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Inside The Boom: A BBQ With Bakken Crude
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Bringing a bottle of Bakken crude oil to a barbecue.
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State Officials Misrepresent North Dakota’s Spill Problem
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The oilfield spill problem here has been getting worse for years, but state regulators and inspectors have downplayed how bad it really is — and have made it difficult to fact-check their claims.
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In North Dakota, Oilfield Spill Problems Worsen
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In early January, a pipeline was found leaking oilfield wastewater into a creek. It’s estimated to be the worst such spill since the start of the oil boom. An Inside Energy investigation shows North Dakota’s spill problem is getting worse.
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From ‘Fiscal Apocalypse’ To ‘Meh’ : Oil States Respond To Price Slide
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Budgets of oil states are going to be hard hit by the recent slide in oil prices. Measured in dollars, Texas is the clear loser, but in terms of actual on-the-ground impacts, it’s not quite so simple. In the country’s number two oil producing state, North Dakota, falling prices have barely caused a ripple, while in Alaska (ranked fourth), lawmakers are calling it a “fiscal apocalypse.”
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Oil Prices And Wyoming’s 5 Numbers
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What do low prices mean for a state that gets 20 percent of its revenue from oil? These five numbers can tell you.
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Women In The Oil Patch: Unsafe, Or Just Uncomfortable?
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Boom towns have never been friendly places for women. After all, they are inhabited primarily by young men who go there in droves looking for jobs. But are they unsafe, or just uncomfortable?
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Tribe At A Crossroads: An Election And An Oil Boom
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One third of the oil produced in North Dakota comes from the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. Whoever wins the election for tribal chairman will have a lot of tough decisions to make about how to regulate oil development and make sure everyone benefits from the boom.
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Where Do Falling Oil Prices Hurt Most?
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In states like North Dakota and Wyoming, falling oil prices have big implications, for both industry and state budgets.
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IE Questions: What’s Oil Stabilization and Conditioning?
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North Dakota could require oil companies to make oil less flammable through oil conditioning and stabilization.
