Rookie cops in Oil Patch get ‘thrown into the mix’
Watford City Police Chief Jesse Wellen, left, and Sgt. Shannon Monnens, both Minnesota natives, respond to a call in an RV park in Watford City, N.D., on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Amy Dalrymple/Forum...
View ArticlePower company plan could speed Bakken pipeline progress
BISMARCK – A Duluth, Minn., energy company announced Wednesday it plans to create an energy corridor that could efficiently transport oil and natural gas produced in North Dakota and reduce natural gas...
View ArticleNo Keystone XL means more oil by rail, report says
Without the Keystone XL Pipeline, as many as 14 additional trains carrying crude oil could come through North Dakota and Minnesota every day, according to a report released Friday on the pipeline. The...
View ArticleEnbridge project director: Sandpiper pipeline plan could be in jeopardy
By Robb Jeffries Forum News Service ST. PAUL – Regardless of environmental feasibility, the Sandpiper pipeline project might not happen if the originally proposed route is not followed. Paul Eberth,...
View ArticleOilfield Business Failure Leaves Workers Unpaid, Jobless
STANLEY, N.D. – At least 42 employees of a North Dakota oilfield service company that folded a year ago are still owed hundreds of thousands in unpaid wages in a business debacle that also took its...
View ArticleMinnesota Man Accused Of Defrauding Bakken RV Park Investors
ST. PAUL – A Minnesota man is accused in federal court of stealing more than $2 million from victims hoping to invest in North Dakota oilfield housing and using the money to fund his own entertainment...
View ArticleUPDATED: Sandpiper Pipeline Future Unclear As Enbridge, Marathon Buy Into...
Enbridge, which has been battling for approval of a Bakken crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota, has announced it will invest in a different pipeline from North Dakota, leaving the future of...
View ArticleUPDATED: Enbridge Suspends Pursuit Of Sandpiper Pipeline Approval
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Enbridge announced late Thursday it plans to suspend the Sandpiper Pipeline, citing changes in market conditions and Minnesota regulatory delays that prompted customers to invest in a...
View ArticleActivists Target Five Pipelines In Solidarity With Dakota Access Opponents
CLEARBROOK, Minn. — Activists who tampered Tuesday, Oct. 11, with five oil pipelines that carry Canadian crude into the United States said they’re standing in solidarity with Dakota Access Pipeline...
View ArticlePipeline Activists Charged With Felonies
BAGLEY, Minn. – Two activists who tampered with Enbridge pipeline valves in solidarity with Dakota Access Pipeline opponents have been charged with felonies in Minnesota’s Clearwater County. Emily...
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