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WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released proposed, updated regulations to ensure accurate measurement, accountability, and royalty payments for oil and gas production from Federal and Indian leases. Aimed at preventing theft and loss of these valuable resources, the proposed rule does not impose an unreasonable financial or regulatory burden on industry or the BLM. Public comment on the rule is being sought for 60 days, through September 11, 2015. “The proposed rule represents an important step in the BLM’s moder...
In January 2015, Dakota Access, LLC, an Energy Transfer Company, filed its petitions for permit regarding a proposal to build a crude oil pipeline (the Dakota Access Pipeline, a.k.a. Bakken Pipeline). The Dakota Access Pipeline Project is a new approximate 1,134-mile, 30-inch diameter pipeline that will connect the Bakken and Three Forks production areas in North Dakota to Patoka, Illinois, traveling through 50 counties in 4 states. The pipeline will enable domestically produced light sweet crud...
NEW YORK: Hess Corporation announced last week that it has agreed to sell a 50 percent interest in its Bakken midstream assets to Global Infrastructure Partners, a leading global infrastructure investor with an extensive midstream energy investment track record, for cash consideration of $2.675 billion. Hess and Global Infrastructure Partners will create a premier midstream joint venture – Hess Infrastructure Partners. Upon closing, the joint venture will incur $600 million of debt through a 5...
Helena---The Montana Department of Environmental Quality and Continental Resources, Inc. have resolved violations of the Clean Air Act of Montana that occurred at various well facilities in Richland County, MT. Continental violated the CAA and Administrative Rules of Montana by failing to notify DEQ of equipment changes at various well facilities. In addition, during a DEQ site inspection at two Continental well facilities, vapor control equipment was observed to be inoperable. Continental corrected the vapor control violations immediately....
ONEOK, Inc. is the sole general partner of ONEOK Partners, L.P., a publicly traded master limited partnership engaged in the natural gas gathering and processing, natural gas liquids and natural gas pipelines businesses. As ONEOK has evolved from a traditional natural gas distributor into a pure-play general partner, they've kept their focus in the right place – on their stakeholders and their mission to operate safely, reliably and environmentally responsibly. As of March 31, 2015, ONEOK o...
WASHINGTON – On May 1, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced a final rule for transporting crude by rail. The rule focuses on safety improvements that are designed to prevent accidents, mitigate consequences in the event of an accident, and support emergency response. The rule does the following: Unveils a new, enhanced tank car standard and an aggressive, risk-based retrofitting schedule for older tank cars carrying crude oil and ethanol; Requires a new braking standard for c...
One might think the worst of winter is over for the year, and that is true for most Montanans. However, thousands of families in this state are still struggling to catch up from their winter energy bills and many of them are facing loss of heat or lights right now, having no resources to pay their bill themselves. Even though the coldest temperatures are behind us, it is still very chilly if your furnace is out. Energy Share of Montana is a statewide, private, nonprofit organization whose main purpose is to help these folks before they lose...
The Pennsylvania SBDC is excited to partner with the Colorado, North Dakota, and Montana SBDCs to hold a series of events for business owners involved in the shale supply chain in May 2015. Three half-day workshops will be offered to small businesses currently part of the supply chain or considering new opportunities in the shale industry. North Dakota Shale Energy Supply Chain Sustainability Workshop, Wed, May 13, 2015 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Strom Center at Dickinson State University, 1679 6th...
"Boomtowners" plunges into a modern-day "gold rush" that's attracting thousands of people from all over the country to the Bakken, a region of North Dakota. An oil boom has turned the area into the epicenter of a white-hot industrial revolution, but a rise in jobs has also led to a surge in population and living costs. Experience this phenomenon first-hand through the eyes of newcomers and longtime residents trying to make a living there in this groundbreaking new docu-series about tapping into...
In a December 2014 news release - PRNewswire/ -- Republic Services, Inc. and Calgary, Alberta-based Tervita Corporation announced that the companies had entered into a definitive agreement whereby a subsidiary of Republic Services would acquire Tervita, LLC, a subsidiary of Tervita Corporation. Tervita is a leading pure-play environmental waste solutions provider serving oil and natural gas producers in the United States. Tervita's geographic footprint spans across some of the most attractive...
WASHINGTON, DC – Committee on Natural Resources Vice Chairman Cynthia Lummis (WY-At large) today questioned BLM Director Neil Kornze on how the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between BLM and the states will operate. "Who will approve well bore integrity issues? Will you approve those? Who will do the inspections? Will [states] be brought in? Who is going to be brought in to inspect that – [states] or you?" Rep. Lummis asked. "Because the Bureau of Land Management manages such a scattered lan...
MISSOULA – Twenty students from the University of Montana’s School of Law are currently taking a 1,400-mile, five-day bus tour across Montana to see firsthand the various forms of energy development in the state. The Energy Facilities Field Trip is a course designed to provide law students an on-the-ground experience of the energy developments about which they study. They are accompanied by law school Interim Dean Greg Munro. The trip will include a tour of the hydroelectric facility at Rainbow Dam in Great Falls, followed by a visit to the...
