Geoff Simon's Top Energy Stories For North Dakota -- April 2, 2021

Geoff Simon's top energy stories for North Dakota, April 2, 2021:

• Wellspring's brine solution getting closer with help of state grant -- Williston Herald

• Companies test if syrupy, biodegradable liquid boosts oil output -- Bismarck Tribune

• MDU's Lewis and Clark Station shut down effective March 31 -- Williston Herald

• US senators press FERC to act on Bakken gas pipeline expansion -- S&P Global

• Biden plan would spend $16B to clean up old mines, oil wells -- Associated Press

• MHA Nation seeks consultation with Corps of Engineers on DAPL fate -- Williston Herald

• Two KXL protesters in South Dakota face criminal charges -- Associated Press

• Oregon: Illegally dumped Bakken radioactive fracking waste will stay -- Associated Press

• Keystone Pipeline halt hurting economy in eastern Montana towns -- KFYR-TV

• Things to know: Oasis sale, Continental redemption, permit hearings -- Williston Herald

• MDU gas pipeline to start April 1 in Dickinson; interruptions expected -- KFYR-TV

• Line 3 to be a boon to northern MN's economy. Has it lived up to promise? -- Fargo Forum

• Zephyr Energy strikes deal to acquire Bakken producing wells -- Proactive

• Budget battles remain as end of North Dakota's session nears -- Associated Press

• Legislature eyes early end to session; saving days for redistricting -- Minot Daily News

• Anti-mask mandate hearing gets crowd; committee says do not pass -- KFYR-TV

• Budget writers derail Minot plan seen as bailout for Hoeven's bank -- Associated Press

• ND Senate might consider putting recreational marijuana to voters -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota adopts broader policy for oil tax investments -- Associated Press

• North Dakota House approves Ten Commandments school bill -- Associated Press

• ND Senate turns transgender sports bill into a study -- Prairie Public Radio

• ND Senate passed bill to make voting easier for college students -- Dickinson Press

• ND Depts of Health & Human Services discuss potential merger -- KFYR-TV

• Suez Canel blockage adds shipping woes for some ND businesses -- Dickinson Press

• Strong winds blow Bowman County rancher into GoFundMe -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Plaza man publishes children's book about oil and gas industry -- KFYR-TV

• May 11 vote will decide if Divide County school board should shrink -- The Journal

• Burgum signs bill removing the ACT requirement for 11th grade students -- KFYR-TV

• State gasoline taxes average about 30 cents per gallon in early 2021 -- EIA

• OPEC's biggest fear is becoming a reality, U.S. producers not idling -- OilPrice.com

• Buttigieg: Vehicle mileage tax could be on the table in infrastructure talks -- CNBC

• U.S. Senate Dems aim to undo Trump-era shareholder voting rights rule -- Reuters

• Key takeaways from interior's forum on federal lands leasing -- Energy In Depth

• Biden boosts offshore wind energy, wants to power 10M homes -- Associated Press

• Renewables are not the answer for blackouts like the Texas disaster -- InsideSources

• Robots may replace 20% of oilfield jobs in a decade, report says -- Energy Now