North Dakota's top oil and gas regulator would like to see more companies in the industry consider three-mile long underground laterals when drilling in areas outside the Bakken core.

A shortage of trained workers is the "No. 1 constraint" in the Bakken oil patch, prompting industry leaders this week to look for solutions.

North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott participated in the Petroleum Council’s annual meeting Sept. 20 to discuss higher education and workforce needs in the region. State Board of Higher Education members Danita Bye and Kevin Black were also involved in higher education discussions as well as Dickinson State’s President Stephen Easton.

Harold Hamm, the oil-drilling entrepreneur that the University of Mary’s engineering school is named after, cut the ribbon on another addition to the groundbreaking facility on Tuesday, September 20.

On behalf of Williston Economic Development, ISight Drone Services is looking to better understand opportunities in the Williston Region for Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS).

Hess is back on track in the Bakken and has added a fourth drilling rig to its program, with an eye toward a steady growth to a long-term 200,000 barrels per day plateau.

The Biden administration has agreed to consider the climate impacts and the social cost of greenhouse gas emissions in a new environmental review of oil and gas leases in Montana and the Dakotas, according to a settlement with conservation groups.

The Center for the American Experiment, a Minnesota-based think tank that recently began operations in North Dakota, is planning a video shoot that will support the ND oil industry with clips of average citizens expressing their thoughts on the value of its contributions to the state and national economy.