On Tuesday, March 31, the Richland County DES, USDA Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab, Richland County NRCS Office and Richland County Extension Office will be joining forces to conduct a pipeline reclamation workshop. This workshop will begin at 9:00 AM and lunch will be provided. The theme for the workshop is 'reclamation,' and although there will be some education presented in regards to restoring ground to its original state after a pipeline has been constructed, the primary focus...
In the Directors Cut on February 13, 2015, Lynn Helms, Director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, gave a monthly update on the current activity in the North Dakota oil patch. Rig count: November rig count 188 December rig count 181 January rig count 160 On February 13th the rig count was at its lowest since July, 2010. The all-time high was 218 on May 29, 2012. The statewide rig count is down 37 percent from the high and in the five most active counties rig count is down as...
In a Feb. 5, 2015 news release, Triangle Petroleum Corporation announced their capital expenditures budget for its fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 2016, a budget that represents a 71 percent year-over-year capex reduction. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Triangle Petroleum Corporation holds leasehold interests in the Williston Basin, the majority of which are located in McKenzie and Williams counties in North Dakota and eastern Roosevelt and Sheridan counties in Montana. Since entering the basin...
Conventional horizontal drilling and production methods in Montana's Bakken Oil Field extract 9 to 15 percent of available oil. The remainder – which is to say the great majority – is never touched. The Montana DNRC, through the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation (BOGC), is funding research that could alter the recovery equation and take oil production to a new level. In 2011, three members of the Montana Tech Petroleum Engineering Department approached the Montana Board of Oil and Gas...
WASHINGTON: Earlier this month, White House press secretary Josh Earnest, said "As a general matter, the impact of falling energy prices has been good for the U.S. economy... It certainly is good for middle class families that are being pinched, and when they go to the pump and they see that the prices at the pump are up to $1.00 cheaper than they were last year - that certainly means more money in the pockets of the middle class families. . . It's also a testament to the success that the U.S ha...
7 proved to be a great year for ONEOK, one of the nation's premier energy companies involved in the natural gas and natural gas liquids businesses. In February 2014, ONEOK successfully completed the separation of the company's natural gas distribution business into a stand-alone, publicly traded company that is now called ONE Gas, Inc. The separation allowed each company to have a greater focus on its individual strategy, financial strength and growth potential. The "New ONEOK" is now the...
WILLISTON: The combination of the discovery of the Bakken shale, fracking technology, and horizontal drilling has brought with it many things including: an economic boom, catapulting employment rates, steeply heightened rental rates and increased crime rates. Oil production in North Dakota has grown approximately 600 percent over the past decade and the Bakken region itself is producing over a million gallons of crude oil a day. This growth has meant major investments in infrastructure and...
One of the most exciting things to take place in this country over the last few years has been the resurgence in American oil from American soil. The conversation about energy has changed from one about scarcity to one of abundance. Along with the tremendous uptick in drilling and production, has come the demand for thousands of jobs. The demand for workers couldn't have come at a more opportune time either, as much of the country saw unemployment numbers skyrocket during the recent economic rec...
In a Praxair news release on September 18, 2014, Praxair, Inc. announced it is offering oil and gas producers a new DryFracTM waterless fracturing technology that can replace water use in fracturing wells through the use of liquid carbon dioxide (CO2). The company's patent-pending technology enables oil and gas producers to increase yield while reducing environmental impacts associated with hydraulic fracturing, such as water sourcing and water disposal. Tony Wallace, vice president, Energy...
In a news release on October 27, 2014, Houston, Texas, based Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: CMLP) announced the loading of the 1,000th crude oil unit train at its COLT Hub in Epping, North Dakota. The COLT rail facility commenced service in June 2012 with an original capacity to load 80,000 barrels per day ("Bpd"). The facility has undergone two major expansions since 2012 and has a current capacity to load up to 160,000 Bpd. Crestwood's COLT rail facility is one of the largest...
ONEOK Partners announced their plan to invest approximately $480 - $680 million by the end of the third quarter 2016 to build two natural gas processing facilities – the Bear Creek plant and the Bronco plant – along with their related infrastructure. The partnership plans to build the Bear Creek plant, an 80-million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) natural gas processing facility and its related infrastructure in northwest Dunn County, ND. This plant will process natural gas which is produced in the...
On September 15, 2014, Quantum Energy, Inc. based out of Tempe, AZ with an office in Williston, ND, entered into a Strategic Alliance with Bilfinger Westcon Inc. of Bismarck, ND, for the development of a series of refinery projects throughout the Bakken Formation. Quantum Energy, Inc. is proposing to develop five 21st Century Energy Centers (micro-refineries) throughout the Bakken with each one including a 20,000 barrel-per-day diesel refinery, a processing plant to strip the crude of Natural...
GE Oil & Gas has teamed up with Ferus Natural Gas Fuels in a 50/50 joint venture to provide the 'Last Mile Fueling solution,' a solution to an ongoing problem in the Bakken. The Last Mile Fueling solution is a technology & logistics system to make natural gas fueling available for exploration & production operations. It takes previously uneconomic natural gas from a flare stack, oilfield production site, or from a remote pipeline, then compresses the gas and delivers it the final distance, or...
