What a difference a year makes. Last year, the total amount of rigs were going strong but, as oil prices continue to dip, the rig activity continues to slow down.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Oil and Gas Division has issued four drilling permits to a company that wants to explore for natural gas in Emmons and McIntosh counties — in southeastern North Dakota.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — An alliance working to protect the environment and history of the Killdeer Mountains in western North Dakota's oil patch wants state regulators to reconsider how oil is being tapped there.