Saturday, September 29, 2012

Week 39: September 23, 2012 -- September 29, 2012

Economic Development
Fly into ND airports at your own risk -- FAA
Nitrogen production / storage facility to Dickinson
Journey Energy Services (Williston), Trinity Regional Eyecare (Williston), Oil Capital Laundromat (Tioga)
St Louis construction company opens shop in Killdeer
Update on activity at the 13-mile corner
Pilot Flying J Truck stop at 13-mile corner
Master-planned community north of Minot

General / Human Interest Stories
Northward Ho! -- National Oilwell Varco
North Dakota's "Legacy Fund" > $535 million
The Oil Drum dissing the Bakken
Encana: mobile LNG refueling stations

Bakken Operations
Permitting hits another record
Active rigs: location and operators
Cost of proppant
KOG acquires 80 acres in the heart of the Bakken; $7,000/acre
New Frontier Midstream: new pipeline from south Bakken to Fallon County, MT
Bentek study: Williston Basin -- 2.2 million bbls/day by 2025

2 comments:

  1. Bruce, found this today. Because it is about the Oil Boom, thought it would be interesting. This might be the first TV show with emphasis on Williston. Not sure the full details.

    http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/andrew-chapman-and-john-eisendrath-immortals-writers-sell-drama-projects/

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    1. Last autumn I met with two writers at the El Rancho Motel restaurant who were developing a story they planned to sell to a network. Looks like they (or someone) has succeeded. They were looking for Dallas-like soap; it's hard to believe they could find that much, but we will see.

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