Friday, October 9, 2026

Alison's Top Bakken Stories -- October 9, 2026

Locator: 51897B.

Alison's quick connects:

• ND Supreme Court hears arguments over oil royalty deductions -- North Dakota Monitor
• ND's US House candidates discuss AI regulation, data centers -- North Dakota Monitor
• Casselton residents question data center location on prime farmland -- North Dakota Monitor
• Cracking the code: extending life of one of America's most important oil plays -- UND Today
• Chevron to take charge and divest Hess ownership; restructuring Bakken contracts -- Morningstar
• Public Service Commission hears extensive testimony regarding Homestead Wind Project -- Williston Herald
• Commentary: long-standing contention underlies data center debate in the state -- North Dakota Monitor
• Mandan voters will decide whether to ban large-scale data centers in a special election -- Bismarck Tribune
• Julie Fedorchak still has the favor of North Dakota voters; reelect her to the US House -- Grand Forks Herald
• Arguments set in court case challenging four North Dakota legislative candidates -- North Dakota Monitor
• Seven coffins, unknown wooden box removed from governor's residence property -- North Dakota Monitor
• Stephanie Bates announced as executive director for state HHS Medical Services division -- Dickinson Press
• Bank of North Dakota announces stablecoin pilot program launch with local partners -- North Dakota Monitor
• North Dakota farmers to receive an estimated $721 million this month in federal payments -- KFYR-TV
• Concept for new $152 million legislative wing at North Dakota Capitol unveiled to lawmakers -- KFYR-TV
• North Dakota boasts nation's second-lowest unemployment rate; 12,000 jobs currently open -- InForum
• North Dakota's longstanding dispute over Missouri River water usage has new front -- Bismarck Tribune
• Special legislative session last month cost about $220,000 according to staff agency -- North Dakota Monitor
• North Dakota governor's campaign donations total $430K to GOP candidates -- North Dakota Monitor
• North Dakota measure campaigns pull in millions from national and in-state groups -- North Dakota Monitor
• Bonuses proposed for North Dakota teachers to improve recruitment, retention -- North Dakota Monitor
• Getting to Know: Minot native Alyssa Cool excels in her teaching, receives unique award -- Minot Daily News
• $1 million in high-tech gear rotates through rural western North Dakota classrooms -- KFYR-TV
• ND author, storyteller and entertainer DesLauriers visits John Hoeven Elementary -- Minot Daily News
• 12 reports of motorists illegally passing stopped school buses in Watford City -- McKenzie County Farmer
• Superintendent candidate Foss supports teacher bonuses as a temporary fix -- North Dakota Monitor
• North Dakota Children's Cabinet visited Minot to discuss regional needs and problems -- Minot Daily News
• Bismarck Public Schools shares details of revised $116.5M bond proposal at community forum -- KFYR-TV
• Dickinson Public Schools board discusses reading goals and student mobility in district -- Dickinson Press
• As state social studies standards change, so do fourth grade North Dakota history books -- KFYR-TV
• The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation holds grand opening for its new community center -- KX News
• Missing Indigenous numbers drop in North Dakota with work still needed on alert systems -- InForum
• David Hume Kennerly displays his 60-year photography career at the Presidential Library -- Dickinson Press
• Rural North Dakota communities under 20,000 invited to apply for AgTech program -- Williston Herald
• Economic Development Association of North Dakota will hold fall conference in Williston -- Minot Daily News
• Compliance with Minot's public comment rules will be strictly enforced going forward -- Minot Daily News
• Grenora alumna hired as assistant state's attorney in Mountrail and Burke counties -- The Journal
• District 7 state House candidates debate child care, school meals and affordability -- Bismarck Tribune
• Senator Kevin Cramer says it wears down energy firms, but courts are pushing back -- Washington Times
• District 7 state Senate candidates debate oversight, tribal relations and child care -- Bismarck Tribune
• Rebuilding Readiness: McKenzie County revamps emergency management -- McKenzie County Farmer
• Section of the Maah Daah Hey Trail in North Dakota once again fully open -- McKenzie County Farmer
• Tioga City Commission unanimously voted to approve its 2027 budget and levy -- Williston Herald
• Dickinson City Commission introduces public works director, oks purchase agreement -- Dickinson Press
• 2027 Mercer County budget is now (narrowly) within the allowed levy limits and 6% cap -- Hazen Star
• US natural gas production hits all-time high in July 2026, driven by Permian Basin -- Pipeline & Gas Journal
• G7 nations agree to release 100 million barrels of oil, including diesel, in a boost for Trump -- KMPH
• President Trump claims that refinery disruptions, not Hormuz closure, are driving gas prices -- The Hill
• Seven of the world's largest oil exporters agree to continue consistent production in November -- The Hill
• With an energy executive order, Trump could solve 'affordability' once and for all -- RealClearEnergy
• US to announce $150 million for Alaska power lines as Vance campaigns in Senate battleground -- Reuters
• Baker Hughes signs two Venezuela agreements targeting oil, gas and LNG development -- World Oil
• With election pressure mounting, more states moving to suspend fuel taxes -- North Dakota Monitor
• President Trump announces executive order allowing anyone to use red-dyed diesel -- North Dakota Monitor
• Trump will propose to loosen restrictions that rein in methane from oil and gas production -- The Hill
• International Energy Agency to accelerate oil reserve release, says 100 million barrels still to come -- Reuters
• China accelerates efforts to produce more oil from ultra-deep formations to boost domestic supply -- Oil Price
• Trump exempts oil exploration in Arctic petroleum reserve from environmental reviews -- The Hill
• World's top crude trader isn't ruling out $200 if ship-to-ship transfers near Hormuz are disrupted -- Oil Price
• Climate activists want the Supreme Court to impose Green New Deal that voters rejected -- The Federalist
• U.S. Supreme Court weighs fate of hotly-contested climate lawsuits against oil companies -- Free Beacon