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In The Bakken, Asking to Be Told

You are going to utter 16,000 words today.  So is everyone else.  On a daily basis the average American will hear the words spoken, directly or indirectly of well over 900 people and be bombarded roughly by 5,000+ advertisements. The question is out of all of the words that compete for our attention, how many [...]

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Is the Bakken Dying?

The recent crude oil production decline in the Bakken has given some cause to worry that the “Good Times” are ending.  The failure to hit oil production targets in October and November 2012, have caused some initial concern.  This decrease in production, the first in 19 months, was blamed on weather conditions, as well as [...]

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John Baugues a New Lease on Life for Coal Energy

Coal entrepreneur John P. Baugues Jr. has joined forces with Management Energy, Inc. to open a new mine in coal-rich Montana. The partnership brings together successful coal mine developer John Baugues  and a nationally recognized team of consultants at Management Energy, an exploration stage company that also specializes in coal extraction and distribution. The new [...]

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The Bakken Boom and the New Wild West

A Young Geologist Perspective, by R. Tyler Powers Like many of my colleagues, I have found myself in awe of the drastically changing energy landscape around me. Both technologically and economically, the world of energy is not what it used to be. Precious resources that allow the modern world to exist are becoming harder to [...]

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Too Frackin’ Busy

This is for all you hard working folks in the Bakken !  When you get done with your 20 + hour shift all you want is a hot shower, a solid meal, some piece and quiet, possibly a stiff drink, and a soft bed.  So making time to watch America’s Got Talent may not be on [...]

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The North Dakota – New York Connection ?

When I think of being connected  in New York, a flood of mental images; ranging from Marlon Brando in the The Godfather  making an offer you can’t refuse to a steady stream of   episodes from The Sopranos plays out in my mind.  So what possibly could New York and rural, end of the earth (by a New [...]

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Angry Birds – $#*^ Does roll downhill !

                                                          What the Heck is an Angry Bird? I personally don’t know what the gaming hype is about, but these words came to mind when starting a new office job. Unfortunately it started at the management level and just rolled down hill from there, affecting all that had the unfortunate experience of stepping in front [...]

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*Too Frack’n Busy…Part VIII

*What happened in the world this week while you were in the oil patch and were too frack’n busy to notice ? Are those Bakken bucks just piling up around you and you don’t know what to do about it?  Sure, you could invest in retirement funds, the stock market, real estate or gold, but [...]

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Too Frackin’ Busy….Part VII

*What happened in the world this week while you were in the oil patch and were too frack’n busy to notice ? Tide detergent being stolen from stores across the country.  Huh?  Tide?  Why Tide?  According to this headline, Tide is like “liquid gold” on the black market because it is easily recognizable and the [...]

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*Too Frack’n Busy…Part VI

*What happened in the world this week while you were in the oil patch and were too frack’n busy to notice ? Wyoming town up for auction. Tired of living in a man camp, or paying too much for rent? Well now you can buy a whole frack’n town in Wyoming with the bids starting [...]

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