Spill in the Bakken
The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of a release occurring Friday, July 31 at the Dickinson-Heath-Sand Unit 23 saltwater disposal well, on the northwest edge of Dickinson, North Dakota.
Scout Energy Management LLC reported Friday that 380 barrels of brine and 76 barrels of oil were released due to a tank overflow. Product was contained on-site and at the time of reporting 375 barrels of brine and 75 barrels of oil had been recovered.
ESG Impacting Retirement
A recent move by the U.S. Department of Labor is “something extraordinary.”
In a commentary for Breitbart News, National Center Free Enterprise Project (FEP) Director Justin Danhof, Esq. explains how “a proposed rulemaking striking at the heart of the big lie surrounding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing” is poised to help protect average investors from having their savings used for risky political action.
“Largely undefined, and heretofore largely unregulated,” he noted, “ESG investing is favored among left-wing activists seeking social and political change through corporate action.” And it’s being done with other peoples’ money without their knowledge.
Drillers Go Remote as Pandemic Reshapes Oil Business
After cutting thousands of jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, the oil industry is accelerating its embrace of remote drilling and fracking, changes that will reshape its workforce permanently.
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