WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer issued the following press release:
Abundant oil and gas reserves, paired with first industry-leading fracking technology and affordable, reliable electricity, has put North Dakota at the forefront of U.S. energy dominance. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is capitalizing on this advantage by investing $36 million to support the University of North Dakota's Energy & Environmental Research Center's (EERC) work improving enhanced oil recovery technologies in the Bakken formation.
"North Dakota is a model for the rest of the country and demonstrates energy production and energy innovation go hand in hand," said U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND). "This investment recognizes years of work by the EERC, i...