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  North Dakota Industrial Commission Votes To Commit Up To $500 Million To Natural Gas Pipeline

|May 6, 2026

By Jacob Orledge, northdakotamonitor.com The North Dakota Industrial Commission has officially committed up to $500 million in state funding to WBI Energy's planned natural gas pipeline. Tuesday's unanimous vote marks the final step in a process of negotiations that began last summer, when the Industrial Commission selected WBI Energy's proposed Bakken East pipeline as the recipient of the guarantee over a competing applicant. The Bakken East pipeline will move 1 billion cubic feet of natural...

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  Supreme Court Ruling Likely To Trigger Litigation For Oil Companies

Jacob Orledge|Mar 11, 2026

By Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor, northdakotamonitor.com. A recent North Dakota Supreme Court decision could have ripple effects for thousands of oil wells, the mineral owners who receive royalties from them and the oil industry in the state as a whole. The decision voided one order, issued by the board responsible for oil and gas regulation in North Dakota, on who should receive royalties from a particular well in McKenzie County. Yet the outcome in the case could have implications for...

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  Oil Field Waste Could Fuel New Industry In North Dakota, Proponents Say

Jacob Orledge|Feb 18, 2026

By Jacob Orledge, northdakotamonitor.com An unwanted byproduct of North Dakota's oil field could be the key to unlocking a new industry in the state within the next few years. An international company is proposing to begin extracting lithium, a key component of batteries produced for smartphones and other technology, from produced water by the end of 2027. It's one of at least four similar projects in development in the state. Troy Coons, Northwest Landowners Associationchair, is urging...

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  Continental Resources To Stop Drilling In North Dakota For Now, But Still Pumping Oil

Jacob Orledge|Jan 28, 2026

Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor, northdakotamonitor.com A leading North Dakota oil producer is pausing new drilling amid low oil prices, but state regulators emphasized the company is not exiting the Bakken. Continental Resources Founder Harold Hamm said in a recent interview it will be the first time in 30 years the company will not operate a drilling rig in the state. But the company, the No. 2 oil producer in North Dakota, will continue to operate existing wells and likely reevaluate the...

• North Dakota Oil Production Resilient Even As Prices Have Declined

Jacob Orledge|Jan 7, 2026

By Jacob Orledge, northdakotamonitor.com North Dakota’s top oil regulator is pessimistic about oil prices for 2026 but says oil production should hold steady, due in part to new drilling technology companies are using to remain profitable. “Every time somebody thinks that the industry is essentially kind of maxed out on their technical capabilities, they usually come through with some type of innovation,” said Nathan Anderson, director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources. North Dakota produced nearly 1.17 million barrels of oi...

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  Growth Of AI Creates New Markets For North Dakota Natural Gas, Governor Says

Jacob Orledge|Sep 24, 2025

By Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor, northdakotamonitor.com WATFORD CITY, ND – North Dakota oil and gas companies have new economic allies in the form of a tech industry "desperate" to find energy sources to fuel the growth of artificial intelligence, Gov. Kelly Armstrong said. The governor, asked during the North Dakota Petroleum Council's annual meeting about the value of artificial intelligence to the state, said "it is changing the dynamic" in a way that isn't often discussed. The d...