The Bakken Update - May 27, 2015

May 27, 2015

Whiting’s Williams explains frack design evolution, payout focus Whiting has recorded initial production rates for a Bakken well of 7,100 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) and 7,800 boepd for a Three Forks well, each of which were drilling and completed in its Tarpon field, both record breaking. READ MORE SHARE
Continental Resources reports Q1 Bakken production increase Continental Resources Inc. production in the Bakken increased by 4 percent during the first quarter of 2015 as the company completed 66 operating and non-operating wells. READ MORE SHARE
	Enable Midstream begins operating second Bakken gathering system Enable Midstream Partners LP announced that the first phase of its Nesson crude and produced water gathering system is in operation. The pipeline will serve wells in Williams and Mountrail counties of North Dakota. READ MORE SHARE
Senate Democrats urge Obama to appoint PHMSA administrator U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., is among 10 senators who signed a letter urging Pres. Barack Obama to quickly appoint an administrator to the Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. READ MORE SHARE
Legend Oil and Gas acquires Maxxon Energy In Legend Oil and Gas Ltd.’s quarterly financial report, it announced its official acquisition of Maxxon Energy—a last mile trucking company in western North Dakota who transports for companies including Statoil and Northern Tier Energy. READ MORE SHARE
	American Midstream launches Bakken pipeline open season American Midstream Partners announced that American Midstream Bakken LLC is conducting a binding open season for a proposed 50-mile Bakken crude oil gathering and transportation system in McKenzie County in western North Dakota READ MORE SHARE