ROYALTIES

‘A hell of a lot of royalties’: Supreme Court ruling likely to trigger litigation for oil companies

Oil pumpjacks operate in Williams County in September 2024. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A recent North Dakota Supreme Court decision could have ripple effects for thousands of oil wells, the mineral owners who receive royalties from them and the oil industry in the state as a whole. The decision voided one order, issued…

Judge sides with company in royalties dispute with state

BISMARCK, N.D. – A judge has sided with a Houston-based energy company in a dispute with North Dakota involving oil and natural gas royalties. Northwest District Court Judge Robin Schmidt’s ruling could affect several other drillers that allegedly owe the state millions of dollars in payments, the biggest portion of which is meant to support public education. The ruling stems…