North Dakota's oil output soared 14% in August as more wells shut down earlier in the spring because of the coronavirus crisis came back online. "It is nice to note that we are back on the road ...

As a journalist digging into the long-term potential for shale oil—how much oil ... out into new areas. Also, North Dakota allows drillers to put new wells on “confidential” status ...

North Dakota's oil production unexpectedly fell 2.5% in July due to a dearth of new wells coming online. "It was a surprise to myself and to my staff," Lynn Helms, North Dakota's mineral resources ...

More than 11,000 oil wells have been drilled in North Dakota since 2006, covering the state’s agricultural landscape. In all, almost 40,000 miles of well bores have been drilled underground to ...

Nearly half of North Dakota oil wells now qualify for a tax exemption as low-producing wells, contributing to a reduction in tax revenue projections for the upcoming budget cycle. But even if ...

A defining sight in the booming oil fields of North Dakota is flames flaring from the top of wells — burning off natural gas that escapes during pumping. Today oil wells in the state burn about ...

A North Dakota oil well that blew out on Friday during hydraulic fracturing was brought under control on Monday, according to operator Emerald Oil Inc. The company confirmed that an undetermined ...