Exxon Mobil Corporation announced this week it has entered into an agreement to acquire Denbury Inc., an experienced developer of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCS) solutions and enhanced oil recovery.

The Energy and Environmental Research Center and Steffes Corporation have teamed up to develop a new method to capture trace amounts of natural gas that are still being flared at well sites in North Dakota.

With continuing improvement in horizontal drilling and fracking technology, North Dakota oil producers are taking a second look before completing wells with two-mile horizontal laterals, and working on designs for four-mile laterals.

The Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office conducted a competitive oil and gas lease sale this week with bids on 14 parcels covering 5,672 acres in North Dakota. The sale brought in just over $15 million.

The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation has announced that Thunder Butte Petroleum Services Inc., a wholly owned MHA Nation subsidiary, will purchase the Plaza/Wabek Pipeline from Enbridge for $5 million.

The Western Dakota Energy Association will award five $1,000 scholarships this fall to students in an energy-related field at a North Dakota college, university or technical school.

Construction got underway this week on Highway 23 four miles east of New Town, and at the intersection of Hwy 23 and Hwy 8, six miles east of the city.

Hess Corp. has announced a donation of $50,000 to Farm Rescue to assist in purchasing a tractor to pull a row crop planter.