North Dakota's oil output soared 14% in August as more wells shut down earlier in the spring because of the coronavirus crisis came back online.

More than 11,000 oil wells have been drilled in North Dakota since 2006, covering the state’s agricultural landscape. In all, almost 40,000 miles of well bores have been drilled underground to ...

If passed, this bipartisan plan would study buidling geothermal plants in defunct oil and gas wells in North Dakota following an energy state of emergency declaration from President Donald Trump.

In North Dakota, oil field waste is often disposed of improperly, raising questions about the federal government's oversight role.

North Dakota's oil regulators said on Monday they may allow more wells to be temporarily abandoned, a step that would permit producers to delay fracking beyond the typical one-year window and ...

It’s full steam ahead as the electrifying conversation about geothermal power heats up in the North Dakota Legislature.

The land rush that drove thousands of roughnecks, drillers and leasing agents to North Dakota's oilfields is cooling off, bringing down costs in the country's most expensive major energy basin.

The number of rigs drilling for Bakken Shale oil in North Dakota has dropped sharply as a result of the decline in crude oil prices, a development that may affect the state’s budget, a state ...

North Dakota oil drilling rig count at 58 and still falling WILLISTON, N.D. - North Dakota has fewer than 60 drilling rigs operating in the state for the first time since 2009, about a third of ...

"In North Dakota, however, we find it is widespread and persistent, with clear evidence of direct water contamination from fracking." "The magnitude of oil drilling in North Dakota is overwhelming ...

North Dakota is in the grip of the biggest U.S. oil rush in decades, but it is taking a toll on roads, housing, the environment and an entire way of life.

North Dakotans strongly back oil drilling, but attempts to drill wells near historic sites have sparked enough of an outcry that regulators are considering greater citizen input into how and where ...