A little slice of Alaskan tundra is finally open for drilling

December 31, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Tax bill provision opens ANWR, to bring more oil online and keep Alaska pipeline operating By Paul Driessen, Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow and Congress of Racial Equality Way back in 1980, Congress passed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, establishing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and making numerous […]

ND Gov explains the evolving Bakken job market

December 27, 2017 jasonspiess 0

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum explains how the 15,000 jobs available in the state will be filled by out-of-the-region and out-of-country workers if the area doesn’t fill those positions. He compares a few aspects of what is happening to the Bakken’s economy to what happened in Canada.    

Hoeven, Heitkamp comment on Trump signing the Defense Authorization into law

December 13, 2017 jasonspiess 0

U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp released the following statement after President Trump signed bipartisan defense legislation Heitkamp helped pass to authorize U.S. Department of Defense funding levels and set our nation’s defense policy, which includes several key provisions Heitkamp pushed for to support North Dakota’s defense installations and jobs. “Today is […]

The Weekly Word: The changing global job market

December 9, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Professor Stephen Heins, energy columnist and owner, The Word Merchant In this week’s episode of The Weekly Word, host Jason Spiess and Heins talk about the ever-changing global oil industry.  A big portion of the discussion is on the addition of oil and gas jobs across the country, and […]

ND Oil and Gas Rules Move to Next Phase of Approval

December 5, 2017 jasonspiess 0

The Oil and Gas Division today presented an order of proposed final administrative rules to the North Dakota Industrial Commission. The Commission voted 3-0 to approve the rule change order. Changes to the administrative code include proposals to require sundry notices for spills not responded to with adequate resources, site […]