Friday, July 10, 2026

Alison's Quick Connects -- The Bakken -- July 10, 2026

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Crews monitor fire at saltwater disposal site near Alexander after lightning strike -- KFYR-TV
MDU files rate request with North Dakota Public Service Commission -- Minot Daily News
Prices at pumps notwithstanding, oil a 'major force' in ND economy -- Grand Forks Herald
Pipe sizes on proposed Bakken East gas line upgraded -- Williston Herald
Plain Talk: Looking at data centers through 'the lens of expertise versus just opinion' -- Williston Herald
Ward County Commission approves Basin Electric wind farm repowering project -- Minot Daily News
Massive meteorite helped create one of Williston Basin's most unique oil fields -- McKenzie County Farmer
Mercer County Commission advances data center ordinance for first time since moratorium -- The Beacon
North Dakota power trio opens up about President Trump, the filibuster and Teddy Roosevelt -- Politico
Military Gallery construction project stalls due to insufficient private fundraising -- North Dakota Monitor
Lawmakers react to halted Capitol construction project that ran out of money -- North Dakota Monitor
All five living North Dakota governors gather in Medora for presidential library -- North Dakota Monitor
North Dakota booth at Great American Fair draws strong audience, tourism head says -- Dickinson Press
"This funding is absolutely vital": Airports across North Dakota receive major federal boost -- KFYR-TV
West Fargo attorney will be next member of North Dakota Ethics Commission -- North Dakota Monitor
Crime in North Dakota dropped in 2025 for second year in a row, according to report -- North Dakota Monitor
How Garrison Dam changed the landscape and life of North Dakota over past 75 years -- Hazen Star
Garden symbolizes work to rebuild relationship between tribes, Roosevelt library -- North Dakota Monitor
Devon Energy hosts give for good golf tournament to benefit several local nonprofits -- Dickinson Press
NDHHS creates funding opportunity to help rural health care providers update record systems -- KX News
Ward County Commission seeks further review of battery storage ordinance -- Minot Daily News
Scorching hot weekend in store for western North Dakota, with possible record highs -- Bismarck Tribune
North Dakota rural health overhaul: big money expected, but workforce remains the bottleneck -- KFYR-TV
Dickinson City Commission addresses Stark counteroffer, lower than purchase agreement -- Dickinson Press
Housing market across Mercer County communities continues to stabilize in latter half of 2026 -- Hazen Star
CSPS' 4th grade educator Shanna Meier awarded Oliver County Teacher of Year -- The Center Republican
State Auditor's Office issues disclaimer of opinion for Williston Basin School District #7 -- Williston Herald
North Dakota opens wellness equipment funding opportunity for rural and tribal schools -- NDHHS
School board of Beach School District 3 reviews budget for past and current school years -- Dickinson Press
North Dakota teacher pay ranks 41st in nation; one rank lower than the year prior -- Bismarck Tribune
Beulah High School's Beverly Frank presented with Mercer County Teacher of the Year award -- The Beacon
US oil companies see big profit jump over Q1, gird for clash over pump prices with Trump -- Reuters
Canada advances Alberta pipeline to Pacific Coast to expand oil exports beyond the US to Asia -- KX News
OPEC+ nations agree to modest increase in oil production despite already relatively low prices -- The Hill
Scholarship leads climate establishment to retire the extreme scenario -- Competitive Enterprise Institute
Bureau of Land Management gives California another chance to weigh in on oil and gas leasing -- Oil Price
UAE wastes little time capitalizing on OPEC exit, with crude production already nearing record -- Oil Price
Oil prices rise after attacks on vessels near Strait of Hormuz revived fears of shipping disruptions -- Reuters
US to inject $150M in funding to oil and natural gas industry recovery efforts -- Innovation News Network
Saudi Arabia eyes major Red Sea pipeline expansion to bypass Hormuz in preliminary talks -- Oil Price
Trump says interim Iran accord is 'over' after new Gulf attacks on US bases -- Pipeline & Gas Journal
World's fleet of nuclear power capacity is expected to surge by 44% over the next decade -- Oil Price
Scorching temperatures pushed electricity demand to near record levels during heat wave -- E&E News
Democrats think data centers are a problem. They disagree on the solution -- The Hill
Governments are set to buy millions of barrels of oil through 2028 to rebuild emergency reserves -- Reuters
US oil dominance keeps growing, extending America's run as world's largest crude producer -- Oil Price
Texas forces cleanup of thousands of illegally dumped wind turbine blades -- The Center Square