The Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office conducted a competitive oil and gas lease sale this week with bids on 14 parcels covering 5,672 acres in North Dakota. The sale brought in just over $15 million.

The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation has announced that Thunder Butte Petroleum Services Inc., a wholly owned MHA Nation subsidiary, will purchase the Plaza/Wabek Pipeline from Enbridge for $5 million.

The Western Dakota Energy Association will award five $1,000 scholarships this fall to students in an energy-related field at a North Dakota college, university or technical school.

Construction got underway this week on Highway 23 four miles east of New Town, and at the intersection of Hwy 23 and Hwy 8, six miles east of the city.

Hess Corp. has announced a donation of $50,000 to Farm Rescue to assist in purchasing a tractor to pull a row crop planter.

A subsidiary of Chord Energy Corp., Houston, has agreed to acquire assets in the Williston basin from Exxon Mobil Corp. subsidiary, XTO Energy Inc. and affiliates, for total cash consideration of $375 million.

WDEA's LoadPass Permits Advisory Committee will hold its spring meeting May 25 at a location in Bismarck.