Tag Archive for: oil

North Dakota Oil Boom Transforms State


It’s been called the coldest place in America and, more recently, the luckiest place on Earth. But whatever you call it, North Dakota is the premier economic safe haven – thanks largely to the state’s largest oil boom in history. Seven years ago, North Dakota ranked as the nation’s ninth most oil-producing territory; today, the […]

Unrest Not a Cause of Sustained High Oil Prices


Remember the summer of 2008, when gas averaged more than $4 a gallon, when the price of a barrel of crude was $145, and when analysts were predicting oil prices to rise even further?  Does the recent rise of oil prices above $100 a barrel – and talk of prices climbing further – make you […]