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North Dakota has already collared two hydrogen-related grants from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, though neither are directly related to a proposed hydrogen hub at Beulah, which is also vying for funding from the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which has $8 billion designated to…
One of the oft-repeated selling points for developing hydrogen has been the idea that building an all-electric semi-truck is impractical. The battery for an all-electric semi would be so large, the reasoning goes, that it would take up most of the transport space. So, to decarbonize the truc…
North Dakota and Montana are each getting a $25 million slice of the REGROW Act pie for plugging and reclaiming abandoned oil and gas wells.
The Inflation Reduction Act that President Joe Biden signed into law includes some carbon credit sweeteners that both Montana and North Dakota, with their heavy coal production, can likely use to goose carbon capture projects in their states.
There have been no takers for the west-east pipeline grant that North Dakota is offering to companies to build a line that will carry its excess gas from Western North Dakota across the state. That makes it likely that the state will have to extend the deadline for applications yet again.
In its first earnings, the combined Whiting-Oasis company outlines its Bakken battle plans, and offers the first behind-the-veil look at the combined company that is now known as Chord Energy.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, penned an op-ed in the Washington Times on the Biden Administration’s all-out assault on domestic energy production. Energy security is national security for the United States and our allies,…
Biden‘s energy counter-revolution is counter-productive. What America needs is sensible policies that support more American energy and innovation.
Energy is the lifeblood of human civilization and progress. Transportation, manufacturing, the Internet, heated homes, clean drinking water, agricultural production, and almost every other vital component of our modern lives relies on having consistent and reliable access to energy. Energy i…
While running for President, Joe Biden repeatedly promised to end our use of fossil fuels. “I guarantee you,” Biden told New Hampshire voters on Sept. 16, 2019, “we’re going to end fossil fuels.” Just hours after President Biden’s inauguration, one of his first executive orders killed the Ke…
Hess is back on track in the Bakken and has added a fourth drilling rig to its program, with an eye toward a steady growth to a long-term 200,000 barrels per day plateau.
The North Dakota Supreme Court has issued yet another reversal in the ongoing royalties dispute between North Dakota Department of Trust Lands and oil and gas operator Newfield Exploration Company.
Natural gas future prices approached $10 per MMBtu in August — a 14-year high. Higher natural gas prices are likely to continue, given war in the Ukraine as well as the ESG emphasis on electric cars. That could keep price pressure trending upwards for years to come, particularly if winters p…
Column by Jonathon Greiner • Basin Safety Consulting
A year ago when I began the journey of writing for Energy Chaser there were two things I didn’t know. 1. I didn’t know it was a weekly publication 2. I had no idea there would be so many national pivotal changes (some short lived) in safety. As far as the weekly nature of the publication goe…
I sat down with an experienced Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) fixture in the North Dakota business world this week, Jason Spiess of The Crude Life and ESG University. He provided me with a breadth of knowledge about how ESG came to be and its impact on the American marketplace.
I’ve had many conversations with service companies and suppliers of all sizes in recent months. Some might say I’m fairly opinionated on the future of business as it relates to safety, they would be correct. As ESG inevitably comes up during these conversations I am frequently asked: “What i…
I began this publication by winking at the fact that many in the industry look at safety regulations as a “necessary evil” (true, the feeling isn’t typically that strong). My thought was, if a lot of people think safety stinks, how can we change that? Some safety requirements are onerous, ex…
Safety Stinks: An Honest Look at Safety Strategies
The concept of ownership is central to success and common in business consulting. It’s uncommon for people to say, “they blamed their way to the top.” Still, there is a subset inside of all of our professional relationships, companies, and even friend groups that ‘explain away’ their problem…
After last week’s publication of updated Department of Labor / OSHA guidance, we consulted with experts in industrial hygiene, engineering, and employment law. The consensus was that regardless of your stance on vaccinations, masks, and worker protection - OSHA has pivoted drastically from t…
North Dakota posted production gains in June and almost hit the 1.1 million barrel per day mark, but its full potential continues to be held back by workforce and gas takeaway issues, its top oil and gas regulator said.
