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Federal court delivers blow to Dakota Access as Biden presidency leaves pipeline's fate in question The latest ruling comes just days after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, who has laid out an aggressive plan to address climate change that has generated anxiety among oil industry executives. Written By: Adam Willis | × Excavators move earth along the Dakota Access Pipeline route east of Williston, N.D., in late July 2016. Eric Hylden / Forum News Service BISMARCK — A federal appeals court upheld a ruling Tuesday, Jan. 26, requiring an additional environ...

Judge Strikes Down North Dakota ‘Pore Space’ Law Backed by Oil, Gas Group January 26, 2021 A judge has struck down a North Dakota’s law that landowners say takes away their property rights. The so-called pore space law passed the Legislature in 2019 after supporters sought clarification on the use of cavities in rock or soil. Pore spaces are used when the petroleum industry injects saltwater from oil and gas production underground for permanent storage or for enhanced oil recovery. Northeast District Judge Anthony Benson ruled the law unconstitutional...

ND Petroleum Council is asking lawmakers for a break on late royalty payments.

North Dakota's oil industry is seeking relief on the amount of interest and penalties the state can charge companies for unpaid oil and gas royalties.

The natural gas storage report from the EIA for the week ending December 11th indicated that the quantity of natural gas held in underground storage in the US had decreased by 122 billion cubic feet to 3,726 billion cubic feet by the end of the week, which left our gas supplies 284 billion cubic feet, or still 8.3% higher than the 3,442 billion cubic feet that were in storage on December 11th of last year, and 243 billion cubic feet, or 7.0% above the five-year average of 3,483 billion cubic feet of natural gas that have been in storage as of the 11th of December in recent years....the 122 bi...