New record for active rigs in North Dakota: 207, Saturday morning, March 3, 2012
New record for active rigs in North Dakota: 206, Friday evening, March 2, 2012
Man-camp ban in Williams County now indefinite length of time (ban until further notice)
GM "temporarily" halts production of the Volt
Hearing dockets for March, 2012: Hess requesting permits for 468 new wells
$10/hr --> $100,000/year as a diesel mechanic in the Bakken
Fourteen-screen movie theater coming to Williston; Menard's shopping center
Two daily non-stops Minneapolis-Williston to begin shortly
Romney names Harold Hamm his energy advisor
Largest one-time contract for road repair in McKenzie County history
I thought this was an interesting article. They asked Oil industry officials to list the top 10 oil towns/cities in North America. Williston comes in at 9th, ahead of Edmonton, Alberta
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Wow, that's incredible.
DeleteIt explains why Williston needs two daily flights to Minneapolis. A lot of executives are flying in and out. Sure, the CEO mights have their corporate jets, but not all, and certainly not the middle management folks.
I truly thought Williston was going to level out this year but one just keeps seeing more evidence of growth.
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