June 2017 E-News

 June 2017 E-News New Members – Thank you to new Petroleum Council members: Vanguard Consulting Group, Inc. • Chapman Engineering • Texon LP • Keystone Engineering, Inc. • Jacam Chemicals • Titanliner • Rauschenberger Consulting, LLC • Dougherty & Company, LLC •...

Oil, gas industry generous

Oil, gas industry generous By Tanner Hopfauf, University of North Dakota API Dickinson recently selected and announced its 2017 scholarship recipients and gave a total of $19,000 to 26 young adults. I am one of the lucky recipients and would like to say thank you to...

Reclaiming the land

Reclaiming the land Reclamation of oilfield sites has proven to be a thornier problem than farmers and oilfield companies alike want, but area research is kicking into high gear to look at the problem, which is exacerbated in part by North Dakota’s geological...

Vote Against CRA is a Vote Against North Dakota and State Primacy

Bismarck, N.D. – The failure of the repeal of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) final rules regarding methane emissions on federal and tribal lands is an affront to North Dakota and state primacy, says North Dakota Petroleum Council President Ron Ness. “The...

State wins one, loses one in bid for primacy on its energy issues

By Renée Jean rjean@willistonherald.com North Dakota won one bid for primacy on a federal oil and gas issue, but lost it on another in back-to-back days.  The state will now be able to oversee Class VI injection wells upon completion of innovative carbon sequestration...