MINOT, North Dakota (February 04, 2021) Amid growing ESG and financial pressure on oil & gas operations nationwide, the North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC) has approved a grant to trial new green oilfield chemistries in wells across the state. In a 7-0 unanimous vote, funding was awarded to Creedence Energy Services through the commission’s Oil and Gas Research Program (OGRP) for use of biosurfactant treatments developed by green tech startup, Locus Bio-Energy Solutions® (Locus BE). Beginning in Q1, the trials will evaluate the treatments’ ability to sustainably increas...