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Pushing margins - 05/19/2013 (Full story)
Not only did Continental Resources set another production record in the first quarter of 2013, the company also ran successful tests of the second and third benches of the Three Forks, saw positive results from downspacing in 320-acre and 160-acre pilot spacing units, continued to reduce drilling co....
Output beats weather - 05/19/2013 (Full story)
Despite worse weather in March than February, including three major winter storms, daily oil and gas production in North Dakota actually increased in March, although the increase in oil output was minimal. However, given the adverse weather in March, Lynn Helms, director of the North Dakota Industri....
BLM gets bids on only 8% - 05/19/2013 (Full story)
Of the 93,731 acres offered in the Montana/Dakota Bureau of Land Management's May 7 oil and gas lease auction a mere 7,349, or approximately 8 percent, received bids. Of the remaining 86,382 acres that did not receive bids, 73,699 were in McCone County, Mont., and had been previously let by BLM in a....
EPRINC's Trisha Curtis: getting crude to the right markets - 05/19/2013 (Full story)
In a May 1 presentation at the 21st annual Williston Basin Petroleum Conference held in Regina, Saskatchewan, Trisha Curtis, a senior research analyst with the Energy Policy Research Foundation Inc., or EPRINC, gave an assessment of current and projected U.S. and Canadian crude oil production. Curti....
Ron Ness: How industry fared in ND legislative session - 05/19/2013 (Full story)
For North Dakota Petroleum Council President Ron Ness and his staff, legislative sessions can be long and difficult, not only because of all of the oil and gas-related legislation he and his staff track throughout the session, but also because of all the committee hearings in which the council testi....
Crescent Point bullish on rail - 05/19/2013
Canadian intermediate oil producer Crescent Point Energy is moving 31,500 barrels per day, or one-third of its production, by rail in Saskatchewan and Alberta and expects to raise that level, Chief Executive Officer Scott Saxberg told a conference call with analysts.
He said the shipments through t....
People Talk: Hess splits top jobs, posts new letter - 05/19/2013
Hess Corp. took steps recently to win over a majority of shareholders in a proxy fight for control of its board of directors. On May 10, the company said it would separate the roles of chairman and chief executive officer of the company, putting forth former General Electric Co. Vice Chairman John K....
People Talk: Breitling nabs drilling specialist as VP - 05/19/2013
Independent Breitling Oil and Gas Corp. has appointed veteran petroleum geologist Joseph Simo as vice president of exploration, effective immediately.
Simo, who most recently worked as chief geologist for Breitling, has more than 38 years of experience in the oil and natural gas sector as a profess.... |
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People Talk: Scholarships target North Dakota talent - 05/19/2013
The North Dakota Petroleum Council has awarded five 2013 Al Golden Scholarships (up from the three $1,000 prizes handed out a year ago) to North Dakota students pursuing a post-secondary education in geology, engineering, processing plant technology, science, technical skills or other careers relate....
People Talk: Cramer lauds ND mineral director's work - 05/19/2013
U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., singled out North Dakota Director of Mineral Services Lynn Helms for praise at an oversight hearing conducted by House Natural Resources Committee May 8 on the U.S. Department of Interior's proposed hydraulic fracturing rule.
In his closing remarks, Cramer cited rece....
Montana oil activity report, May 3-9, 2013 - 05/19/2013
Abbreviations & parameters
With a few exceptions, the Montana weekly oil activity report includes horizontal well activity in the Bakken petroleum system in the eastern/northeastern part of the state within the Williston Basin. It also includes what is referred to as the South Alberta Bakken fairway....
North Dakota Pipeline Authority - 05/19/2013
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North Dakota permit activity
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IPs for ND Bakken wells - 05/19/2013
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Oil Patch Bits: LT Environmental Converts to CNG Vehicles - 05/19/2013
LT Environmental Inc., a Colorado environmental engineering firm, said May 9 that it has hit another home run announcing the addition of two compressed natural gas vehicles to service its Rocky Mountain Region clients.
The Rocky Mountain Region, including Colorado, has been one of the largest natura....
Oil Patch Bits: Larson Electronics unveils LED cart system - 05/19/2013
Larson Electronics Magnalight said May 6 that it has made public the EPL-RPS-1MLED rechargeable, explosion proof LED light cart. Designed to run 11 hours on a single charge, the Class 1 and Class 2 Division 1 LED light can illuminate a work area of more than 5000 feet.
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