A federal magistrate judge has ordered the federal government to turn over potentially hundreds of emails related to actions taken by federal agencies during the 2016-17 protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

The North Dakota Petroleum Foundation and dozens of oil industry participants will host Bakken Rocks CookFest July 19 in Trenton and July 21 in White Shield.

The North Dakota Petroleum Council is seeking nominations for its 2022 NDPC Membership Awards, to be presented at the NDPC Annual Meeting scheduled for September 20-22 in Watford City.

The court's ruling that the Obama administration exceeded its authority under the Clean Air Act does not outright strip away the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, but it does significantly narrow the path such regulatory actions may take. It also suggests that novel legal interpretations of the issue will face stiff headwinds with the high court.

The ND Petroleum Council joined the American Petroleum Institute and 26 other energy associations to urge Joe Biden and his cabinet to visit America’s major energy facilities, ahead of Biden's travel to the Middle East this month.

Chord Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CHRD) ("Chord" or the "Company") today announced the successful completion of the combination of Whiting Petroleum Corporation ("Whiting") and Oasis Petroleum Inc. ("Oasis"), creating a scaled unconventional U.S. oil producer with a premier Williston Basin position with top tier assets across approximately 972,000 net acres, combined first quarter production of 171.1 thousand boepd (historical Oasis has been adjusted for three stream reporting), and enhanced free cash flow generation. Chord's common stock is expected to begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "CHRD" on July 5, 2022. The new company is headquartered in Houston.

The ND Department of Transportation will hold a public input meeting next week to discuss proposed improvements to North Dakota Highway 8 near Twin Buttes.

A 105,000 barrel per day pipeline proposed by Bridger Pipeline, a subsidiary of True Companies, has a thumbs up from the North Dakota Public Service Commission.