oil

A bill designed to end the flaring of natural gas in western North Dakota has been defeated in the North Dakota Senate.Currently, nearily a third of the…

Mandan’s Tesoro refinery has been expanding.It just finished adding 10,000 barrels per day of gasoline refining capacity – bringing that to 60,000 barrels…

Much of Bakken crude oil from western North Dakota is leaving the state via rail.State mineral resources director Lynn Helms says 47 percent of Bakken…

It's another sign of the growth in the oil patch.The state Water Commission has approved an expansion of the Western Area Water Supply project. That…

Two federal agencies have proposed new regulations on “fracking.” The EPA and the Bureau of Land Management have issued proposed rules to regulate…

The special projects coordinator for the Bismarck Public Schools says post-secondary education is becoming more important in the oil industry. That story…

A Norwegian company is expanding into the Bakken play in western North Dakota. As Prairie Public's Dave Thompson reports, Statoil wants to expand its…

The city of Grand Forks is looking to the oil patch. As Prairie Public's Dave Thompson reports, Grand Forks is looking for businesses now in the patch…

Northwest North Dakota is dealing with the impacts of the current Bakken boom. And a panel discussion was held at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference…

Two Cogswell farmers have written a letter to the North Dakota Public Service Commission – raising questions about what operators of the Keystone oil…