News Talk 730, KYYA

Oil Spill

Posted on 1/24/2015 1:13:00 PM by

A oil spill in Montana that contaminated a river and a city’s drinking water supply is adding to fears about a proposed pipeline to carry oil from North Dakota to Illinois Read more...

Tax Revenue at Risk

Posted on 1/21/2015 4:42:00 PM by

If North Dakota lawmakers pass a bill that would void recent orders to curb natural gas flaring and oil condition prior to shipment, the state could lose over $112 million of tax revenue every two years. Read more...

775 Bakken Wells Awaiting Completion

Posted on 1/16/2015 4:41:00 PM by

775 Bakken wells awaiting completion Read more...

North Dakota Rig Count Down

Posted on 1/14/2015 4:54:00 PM by

The number of drilling rigs operating in North Dakota’s Bakken formation dropped to 158 this week, the lowest level since November 2010, according to a report by Reuters. Read more...

Lastest on Keystone Pipeline

Posted on 1/12/2015 9:27:00 AM by

• Republicans and some Democrats support the pipeline because they say it will create jobs and promote economic growth, while environmentalists and other Democrats oppose the project, saying the process for extracting the oil sands petroleum creates significantly more planet-warming carbon emissions than the process for conventional oil Read more...

Tuesday, December 23

Posted on 12/27/2014 10:17:00 AM by

Facing infrastructure challenges, Bakken towns struggle to cash in on oil boom

An Alberta company looking for rail access for a fracking sand depot moved in, followed by a 350-person “man camp” to house oil-field workers and plans for a 400-home subdivision northwest of the city limits.

Oil patch towns looking to catch up with demands

City officials in the North Dakota oil patch say they are forging ahead with housing and infrastructure projects despite the forecast for a downturn in drilling in the next year.