Feds to launch sweeping oil patch safety study
The three-year study will "determine on-duty and off-duty factors that contribute to motor vehicle crashes, injuries and illness" among oil and gas extraction workers.
View Article3 plead guilty in murder-for-hire plot in North Dakota oil patch
Three men have pleaded guilty in federal court in the murder-for-hire slaying of a Spokane businessman that arose from business dealings in the North Dakota oil patch.
View ArticleIHS: North American oil hedges sink to 11 percent in 2016
The protective hedges used by 48 petroleum companies IHS examined will cover 60 percent less of their expected production than this year.
View ArticleNabors CEO: Expect more exits from U.S. oil patch in fourth quarter
The company recently polled 10 of its customers, a group that represents a large chunk of U.S. drillers, and found just two that considered any possibility that they could put more rigs back to work.
View ArticleNorth Dakota oil patch town moves closer to banning crew camps in city limits
Some people believe crew camps are unsightly and feed crime problems in the city.
View ArticleNorth Dakota oil capitol wants more retail
The city recently hired a retail data analysis company to identify how to begin attracting stores.
View ArticleMost hated guy in oil patch gets busier as market gloom deepens
A restructuring adviser’s tool box includes layoffs, canceled contracts, drilling cutbacks, asset sales and bankruptcy. How successful they are in helping companies survive for the long run depends a...
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