Fracking
North Dakota leads the world in shale oil technology
Rail
Nice update
Huge Washington Post article on Bakken oil to east coast refinery
Rail trumps pipelines for Bakken oil
Water
Water availability for fracking
Economic development
Williston to annex 4,800 acres
Williams County solidly above $1 billion in taxable sales
Dickinson leads state in single family housing permits
North Dakota: fastest growing state in the United States
Mishaps
Oil well blowout five miles west of Watford City, no injuries, capped
Miscellaneous
Bakken distillates pricing at $131/bbl; compares with $127 for WTI