Prices for a North Dakota and Montana gallon of regular have fallen, according to reports from AAA. North Dakota’s average price for a gallon of regular has fallen to $3.917. For comparison, the year ago average was $3.124.
The North Dakota Petroleum Foundation (NDPF) announced its 2022 Al Golden Scholars. The NDPF awarded scholarships to 10 outstanding students who are pursuing post-secondary education in geology, engineering, processing plant technology, science, technical skills, or other careers related to …
Parts of North Dakota’s pore space law are unconstitutional on their face, and conflict with both state and federal takings clauses, according to a decision from the North Dakota Supreme Court.
North Dakota will be allowed to intervene in a federal suit that seeks to shut down oil and gas lease sales.
Hiding in the Inflation Reduction Act are several energy measures that are likely to please the energy sector, while simultaneously irking environmentalists, who called it a “climate suicide pact.”
The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) announced today that its next training seminar for the energy industry will be in North Dakota. Focusing on the proper use of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and composite pipe for oil and gas gathering water lines, it will be held Aug. 30- 31 at the …
The ESG battle is being waged on multiple fronts, at both state and federal levels. In interim committee is studying ESG metrics on the site level, while North Dakota and Montana’s Congressional delegation have filed a bill that seeks to prohibit the federal government from using the social …
North Dakota has made a compelling argument at least in part in its bid to compel the release of 1,068 documents withheld based on attorney-client privilege, a federal DC Circuit judge has decided.
An abandoned missile site in North Dakota is getting a new lease on life, one that will showcase how data centers can be constructed with reduced carbon emissions and the energy transition at the forefront.
When you talk about the future of energy in North Dakota, Kathy Neset gets excited. One of the reasons is North Dakota’s geologic “jackpot,” something that’s been frequently mentioned by Gov. Doug Burgum.
Williston Basin Chapter of API recently held their annual golf fundraiser and it was a hit. John Suess was the winner of the hole-in-one prize a truck donated by Ryan Motors! Here’s a few photos of the event.
Gas prices have eased a bit at the pump, falling 15 cents to a national average of $4.467, according to AAA. That compares to a national average of almost $5 just a month ago.
The Bakken was still about 60,000 barrels short production according to May production reports, but things appear to be on track for a 2 percent production increase overall for the year, according to the state’s top oil and gas regulator.
Nearly 12,000 metric tons of carbon that would otherwise have been emitted into the North Dakota sky have instead found their way to a new and final resting place deep underground. Red Trail Energy is closing in on its first full month of operation at its ethanol plant near Richardston.
Regulatory and state officials are panning a recent proposal by the Federal Highway Administration that would require states to track highway emissions
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North Dakota AARP and Walmart have filed a motions to intervene in a rate case filed by Montana Dakota Utilities in North Dakota that proposes a substantial increase to the rates its customers are paying.
There was a flurry of media statements in response to the recent Supreme Court decision in the West Virginia vs EPA on the Clean Power Plan, a case that included North Dakota as a plaintiff.
Just ahead of the planned merger with Oasis Petroleum, Whiting Oil and Gas turned out to be the high bidder in the Bureau of Land Management’s Montana/Dakotas oil and gas lease sale.
At their May board meeting, the Basin Electric board of directors approved a major transmission line and substation construction project which will cost close to half a billion dollars to complete.
Whiting and Oasis are now one, and have announced their new name. It’s Chord Energy, which the company describes as a scaled unconventional U.S. oil producer that has a premier position in the nation’s No. 3 shale play.
The North Dakota Petroleum Association joined with the American Petroleum Association and 26 other state, regional and national energy associations, in urging president Joe Biden and his cabinet to visit America’s major energy facilities.
