Dakota

North Dakota’s robust Bakken Shale hasn’t reached its all-time low points for rig count and well shut-ins, but it will be there soon enough, the state’s chief oil/natural gas regulator Lynn Helms said Tuesday during a report on the latest monthly production statistics.

Sparsely populated but energy rich, North Dakota is primed to enhance its global reputation as a leading producer of oil and natural gas from the robust production continuing in the Bakken Shale, according to Gov. Doug Burgum.

Sparsely populated but energy rich, North Dakota is primed to enhance its global reputation as a leading producer of oil and natural gas from the robust production continuing in the Bakken Shale, according to Gov. Doug Burgum.

Sparsely populated but energy rich, North Dakota is primed to enhance its global reputation as a leading producer of oil and natural gas from the robust production continuing in the Bakken Shale, according to Gov. Doug Burgum.

Sparsely populated but energy rich, North Dakota is primed to enhance its global reputation as a leading producer of oil and natural gas from the robust production continuing in the Bakken Shale, according to Gov. Doug Burgum.

Private midstreamer Outrigger Energy II LLC has agreed to provide long-term natural gas gathering and processing services to a subsidiary of supermajor ExxonMobil Corp. to assist in developing Williston Basin assets in North Dakota.

The North Dakota Industrial Commission plans to analyze the composition of natural gas liquids (NGL) produced in the state to weigh the feasibility of building petrochemical plants to help reduce flared and wasted natural gas from Bakken Shale production.

Breakthroughs in drone technology aimed at oil and gas companies, such as advanced integration of artificial intelligence (AI), have added urgency to the fight for regulatory gains with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

North Dakota officials are attempting to address the nagging problem of abandoned oil wells at a time when robust Bakken Shale growth continues unabated.