Page 32n Thursday, April 26, 2012 ENERGY BRIEFS


Patrol works at night to catch overweight trucks A nighttime sting on overweight trucks in the oil patch found a third of trucks


stopped were in violation of legal weight limits. The North Dakota Highway Patrol’s recent weight enforcement saturation in


to date, said Superintendent James Prochniak. He said the excess weight damages roads and leads to expensive repairs and dangerous conditions for drivers.


posed fuel quality law’s impact on business and markets, as some EU countries had requested. The delay reflects an attempt to build support for a proposal that has been the


northwestern counties found six of 16 trucks stopped were carrying excess weight. Fines of $6,460 were levied against the drivers. The Highway Patrol is nearing the $1 million mark in overload fines this year


Steffes Corp. to expand operations GRAND FORKS (AP) — The Grand Forks Growth Fund Committee has rec-


Grand Forks to meet demand for its products in North Dakota’s oil patch. If the funding is approved, the Steffes Corp. would receive a loan of nearly


subject of intense lobbying by Canadian officials, and the recipient of only shaky support within the European Union.


U.S. Hwy 85 bridge in N.D. oil patch reopens during


night WATFORD CITY (AP) — Transportation officials say the Long X Bridge on


ommended approval of a funding request to support a business expansion that would create up to 50 jobs in the region. Steffes Corp., based in Dickinson, is expanding its manufacturing operation to


$75,000 through the Grand Forks Growth Fund, which is a portion of the city’s sales tax devoted to economic development.


EU delays vote on labeling oil sands BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission will delay asking members to


measure early in 2013 rather than this June, Isaac Valero-Ladron, a spokesman for EU Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard, said April 20. In the interim, the Commission, the EU’s executive arm, will study the pro-


approve a measure that would label oil from oil sands as worse for climate change than crude oil — a temporary victory for Canada, where such oil is produced. The Commission will ask the EU’s 27 environment ministers to vote on the


U.S. Highway 85 in western North Dakota has reopened to traffic 24 hours a day. The bridge about 14 miles south of Watford City had been closed during


once again will be closed between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. Highway 85 is a major north-south route in the North Dakota oil patch.


nighttime hours to allow for temporary repairs to the structure that was damaged March 18 when it was struck by a truck load that was too high. Permanent repairs are to be completed in a few weeks, at which time the bridge


La. Gov. Jindal helping ND’s Dalrymple raise money Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will be helping North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrym-


ple raise money for his fall race. Dalrymple’s campaign has scheduled a dinner with Jindal in Bismarck on May


eastern Montana and southern Saskatchewan. Getting into the Dalrymple dinner will cost $1,000 a plate. A table for eight


21. It’s the day before the start of the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck. The conference is a gathering for oil producers from western North Dakota,


costs $8,000. It comes with four tickets to a private reception with the two Repub- lican governors.


— Associated Press


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