[House Hearing, 112 Congress]
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   AMERICA'S ENERGY FUTURE PART II: A BLUEPRINT FOR DOMESTIC ENERGY 
                               PRODUCTION

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                                HEARING

                               before the

                         COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT

                         AND GOVERNMENT REFORM

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                      ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS

                             SECOND SESSION

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                             JULY 14, 2012

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                           Serial No. 112-165

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              COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM

                 DARRELL E. ISSA, California, Chairman
DAN BURTON, Indiana                  ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland, 
JOHN L. MICA, Florida                    Ranking Minority Member
TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania    EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York
MICHAEL R. TURNER, Ohio              CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York
PATRICK T. McHENRY, North Carolina   ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of 
JIM JORDAN, Ohio                         Columbia
JASON CHAFFETZ, Utah                 DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio
CONNIE MACK, Florida                 JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts
TIM WALBERG, Michigan                WM. LACY CLAY, Missouri
JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma             STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts
JUSTIN AMASH, Michigan               JIM COOPER, Tennessee
ANN MARIE BUERKLE, New York          GERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia
PAUL A. GOSAR, Arizona               MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois
RAUL R. LABRADOR, Idaho              DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois
PATRICK MEEHAN, Pennsylvania         BRUCE L. BRALEY, Iowa
SCOTT DesJARLAIS, Tennessee          PETER WELCH, Vermont
JOE WALSH, Illinois                  JOHN A. YARMUTH, Kentucky
TREY GOWDY, South Carolina           CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY, Connecticut
DENNIS A. ROSS, Florida              JACKIE SPEIER, California
FRANK C. GUINTA, New Hampshire
BLAKE FARENTHOLD, Texas
MIKE KELLY, Pennsylvania

                   Lawrence J. Brady, Staff Director
                John D. Cuaderes, Deputy Staff Director
                     Robert Borden, General Counsel
                       Linda A. Good, Chief Clerk
                 David Rapallo, Minority Staff Director


                            C O N T E N T S

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Hearing held on July 14, 2012....................................     1

                               WITNESSES

Mr. Al Anderson, Commissioner, North Dakota Department of 
  Commerce
    Oral Statement...............................................     7
    Written Statement............................................    10
Ms. Lynn D. Helms, Director, North Dakota, Department of Mineral 
  Resources
    Oral Statement...............................................    13
    Written Statement............................................    15
Mr. Michael Ziesch, Manager, Labor Market Information Center, Job 
  Service North Dakota
    Oral Statement...............................................    22
    Written Statement............................................    24
Mr. Jack Ekstrom, Vice President, Corporate and Government 
  Relations, Whiting Petroleum Corporation
    Oral Statement...............................................    41
    Written Statement............................................    43
Mr. Jack Stark, Senior Vice President of Exploration, Continental 
  Resources, Inc.
    Oral Statement...............................................    60
    Written Statement............................................    62
Mr. Kevin Hatfield, Senior Director, Gathering Systems, Enbridge, 
  Inc.
    Oral Statement...............................................    70
    Written Statement............................................    72
Mr. Henry ``Tad'' True, Vice President, Bridger Pipeline, LLC, 
  Belle Fourche Pipeline Company
    Oral Statement...............................................    76
    Written Statement............................................    78

                                APPENDIX

Questions for Jack Ekstrom, response attached, Whiting Petroleum 
  Corporation....................................................    96
Questions for Kevin Hattfield, response attached, Enbridge 
  Pipelines (North Dakota) LLC...................................    99
Questions for Lynn Helms, response attached, North Dakota 
  Department of Mineral Resources................................   101
H.Z. Tad True, Bridger Belle Fourche Pipelines, response to 
  questions......................................................   103
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