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Norways Statoil to acquire Brigham Exploration for US$4.4B cash; entry into the US Bakken and Three Forks tight oil plays

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Brigham, based in Austin, Texas, has a strong position in the Bakken and Three Forks tight oil plays in the Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana. Brigham has adapted new technology in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracture stimulations to develop the tight oil resources in the Williston Basin. Click to enlarge.

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If every megawatt of renewable needs a fossil fuel-fired generator in stand-by, then you increase the cost substantially of free resources," he said. We need to utilize everything in out power to reduce our dependence on foreign oil including using our own natural resources. Look at the T. He states this as a positive of his program.

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

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.& They’ve been joined by Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming in the suit.& We just aren't buying it," Coleman said.

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