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DENVER, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (NYSE: KOG), an oil and gas exploration and production company with primary assets in the Williston Basin of North Dakota, today provided an interim corporate update on recent drilling and completion activities. Interim Drilling and Completion Operations Update Operated WellsIn the Koala project area in northern McKenzie County, N.D., Kodiak recently completed three high-working-interest wells in the Middle Bakken...
The Congressionally-chartered Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) has launched a national campaign to protect the Elkhorn Ranch site in North Dakota’s Bad Lands against threats from developers looking to capitalize on North Dakota’s massive oil boom in the Bakken Oil Field. Medora, ND (PRWEB) June 02, 2012 The Elkhorn Ranch was home to former President Theodore Roosevelt in the 1880’s, and is recognized as the place where Roosevelt developed his conservation ethic. One area of the...
CUT BANK, MT, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Mountainview Energy Ltd. (TSXV: MVW) ("Mountainview" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that further to its news release of April 30, 2012 it has closed the acquisition of 10,222 net acres of oil and gas leaseholds in Divide County, North Dakota from a private oil and gas company for $10 million (the "Transaction"). Mountainview expects to acquire the remaining 2,556 net acres of this asset package on June 30, 2012 for cash...
NEW YORK, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Online advertised vacancies dipped 45,700 in May to 4,714,800, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Data Series released today. The Supply/Demand rate stands at 2.6 unemployed for every vacancy. In May the number of unemployed was 7.7 million above the number of advertised vacancies -- compared to 10 million above in the fall of 2011. "After rising 564,000 over the last five months, labor demand dipped in May....
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole today presented Tim Erickson, special agent with the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, with the Attorney General's Special Commendation for his successful investigation of online sexual predators that led to six arrests and the rescue of eight children from physical and sexual abuse. Deputy Attorney General Cole recognized Erickson at the annual National Missing Children's Day...
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DENVER, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Resolute Energy Corporation ("Resolute" or the "Company") (NYSE: REN) today reported first quarter financial and operational results for the period ended March 31, 2012. Highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, include the following: Production increased to 8,379 barrels of oil equivalent ("Boe") per day, a Company record. Growth is in line with the Company's plan, confirming the Company's previously announced mid-point...
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Donan Engineering Co., Inc. today announced plans to open a new office in Fargo, North Dakota. Donan will begin offering forensic investigative services from our new Fargo office on May 1, 2012. This office will represent the firm's first foray into the state of North Dakota. "North Dakota is an underserved market where many of our customers struggle to find qualified, local experts," says Kevin B. Abell, Donan Engineering's...
RICHMOND, Va., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Genworth's (NYSE: GNW) 2012 Cost of Care Survey, the cost to receive care in the home through home health aide services in North Dakota has risen over the past five years. "Overwhelmingly, Americans prefer to receive long term care in the home and the relatively muted rise in home care costs nationally over the past few years can be viewed as a positive for consumers in North Dakota," said Steve Zabel, senior vice...
IRVINE, Calif., April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New energy analysis supports the distribution of crude oil from North Dakota and Canada to stabilize prices of refined gasoline at the pump, according to Stillwater Associates LLC, an Irvine-based energy and oil consulting firm. Production of crude oil in the Mid Continent is growing but the means of distributing this cheaper crude oil to refineries around the country is limited. Though Trans-Canada's Keystone XL oil pipeline faces stiff...
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If you live in or around Bismarck North Dakota the graph shows you what you can roughly expect when it comes to heating and cooling your house during the ENSO Phases. Bismarck North Dakota, with its northern latitude, does have an impact on what type of heating and cooling it sees. During an Normal Phase the HDD for the region hits about 1348 on average. When the region enters into an El-Nino they can expect the amount of HDD’s to decrease to around 970 which really helps cut down on the...
The Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis) is a species of bullhead catfish. Their range extends throughout the central and eastern US from central Texas north into North Dakota and east through the Great Lakes region to the coast. Its habitat includes pools, backwaters, and sluggish current over soft or mildly rocky substrate in creeks, small to larger rivers, and shallow portions of lakes and ponds. Yellow Bullheads are typically yellow-olive to slate-black on the back and sometimes mottled...
Richardson's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii), is a ground squirrel native to North America. It is found mainly in the northern states of the United States, such as North Dakota, and in southern Canada, such as southern Alberta and Southern Saskatchewan. The range of this animal expanded as forests were cleared to create farm land. It lives in short grass prairies and has also adapted to suburban environments. A typical adult is about 12 inches long. Weight varies greatly with...
