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Oil Boom Brings New Diversity To Rural Western States
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Wyoming is still one of the whitest states in the country, but in the last few years the black population there has more than doubled. Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson reports.
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Amidst Low Prices, North Dakota Scrambles To Change Oil Tax Rate
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Oil tax revenue matters a lot to oil producing states, and the amount they take in is affected by oil prices. North Dakota is hoping to insulate itself from huge price swings by stabilizing and lowering its rate.
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Mexico Ventures Into Oil Field Investments
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The oil downturn has impacted many small and independent oil and gas companies’ bottom lines. It has also created opportunity for venture capitalists from this country and from others – such as China and Mexico – to snap up oil field bargains. Lorne Matalon reports on Mexican investors who are eyeing deals in the Permian Basin of West Texas.
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Energy’s New World: Reporting From IHS CERAweek
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For a week each year, energy executives from around the globe as well as top government officials descend on Houston for the annual IHS CERAWeek conference, which drew to a close last Friday.The meeting was a chance for these leaders to grapple with a change few could have predicted at the same event a year earlier.
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Oil Companies Chase Efficiency Deep Underground
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After months of low oil prices, oil companies are scrambling to get more oil out of fewer wells. Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson reports on the technology they are using, deep underground.
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Why Oil Workers Are Still Paying $600 To Live In A Closet
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Despite falling oil prices, rents are still sky high in North Dakota’s Bakken oilfield.
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IE Questions: What Is The Real Impact of Low Oil Prices On Hiring?
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What do unemployment and labor statistics tell us about the impact of low oil prices on the job market in North Dakota’s Bakken oilfield?
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Hope And Anxiety At Oilfield Job Fair
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Job seekers still flock to Williston, North Dakota seeking easy money in the Bakken oilfield. Falling oil prices have made that dream a little harder to attain.
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Ran Off The Rig: An Oil Worker’s Diary
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Oil worker Neil LaRubbio documents what it’s like to be on the inside as oil prices plummet.
