancillary oil companies around the terminal. Matrix construction is nearing completion of the Trenton Terminal, which is a 30...
