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STAFF BLOG OIL PATCH DISPATCH WITH FORUM COMMUNICATIONS' AMY DALRYMPLE Radioactive waste on the N.D. monitor
WILLISTON, N.D. Landfill employees here discovered at least two hot loads this week, illustrating why a group of North Dakota citizens is worried about the proper disposal of radioactive waste that ...
Posted on 5/18/13 at 12:03 AM
INNER FOCUS Vegetarian Broccoli Cheese Soup
I have a teensy tiny confession to make. I, um, miscalculated the amount of cheese needed for this recipe and ended up doubling what the recipe calls for. It was really oooey-gooey cheesy good though....
Posted on 5/5/13 at 4:29 PM
REAL OILFIELD WIVES Managing the Kids While Your Husband is Away
How many times has someone told you, "I don't know how you do it!" and you just laugh it off and say it's not that bad. What they don't know is that you are quite possibly on the verge of a breakdow...
Posted on 3/21/13 at 7:21 AM
STAFF BLOG THE AREA VOICES COMMUNITY Real Oilfield Wives and more new blogs!
It's been awhile since I've given you my recommendations for new blogs to check out here on Areavoices. But three new blogs have crossed my path and I felt compelled to share them. The first is calle...
Posted on 3/13/13 at 4:01 PM
REALLY EATING: FINDING REAL FOOD IN THE VALLEY “What’s In That?” Wednesday — Smoked Oysters
I went digging in my kitchen cupboard to find something different so that I could revive "What's in That? Wednesday."And I came up with this: Not going to eat these today but comforting to know the...
Posted on 2/20/13 at 8:36 AM
Although new USGS oil estimate for ND more than doubles 2008 survey, some say figure still conservative 
WILLISTON, N.D. – The U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday that the Williston Basin has between 4.4 billion and 11.4 billion barrels of oil that is recoverable with today’s technology.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , April 30, 2013
Entrepreneurial women fill gaps in ND’s service sector
Amanda Kieson gets calls at 2:30 a.m. to collect urine samples from workers involved in accidents in western North Dakota’s oil industry. She says she opened her testing service two years ago to get a part of the economic bonanza engulfing the region.
By Kasia Klimasinska, Bloomberg News , April 29, 2013
Refinery groundbreaking set for next month
MAKOTI, N.D. — The Three Affiliated Tribes has announced that it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for North Dakota's newest refinery next month.
By Associated Press , April 29, 2013
Faces of the Boom: North Dakota provides math instructor with a solution
WILLISTON, N.D. – Amanda Davis was struggling financially as an adjunct professor in Texas when a CNN story caught her attention.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , April 28, 2013
Singapore investor eyes North Dakota Oil Patch
Lim says database of projects would help developers identify needs, prevent overbuildingMINOT, N.D. – A real estate investor from Singapore expects to make two or three deals in the Bakken before leaving a conference this week with plans to invest millions in North Dakota.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , April 26, 2013
Bank of N.D. bringing together smaller lenders for Bakken projects
MINOT, N.D. – Investors and developers interested in helping solve North Dakota’s housing shortage often run into a common problem: how to finance multimillion-dollar projects.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , April 25, 2013
Critics doubtful North Dakota measures will curb wasted gas
Bills offer oil companies tax incentives for using byproductBISMARCK — Legislation is headed to Gov. Jack Dalrymple that offers North Dakota oil drillers tax breaks to stop the intentional practice of burning and wasting natural gas.
By James MacPherson, Associated Press , April 25, 2013
Enbridge investigates small oil spill in NW Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS — Enbridge Energy Partners says it's investigating the cause of a crude oil leak at its pumping station in the northwestern Minnesota town of Viking.
By Associated Press , April 25, 2013
Williston suspends liquor licenses at strip clubs
WILLISTON, N.D. – City commissioners here suspended the liquor licenses of Williston’s two strip clubs, which police say are causing excessive calls for disorderly behavior.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , April 24, 2013
OSHA cites ND energy firm for safety violations
STANLEY, N.D. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Minot company with safety violations following the death of an oil field worker.
By Associated Press , April 24, 2013
Property values climbing in western ND oil town
WILLISTON, N.D. - Williston’s housing market continues to march full steam ahead.
By Jenna Ebersole, Williston Herald , April 23, 2013
For Minnesota contractor, ND is ‘almost like family’
WILLISTON, N.D. – As a general contractor, Tony Godlewski likes to hear the sound of hammers seven days a week.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , April 21, 2013
New city proposed near Williston could help with housing in Oil Patch
WILLISTON, N.D. – A group that helped incorporate a new city in western South Dakota eight years ago might now do the same in western North Dakota’s booming Oil Patch.
By Associated Press , April 17, 2013
Conference to connect Oil Patch directly with investors from across country
WILLISTON, N.D. – A new private equity firm based in Minot aims to create an avenue for people to invest directly in oil and gas activity in western North Dakota.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , April 17, 2013
‘Big surge’ expected in oil production this summer
BISMARCK – Oil companies operating in North Dakota are keeping the brakes on this spring, but a “big surge in production” is expected this summer and fall, the director of the Department of Mineral Resources said Tuesday.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , April 16, 2013
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