Friday, August 18, 2023

Geoff Simon’s Quick Connects — August 18, 2023


• North Dakota oil, gas production rises in June; gas capture falls -- Bismarck Tribune

• Private equity investors appear interested in western oil and gas -- Williston Herald

• US Deparment of Energy explores clean energy expansion in ND -- Energy Portal

• Basin Electric hosts nearly 900 people from 9 states at annual meeting -- KX News

• Plans fall through to convert Beulah synthetic gas facility into hydrogen production -- Energy Portal

• Governor Burgum says Summit carbon pipeline will get approval in North Dakota -- Dickinson Press

• Dept. of Mineral Resources warns more CO2 needed to sustain oil production long-term -- KFYR - TV

• Hess increasing reliability by using four Nabors all-electric drilling rigs in the Bakken -- Oil & Gas Journal

• 'Black Gold' brought warmth, prosperity to southwest ND for half a century -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Gov. Burgum deflects when asked about Trump, says leaders on both sides untrustworthy -- The Hill

• Gov. Doug Burgum interviewed by CBS News about his presidential campaign -- Valley News Live

• North Dakota general fund revenues come in nearly $170 million above projections -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota Business Gateway creates single portal to access six state agencies -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota Information Technology announces creation of new public safety team -- Dickinson Press

• Minot Air Force getting modern helicopters; ground broken for $140 million facility -- Bismarck Tribune

• How the $2.6B from Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will impact North Dakota -- News-Topic

• First Ukrainian GROW program workers to arrive in McKenzie County -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Bakken Area Skills Center construction on schedule, meeting milestones -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Authority questions derail Mercer County Commission preliminary budget discussion -- The Beacon

• Williston school district meets with financial consultant in preparation for bond referendum -- KFYR -TV

• Guardian Flight medical transport "wants to bring back the asset that people want" -- Williston Herald

• Dickinson State University to undergo reorganization, likely program and faculty cuts -- Prairie Public

• Tioga School Board votes to move forward with new additions to the high school -- Tioga Tribune

• North Dakota to launch first federally supported principal apprenticeship program -- Bismarck Tribune

• Why Individualized Education Programs look differently in rural ND than larger districts -- KX News

• Minot's high school students get head start, earn dual credit on early childhood training -- KFYR - TV

• Harlow's, Williston Basin School District ready to expand bussing services to city this year -- KFYR - TV

• McKenzie County has adjusted boundaries for its two elementary schools -- McKenzie County Farmer

• NDACTE New Teacher of the Year Cora Huss passing on her passion for agriculture -- The Beacon

• 440 attend three-day forum on Native American classroom curriculum held in New Town -- KFYR - TV

• Renewable-power price increase creating headaches for utilities and companies -- Wall Street Journal

• State district court rules in favor of youth plaintiffs in historic Montana climate case -- Bismarck Tribune

• Major oil companies question objectivity of state judges deciding climate liability lawsuits -- E&E News

• Why climate change can't be blamed for the Maui wildfires; high wind fanned flames -- ABC News

• ABC changes headline after saying 'climate change can't be blamed' for Maui wildfires -- Fox News

• Americans struggling to pay skyrocketing energy bills after summer of record-breaking heat -- Oil Price

• Canada mapping electric path with natural gas-fired generation in the mix -- Natural Gas Intelligence

• Biden's "green energy" projects are 'expensive and not good for the environment' -- Steve Forbes

• How infrastructure law's $4.7B for oil well plugging creates state oil winners and losers -- E&E News

• Two bills in Congress could throw out 216K public comments on new BLM rule -- Public News Service

• Report: Billions of taxpayer dollars go to EPA to enforce environmental justice -- Open The Books

• Should we ban electric vehicles? Batteries create serious risk of fire and explosion -- Red State

• On Inflation Act anniversary, energy groups demand end to 'Green New Deal-type policies' -- Fox News

 

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