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The residents of Minot mobile home parks turned out for a townhall meeting at John Hoeven Elementary on June 21 for an explainer on recent legislation that stat

Bill takes aim at disputes between North Dakota royalty owners and oil companies The companies say they're allowed to deduct from royalty checks the costs of removing impurities and transporting oil and gas, but mineral owners argue they never agreed to that practice in the contracts they signed to lease their land.  Written By: Jeremy Turley | × An oil well pumps at sunrise in western North Dakota's Bakken Formation. Forum News Service file photo BISMARCK — A group of North Dakota Republicans has proposed a bill that would force oil companies to pony up millio...

Some North Dakota mineral owners report they have seen as much as two-thirds of the oil and gas royalties they expect to receive in a given month disappear as Bakken producers take deductions to move the products down the processing chain, and they’re asking for lawmakers to help stop the practice. The oil industry is pushing back, saying that such change might cause oil development to dry up and would discourage companies from investing in pipelines and other infrastructure needed to accommodate gas produced alongside oil in the Bakken. The issue is complex and garnered numerous questio...

Bill takes aim at disputes between North Dakota royalty owners, oil companies The companies say they're allowed to deduct from royalty checks the costs of removing impurities and transporting oil and gas, but mineral owners argue they never agreed to that practice in the contracts they signed to lease their land.  Written By: Jeremy Turley | × An oil well pumps at sunrise in western North Dakota's Bakken Formation. Forum News Service file photo BISMARCK — A group of North Dakota Republicans has proposed a bill that would force oil companies to pony up millions ...

North Dakota regulators want greater authority to go after corporate leaders who flagrantly disregard spills and other environmental problems in the oil patch. The proposal was among several significant bills related to energy and the environment heard during the first week of the legislative session. Lawmakers also are considering measures tied to storing natural gas underground and cleaning up contaminated property. Senate Bill 2064 would allow the state to penalize corporate officers deemed responsible for oil- and gas-related violations. Two serious environmental problems recently occu...