Friday, January 11, 2013

Week 2: January 6, 2013 -- January 12, 2013

National
Seaway reversal complete

Bakken operations
Whiting's Sanish wells model to 2 million bbl-EURs 
2 million-bbl EURs in the Bakken
Hunt Oil to begin major drilling operations in Divide County
North Dakota oil production drops month-after-month; first time in recent boom
Emerald Oil selling Colorado acreage; focus on the Bakken
OXY USA says it has cut drilling cuts
Burke County may be the eastern edge of the Bakken
Huge Oasis well; record IP for the company?

Pipeline
Enbridge to add another $600 million to $6 billion pipeline project

Rail
Canadian oil sands shipping oil via rail to Mississippi
RBN Energy: Bakken oil to the St James rail yards in Louisiana

Economic development
Fuddruckers coming to Williston
Five Guys Burgers and Fries could come to Williston
Hyatt House to open in Minot
Update on $140 million development in Stanley
Eastern North Dakota development: Jamestown Expansion; John Deere in Fargo
Developers eying Beach, ND
Another modular housing upstart serving the Bakken; out of Laurel, MT

6 comments:

  1. Burger Time is now announcing plans to build Burger Time in Williston, Watford City, Ray, Tioga and Dickinson. Also 2nd restaraunts in both Minot and Bismarck.

    http://bismarcktribune.com/business/local/

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    1. Thank you. I had not seen that. It now has a stand-alone post. Thank you for taking the time to send that in.

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  2. Yet another ONEOK gas plant. 5th for ND. ONEOK has under construction the StateLine's 1&2 west of Williston, and Garden Creek 1&2 near Watford City...along with Basin's double peaking plants near Watford and Williston. Now ONEOK announce they are building a 5th Gas plant to be called Garden Creek 3 near Watford City.

    http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=49&articleid=20130117_49_0_ONEOKP417771

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    1. Wow, isn't that interesting...just after all the recent posts about natural gas and flaring. Incredible timing. Thank you for taking time to write. I have posted the story. Again, thank you.

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  3. Bruce, here is a story that revokes the recent NY Times article about Williston's lack of women and men who are out abusing the few that there are living in Williston.
    http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/011713-641095-new-york-times-closes-its-environmental-desk.htm

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    1. Thank you.

      I posted the link at a stand-alone post:

      http://www.milliondollarwayblog.com/2013/01/rebuttal.html

      The folks over at the Times sound like they are frustrated that a woman in Williston, who does tatoos, is having more fun and making more money than their reporters. Love it.

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