Ensuring Sustainable Development
In September 2015, Shell pulled the plug on its offshore exploration activities in the Chukchi Sea, citing disappointing well results as well as “high costs associated with the project” and “the...
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Oil Patch Communities Feel Market Squeeze
Tribal officials on North Dakota’s Fort Berthold Reservation are refusing to sign a revenue sharing agreement with the state because of new reductions to the tax rate on oil. Chairman Mark Fox says the...
View ArticleMending Community Relationships After Disasters
Three days after a Bakken oil train derailed and caught fire in Mosier, Oregon, Union Pacific resumed service along the route, infuriating communities near the incident. Although the company says it is...
View ArticleThe Importance of Communication
During a speech at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference, the CEO of SM Resources said the oil and gas industry’s failure to communicate effectively is causing what he perceives to be “overreaching...
View ArticleFBI Turns Attention to North Dakota
In June 2016, the FBI opened a new field office in North Dakota to address the wave of illegal activity caused by the Bakken oil boom. This is likely to be welcomed by the Fort Berthold Reservation,...
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