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When oil prices fall, one of the first things cut is the number of drilling rigs – and the number of workers who man them. With falling rig counts in…
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Researchers from the University of Colorado and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Boulder have begun a new study to measure air…
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Low oil prices have led to a drop in drilling, but not as much as you might expect. In some parts of the state's Bakken oil patch, production continues at a feverish pace.
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Bottineau County, North Dakota – just south of the Canadian border in the central part of the state – has been producing oil for decades, but has largely…
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"Man camps" are a defining characteristic of an oil boom. Development happens so fast, there's never enough time to build adequate permanent housing - so…
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Conventional wisdom holds that the crude oil price drop is great news for consumers and terrible for oil companies. But not all oil companies -- or oil…
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One of the first things the Republican majority will take up when the new Congress convenes is a bill to approve Keystone XL. That's the proposed pipeline…
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As oil prices go down, down, down (they've dropped 40 percent since June 2014), what most Coloradans notice is that they are paying less for gas. Other…
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On a recent Tuesday night in Dickinson, North Dakota, five women were sitting in the living room. It felt like a slumber party — no shoes, no husbands and…
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With gas prices plunging below $3 a gallon, motorists have plenty to celebrate. But people in oil-producing states, where low prices mean fewer jobs and less government revenue, are starting to worry.