Green groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s resumption of oil and gas leasing on public lands, citing the dangers of climate change.
Harold Hamm’s take private bid speaks to the ESG pressures on industry, but is not likely part of a trend analysts tell the Williston Herald.
The labor force for the Williston region served by North Dakota Job Services is down 5,000 people, but jobs are up 32 percent in April as compared to March of 2020. The downturn in labor force represents about a 14 percent loss year over year.
North Dakota has awarded $68.7 million in grants for 13 projects that aim to develop regional career and technical education facilities, but there’s been a delay in approval of the Career and Technical Education Boards grant plan by the U.S. Treasury Department.
A DC Circuit Judge has ruled that North Dakota may not intervene in a mineral dispute case filed by the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation over who should own the minerals in the Missouri River Bed within the boundaries of the Fort Berthed Indian Reservation.
Within North Dakota’s lignite coal seams lie a number of materials needed to produce touch screens used on cellphones, guidance systems for missiles, and motors and batteries for hybrid vehicles.
Oasis Petroleum is declaring a special dividend of $15 per share of Oasis common stock in connection with closing its merger of equals with Whiting Petroleum.
The two back-to-back blizzards in April gave the Bakken a hangover, North Dakota’s top oil and gas regulator Lynn Helms said during his monthly production report.
The American Petroleum Institute has unveiled a 10-point plan it says would unleash American energy and help quell rising energy costs amid geopolitical instability around the world. The plan was outlined in a letter to President Joe Biden, and contains 10 actions API believes policy leaders…
A 105,000 barrel per day pipeline proposed by Bridger Pipeline, a subsidiary of True Companies, has a thumbs up from the North Dakota Public Service Commission.
Continental Resources founding father Harold Hamm has put in a non-binding proposal to take Continental private, according to a media release from the company.
Team registration is now open for the Williston Basin Chapter of API’s 42nd annual golf tournament. Here’s what you need to know:
An EOR project Continental has proposed in Williams County is similar to pilot projects at three shale wells in Oklahoma that started in 2019.
Minot State University history professor Joseph Jastrzembski leads a program that broadens the region’s knowledge of the world and world’s knowledge of the area.
As home prices continue to climb to record highs in Missoula, community nonprofits are turning modular homes that were once intended for workers in the Bakken oil fields into permanently affordable housing for two lifelong area residents.
Secure Energy Services appears set to get approval for its permits to handle low-level radioactive mining waste known as TENORM in North Dakota.
DENVER (June 2, 2022) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a grant funding opportunity for non-profit organizations, tribes, and state and local governments within EPA Regions 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10 to advance innovative, cost-effective, and replicable source r…
Energy Transfer faces a securities class action in New York federal court, filed by an investor who says the company downplayed its liabilities from a Federal energy Regulatory Commission investigation into the Rover Pipeline spill. FERC has proposed a fine of $40 million in connection with …
The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified Tuesday, June 7 of a release occurring Friday, June 3 at the Arithson 1 saltwater disposal location, about 18 miles south of Rhame, North Dakota.
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary announced a second data center in as many days, but this time the prize goes to Montana, which O’Leary said is one of his top 5 choices for investment in today’s ESG world.
He’s become known as Mr. Wonderful, but on Wednesday afternoon Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary was talking about how wonderful North Dakota is, and how bright it’s future is in a future low-carbon world.
It has never cost more to fill up at the pump in North Dakota.
Nationwide Permit 12 is back in the spotlight again. Gas industry groups and the state of Montana have urged a federal court to leave the Clean Water Act permit in place, to streamline building pipelines. They argue there are numerous safeguards built into the existing permit to protect envi…
An $850,000 grant from the North Dakota Industrial Commission takes aim at an ambitious reimagination of the future for the state’s lignite coal.
Williston State College’s TrainND Northwest was awarded a $1.9 million grant by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to update and acquire equipment and create program sustainability for the next 10 years.
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