At dusk, living things start to wake up across the landscape – workers, locals, as well as the flora and fauna. As they rise from their slumber, the numerous gas flares that pepper the terrain illuminate whatever the morning sun has yet to reach. Shaking off a fresh layer of dew and finding itself spurred […]
Since the Bakken oil boom began way back in 2006, the landscape throughout North Dakota has changed considerably. Despite the severe recession that began in 2009, which has caused financial turmoil throughout the nation and continues to still, the economy of the Bakken region has grown and thrived with an astonishing intensity. In fact, North Dakota has […]
The United States Energy Information Agency (EIA) has released more promising predictions in its monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook. According to the EIA, shale wells are operating at an ever increasing rate and are on track to match levels of production not seen in the U.S. since 1972.
According to a recent drilling report from the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA), oil and gas production in the Bakken, Niobrara, Permian, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, and Marcellus shale fields is set to increase notably during the month of May. What’s more, separate EIA estimates anticipate the United States to greatly reduce its […]
We all likely remember the famous slogan from the 2008 U.S. election cycle, “Drill, baby, drill!” This catch phrase stirred up America’s core constituency. It made them crave energy independence, and it incited anger and resentment against anyone or anything that stood in the way of attaining it. What voters didn’t know is that, regardless […]