Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Five More Hotels To Open In Dickinson By End of 2012 -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Link here (regional link).  Another story, same source, dated June 10, 2012 -- same info?

Data points:
  • Construction continues on three hotels
  • Two more planned by end of 2012
  • La Quinta Inn & Suites: 79 rooms, pool
  • Candlewood Suites: 90 rooms
  • La Quinta in area of Pizza Hut and Country Kitchen
  • Candlewood at intersection of Sims and 14th Street East
  • Microtel Inn & Suites, could open this week; 79 rooms
  • Hampton Inn & Suites, under construction; 85 rooms
  • The Astoria (previously Albertson's): 95 rooms
Folks are still skittish about the boom and bust cycle of the oil industry; they've been through this before
“I think those extra hotels coming in are going to be needed,” a spokesperson said. “They’re going to give some relief for the visitor industry coming in.”
However, she is unsure if the hotels will be needed if the oil boom busts.
“Currently we need the hotels,” she said. “We need every room, but we’re going to have to see where prices are at and what happens with the energy industry.”
The Bakken analysis (linked on the sidebar at the right) says that it will take until 2030 to drill out the Bakken and the Bakken will produce through 2100.
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6 comments:

  1. donMay 31, 2011 at 9:40 AM

    The city of Dickinson sits on the crossroads, with the Bakken /TFS to the north and the TFS/Tyler to the south.. So leaseing has started as far south as east of Amidon/ around New England ND..
    if/when this area gets drilled more oil workers/crews will be needed.

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  2. Bruce OksolMay 31, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    Quite incredible, isn't it.

    So, if we have the Odessa-Midlands corridor in west Texas, is this going to be the Williston-Dickinson corridor in west Dakota?

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  3. donMay 31, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    yes, but i think it may be the Dickinson,Minot,Willliston ,Beach Square.

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  4. Bruce OksolMay 31, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    Clever.

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  5. AnonymousMay 31, 2011 at 6:05 PM

    "Odessa-Midlands corridor in west Texas"

    About a dozen motels were built in a couple of years there. And some before and some after.

    Williston needs the rooms for construction workers who are going to build motels.

    Make your reservations now for 2012.

    Anon 1.

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  6. Bruce OksolMay 31, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    I think it's going to get really, really "wild" around here over the next few years. Tonight it's absolutely gorgeous to be out driving -- sun out, three more hours of sunlight, cool/warm, and Williston is looking more and more like one huge industrial park with a kernel of "the old village" called Williston in the center.

    Two years from now, we may not be able to see a town, only a huge industrial park. And I say that in a positive way.

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