Williston Herald launches monthly oil magazine

By Nick Smith
Williston Herald

Western North Dakota's growth in oil activity has led to a new monthly Williston Herald oil publication.

Talkin' The Bakken was officially launched Jan. 27.

Each issue of the full color glossy magazine will be filled with oil industry news and informative feature stories on topics involving the Williston Basin.

Featured in the inaugural issue is a discussion on the Bakken with Richard Montman, Halliburton's operations manager for the Rockies, West Coast and Alaska.

Other stories center on temporary workforce housing, federal regulations and forecasts for 2011 drilling activity.

Williston Herald Circulation Director Robert Arrowsmith said total circulation for Talkin' The Bakken is set at 4,000.

Copies will be on newsstands in 36 locations throughout Williston and a total of four locations in Ray and Tioga.

"Eventually it'll only be through subscriptions, so get them while you can," Arrowsmith said.
The cost for a 12-month subscription is $25.

Arrowsmith said there have been more than 225 paid subscriptions before the Thursday launch of the magazine.

"People are signing up from all over the country," he said.

He added that he's not only been surprised by the number of businesses that have subscribed, but that a number of them aren't oil industry businesses.

"It's been real estate, it's been banking, it's been investment; not just oil. I'm seeing that it's businesses looking at overall regional investment," Arrowsmith said.

The Herald officially launched the Talkin' The Bakken magazine Thursday with an event at the El Rancho.

Approximately 65 people attended.

On hand as keynote speaker was Lynn Helms, director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources.

Williston Economic Development Director Tom Rolfstad gave a toast following Helms' speech.

To subscribe to the new magazine, fill out the subscription form in editions of the Williston Herald or click on the Talkin' The Bakken link on www.willistonherald.com.