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efforts to preserve evidence.” The FBI said in court papers that
Mix had been repeatedly notified by BP that instant messages and text messages needed to be preserved. Mix, who resigned from BP in Janu-
ary, appeared on April 24 before a judge in Houston, shackled at his hands and feet, and was released on $100,000 bail. His attorney had no comment afterward. If convicted, Mix could get up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count. The engineer deleted more than 200
messages sent to a BP supervisor from his iPhone containing information about how much oil was spilling out, then erased 100 more messages to a contrac- tor the following year, prosecutors said. Some of the messages were later
recovered via forensic computer tech- niques. The explosion aboard the Deepwater
Horizon drilling rig killed 11 workers. More than 200 million gallons of crude oil leaked from the well off the Louisiana coast before it was capped. Under the Clean Water Act, polluters
can be fined $1,100 to $4,300 per barrel of spilled oil, with the higher amount imposed if the government can show the disaster was caused by gross negligence.
NATION & WORLD ENERGY BRIEFS
Projects to increase housing options in Parshall PARSHALL (AP) — Several projects are under construction or in the planning stages in the community of Parshall to
deal with the rapid growth associated with the oil industry. Six homes are already in place at a new housing project east of Parshall Bay, and there’s a projection for 30 more. Area tribal representative Mervin Packineau said Parshall Bay is a Three Affiliated Tribes housing project, but anyone
Caillier said he’s already about 70 percent booked. A new motel is being planned near the intersection of North Dakota Highways 23 and 37.
who meets certain guidelines is eligible to occupy a home in the new area. A new RV park under construction nearby is due to open within two weeks with 114 full-service sites. Owner Chad
Rural Williston school district drops merger plans WILLISTON (AP) — A group of three rural schools that makes up the District 8 New Public Schools has ended discus-
sions about merging with Williston’s city school district. Their enrollment has risen this year from 180 to 225 students. District Superintendent Greg McNary said he’s expecting
350 students this fall. McNary said the merger talks have been put aside so the district can focus on managing its growth. McNary said a Thursday meeting with Williston city school officials to discuss a possible merger has been canceled. District 8 has one school with students in grades seven and eight and two other schools that teach kindergarten through
sixth grade. Construction of pipeline approved
oil daily. North Dakota’s Public Service Commission approved the project April 25. Commissioner Kevin Cramer said normally the oil would be shipped by truck along U.S. Highway 2. He said the pipe- line will keep 235 trucks off the road each day when it’s finished.
— Associated Press
A new 17-mile pipeline west of Stanley is expected to help ease truck traffic on U.S. Highway 2. Plains Pipeline LP wants to finish the project by the end of the year. It will cost $13.6 million to build. The pipeline will carry oil to a rail loading station in western Mountrail County. It will be able to ship 47,000 barrels of
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