KOMO NewsFormer Pettit Oil customers have new reason for hopeKOMO NewsBREMERTON, Wash. -- There is new hope for thousands of home heating oil customers who were convinced by Pettit Oil to pre-pay at the very time the company was entering bankruptcy. A KOMO …

Why the state's responsible for oil transport safetyBismarck TribuneWhile there certainly are many areas to work on, the Dakota Resource Council focused attention on the very straight line between explosive cargo and cargo exploding because the safety …

Wall Street JournalOil Deaths Rise as Bakken Boom FadesWall Street JournalBISMARCK, N.D.—At least eight workers have died since October in North Dakota's oil fields, more than in the preceding 12 months combined. The uptick in fatalities comes as many …

MTPRLow Oil Prices Could Stall Explosive Growth In Montana Boom TownMTPRA pump-jack sits atop a oil well near downtown Sidney, Mont. The oil boom has brought thousands of new residents to the town, almost all of whom work in the Bakken oil fields in Montan …