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The Montana Petroleum Association says oil wells are going back online in the Bakken oil fields as oil prices are surging.

Pressure is mounting on the Biden White House to resolve its stalled policy on the oil and gas leases in the West, with both the energy industry and environmentalist frustrated.

Crude oil prices reached an eight-year high this week, nudging past $100 per barrel Thursday after days of tension leading up to the invasion.

Tom Richmond, a former Montana state senator and long-time administrator of the Board of Oil and Gas Conservation, has died.

Few can argue that Tracy Stone-Manning is now in position to exert significant influence on national energy policy, touching every sector with an interest

According to the Well Done Foundation website, the Environmental Protection Agency estimates there are 2.5 million unplugged abandoned wells in the United States. That includes 31 states, emitting 7.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year. Curtis Shuck's Well Done has plugged 14 holes so far.

Nonprofit Well Done has plugged 14 abandoned oil wells so far, contracting with oil riggers and others to do the work in Montana and across the U.S.

OILMONT, Mont. (AP) -- Curtis Shuck remembers a rush of emotions a few years ago when he came across his first "orphaned well'' while walking through a

OILMONT, Mont. (AP) — Curtis Shuck remembers a rush of emotions a few years ago when he...

OILMONT, Mont. (AP) — Curtis Shuck remembers a rush of emotions a few years ago when he...