Industry News
North Dakota Breaks All Time Oil Production Record For 2008
North Dakota's produced more oil in 2008 than in any year since commercial production was established in the state in 1951...
Posted 5/04/09 (Mon) read more »
The Bakken Formation Helps Increase U.S. Proved Reserves of Oil
2009 noted that North Dakota had the Nation's third largest increase in proved reserves of crude oil in 2007, 70 million barrels (17 percent). Most of this increase came from development of the Bakken Formation. What is the Bakken Formation and why does it matter?
Posted 3/09/09 (Mon) read more »
Economic Impact of Petroleum Industry Doubles in Size.
Economic Impact of Petroleum Industry Doubles in Size. BISMARCK- A new study released today reveals the economic impact of the oil and gas industry in North Dakota during calendar year 2007 to be $8.22 billion.
Posted 2/05/09 (Thu) read more »
Town Hall Meetings were a Great Success
Oil and Gas Town Hall Meetings hosted in Bowman, Watford City, Killdeer, Tioga, Stanley, and New Town exceeded expectations. Nearly 700 interested citizens were in attendance among the six locations.
Posted 11/26/08 (Wed) read more »
Support of increased pipeline capacity expansion #6
The North Dakota Petroleum Council supports the proposed pipeline expansion of the Enbridge North Dakota Pipeline System. Oil production in North Dakota continues to increase and it appears that the current expansion will be at capacity before the project is completed.
Posted 11/26/08 (Wed) read more »
Production Tops 100,000
For the first time in seven years, North Dakota's daily oil production averaged more than 100,000 barrels of oil per day. Today, the state has 34 rigs drilling new wells and 3,420 operating wells producing 101,400 barrels per day.
Posted 11/26/08 (Wed) read more »
Support of increased pipeline capacity
The North Dakota Petroleum Council supports the proposed pipeline expansion of the Enbridge North Dakota Pipeline System and encourages Enbridge to evaluate the potential of reversing the Enbridge...
Posted 11/26/08 (Wed) read more »
Oil and Gas Town Hall Meetings
These six meetings will provide a framework for a conversation about the oil and gas development in western North Dakota communities with local, state, and industry leaders. Communities included in this project are...
Posted 11/26/08 (Wed) read more »
Increased Access to Domestic Oil and Natural Gas
"North Dakotans understand the impact of high gasoline costs and they support increasing domestic supplies of oil and natural gas," said Ron Ness, president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council (NDPC).
Posted 11/26/08 (Wed) read more »
Northwood Tornado Relief Fund
The North Dakota Petroleum Council members contributed $17,500 for the Northwood Tornado Relief Fund. More than $11,500 in contributions was recently presented to the American Red Cross Northwood Relief Fund.
Posted 11/26/08 (Wed) read more »
