Public officials have refused to take action for years, which some attribute to the industry’s outsize influence on the state In the past decade, mineral owners in North Dakota, including Bob and ...

HOUSTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Oil and gas operators in North Dakota have indicated they plan to drop rigs and frac crews due to weaker oil prices, a move that is likely to impact output in the third ...

A workover rig is shown at an oil production site on Sept. 21, 2024, in Williams County, N.D. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor) A bill seeks to encourage drilling for oil outside of North ...

The Trump administration has announced $12 billion in relief for farmers but that won’t cover all their losses.

BISMARCK — Millions of Americans own the rights to oil and gas underground. When they’re approached by an energy company to lease out those rights, they’re offered a cut of the revenue, called a ...

Kelly Armstrong, the favorite in the race for North Dakota governor, speaks at a coal industry event in Bismarck on Wednesday. Photo by Kyle Martin for North Dakota Monitor. This article was produced ...

HOUSTON, March 21 (Reuters) - Oil prices will likely slip this year, the director of North Dakota's state oil regulator predicted, amid uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on ...

North Dakota’s oil heartland is feeling the aftershocks of Chevron’s $53-billion merger with Hess Corp., as the supermajor trims more than 100 jobs across Minot and Tioga. Chevron told Job Service ...

Increase in Crime, Traffic, Sex Offenders, 'Man Camps' Feb. 2, 2012 — -- The good things the North Dakota oil boom has brought to little towns like Watford City, N.D. (population 1,744), you ...

Senator John Hoeven encourages North Dakota's coal and oil industries to collaborate for mutual benefit and meet energy demands. The proposal involves using carbon dioxide from coal plants to enhance ...

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Millions of ...