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FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2013 file photo, Russell Girsh motions to his driller to turn the equipment on at an oil rig near Watford City, N.D. Job Service North Dakota data show counties that produced oil last year held nine of the top 10 spots in average annual wages. Research analyst Michael Ziesch says North Dakota's average annual wage increased about 4 percent last year to almost $48,000. Ziesch says the state's average wage still lags behind the national average of just over $49,000. (AP Photo/Williston Herald, Jerry Burnes, File)
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State: Oil counties tops in North Dakota wages

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In this Monday, June 9, 2014, natural gas is flared at an oil production facility in Williston, N.D. On Tuesday, July 1, 2014, North Dakota regulators adopted the most stringent rules to date aimed at reducing the amount of natural gas that is burned off and wasted as a byproduct of the state's soaring oil production. The state Industrial Commission unanimously endorsed a policy that sets goals to reduce flaring in incremental steps through 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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ND regulators adopt natural gas flaring rules

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FILE - This Nov. 6, 2013 file photo shows a warning placard on a tank car carrying crude oil near a loading terminal in Trenton, N.D. North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak wants the state to employ its own railroad safety inspectors to help monitor crude shipments coming from the oil patch. