Posts Tagged ‘oil’
Paul Tosto: North Dakota’s oil ascension in two charts
>> Minnesota Public Radio
North Dakota’s transformation as an oil producing state is no secret. But when you look at the historical data, it’s breathtaking how rapidly things have changed.
When oil and gas industries talk, Obama team listens more closely
>> EnergyWire
The Obama administration is listening more attentively to the oil and gas industry in the past few months, the top White House official on energy said yesterday, after neglecting the relationship early in the president’s term.
Hoeven says Keystone XL needed to ease Oil Patch road gridlock
>> Reuters
For Sen. John Hoeven, examples of gridlocked roads in his home state help make the case for fast-tracking the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline, which would help take more than 100,000 barrels of oil per day — about 500 trucks worth — off of North Dakota roads.
Editorial: Confronting Keystone XL again
>> New York Times
It is far from clear whether one of the new routes proposed by TransCanada would involve less potential damage in the case of a pipeline spill. And a route change does not alter other fundamental concerns.
Long hours and long drives a deadly danger for oil workers
>> New York Times
Over the past decade, more than 300 oil and gas workers were killed in highway crashes, the largest cause of fatalities in the industry. Many of these deaths were due in part to oil field exemptions from highway safety rules.
North Dakota passes Alaska to become #2 oil producer
>> Grand Forks Herald
North Dakota passed Alaska in March to become the second-leading state in crude oil production, trailing only Texas, according to officials from Alaska and North Dakota.
Editorial: What the Keystone XL pipeline won’t do
>> Washington Post
The best way to insulate Americans from oil-price volatility and other drawbacks of oil use would be to use less oil. The price would still move around, but it would matter less.
Enbridge plans to expand Michigan, Indiana pipeline
>> Reuters
Enbridge plans to spend $1.3 billion doubling the capacity of its Line 6B in Michigan and Indiana as refiners boost demand for inexpensive Canadian crude.
Nebraska landowners remain cool to Keystone XL route
>> Omaha World-Herald
Rerouting the Keystone XL pipeline around Nebraska’s groundwater-rich Sand Hills didn’t translate into a kinder greeting for the project from landowners at a meeting in the town of O’Neill Wednesday.
Koch Brothers’ activism protects their 50 years in Canadian oil
>> InsideClimate News
Long involvement in Canada’s tar sands has been central to Koch Industries’ evolution and positions the billionaire brothers for a new oil boom.
