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US oil and natural gas rig count up by 11

The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by 11 this week to 1,916.

July 22, 2011

US rig count rises by 1 to 1,855

The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by one this week to 1,855.

June 10, 2011

Regulator expects steady growth in N.D. oil rigs

The director of North Dakota's mineral resources agency is expecting a continued increase in the number of oil drilling rigs working in the state.

May 23, 2011

Bill passes making it easier to drill offshore

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House passed the first of three bills Thursday aimed at speeding up offshore oil and gas drilling a year after the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.

By By Dina Cappiello, The Associated Press , May 06, 2011

ND rig count at record high

The number of drill rigs working in the state's oil patch is at a record level.

March 17, 2011

Letter to the editor: Bill will address landowner concerns over oil drilling

Oil was first discovered in North Dakota near Tioga in 1951. Since then, landowners, mineral owners and the oil industry have had, at times, strained relations. Issues such as disruption payments to surface owners, prior notice to commencement of drilling operations, payment of royalties in a timely manner and cleanup around abandoned well sites have been a source of irritation.

By Rep. Bob Hunskor , March 04, 2011

Interior allows some suspended drilling to resume

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Monday it will allow 13 companies to resume deepwater drilling without any additional environmental scrutiny, just months after saying it would require strict reviews for new drilling in the wake of the BP oil spill.

By By Matthew Daly, The Associated Press , January 03, 2011

Citing BP, Obama rejects East Coast oil drilling

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pointing to the BP blowout and risks of a new environmental disaster, the Obama administration reversed itself Wednesday and promised not to pursue offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico or anywhere else along the nation's East Coast.

December 01, 2010

ND oil rig count jumps 25 percent

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The state Department of Mineral Resources says the number of drill rigs perforating North Dakota’s oil patch has jumped 25 percent in three months.

June 14, 2010

La. leaders want Gulf drilling to resume

La. leaders want Gulf drilling to resume At the same time they are venting their fury on BP over the Gulf of Mexico spill and its calamitous environmental effects, Louisiana politicians are rushing to the defense of the oil-and-gas industry and pleading with Washington to bring back offshore drilling — now. As angry as they are over the disaster, state officials warn that the Obama administration’s temporary ban on drilling in the Gulf has sent Louisiana’s most lucrative industry into a death spiral.

By By Alan Sayre, The Associated Press , June 11, 2010

Obama expands offshore drilling

Shaking up years of energy policy and his own environmental backers, President Barack Obama threw open a huge swath of East Coast waters and other protected areas in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico to drilling Wednesday, widening the politically explosive hunt for more homegrown oil and gas.

April 01, 2010

No oil formations found in Jamestown area, yet

While the oil patch in North Dakota continues to grow and become more productive, don’t look for drilling rigs in the Jamestown area any time soon, said Steve Nordeng, subsurface geologist for the North Dakota Geological Survey.

By Keith Norman , November 18, 2009

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Oil lease auction brings record $71.6 million

An auction of oil drilling rights on North Dakota state land has fetched $71.6 million, a record haul that will go mostly to benefit public schools.

By By Dale Wetzel, The Associated Press , November 06, 2009

Drilling policy caused confusion

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management frequently misinterpreted and violated a federal law that sought to expedite oil and gas drilling in the West, a Government Accountability Office report said Wednesday.

By By Mead Gruver, The Associated Press , September 17, 2009

Fewer oil rigs working in N.D.

The state mineral resources director says North Dakota’s rig count is down to 57 from a high of 96 in November. Lynn Helms said it’s due to lower oil prices.

February 28, 2009

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