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The North Dakota Petroleum Council is a trade association that represents more than 160 companies involved in all aspects of the oil and gas industry including oil and gas production, refining, pipeline, transportation, mineral leasing, consulting, legal work, and oil field service activities in North Dakota, South Dakota, and the Rocky Mountain Region. Petroleum Council members produced 75% of the nearly 45 million barrels of oil produced in North Dakota in 2007.
The North Dakota Petroleum Council would like to thank the sponsor, presenters, and all who attended for making the Petroleum Council’s 27th Annual Meeting was one of the most successful and largest meetings to date. This year’s Annual Meeting had over 260 registrants for the main events. In addition, there were 120 individuals who took part in the Oil PAC Golf Tournament, 25 individuals who attended the Heritage Center Luncheon, and 20 individuals who took part in the Oil PAC Sporting Clays Shoot. To view the PowerPoint presentations from this year’s presenters, Click Here.
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Due to the high demand for the "Bakken Rocks"
T-Shirts, we will continue to make these shirts available via the order form.
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According to a recent study, the petroleum industry in North Dakota needs to hire nearly 12,000 new employees by 2010 to keep pace with the industry’s rapid growth and to replace workers scheduled to retire over the next few years. The industry expects to need an additional 3,300 new workers in 2007 alone to keep up with growth, replacements, and retirements. Industry leaders say this is good news for people looking for a job or a higher paying job in North Dakota. According to Job Service, the average yearly wage in the oil and gas industry in 2005 was $60,330. Jobs in demand include everything from equipment operators and truck drivers, to engineers and geologists. For more information on the need for workers, see the “oil industry jobs” section on this web site.
The Bakken Formation in North Dakota is attracting attention as one of the most exciting oil plays across the United States. The Bakken Formation has the potential to vastly increase North Dakota’s oil production with its enormous reserves. To find out more about the North Dakota Bakken Formation, read the Oil and Gas Tidbits Issue II, and see a map of the Bakken Formation by looking under the “News” section on this web site. Thank you for visiting our web site. We would appreciate your feedback on our site. |
