oil boom

Oil drilling and fracking are back in America — that’s the storyline out of the big annual oil industry confab in Houston this week. Crude oil prices have recovered from a two-year bust. The rigs are getting back to work. But a new location is the talk of the day. No, not Alberta, Canada, or […]

"Blood & Oil," a nighttime soap opera set in North Dakota's oil boom, premieres on ABC this Sunday.

Kendra Hill saw only dust when she looked up her future home on Google Maps. Now there's a town there.

Some developers are pushing ahead in Williston despite lower prices per barrel.

What unusual metrics tell us about North Dakota.

Energy states have tried to diversify. Wyoming and Alaska remain highly reliant on oil revenue.

When an investment is good for transient energy workers, but not for a small town.

Out-of-state political contributions are fueling what used to be low-energy politics

A new International Energy Agency report out Tuesday says global oil demand will rise by 1.3 million barrels per day this year.

Dangerous work and long hours combine for a lot of oil-field injuries. Small-town ambulance crews have their hands full.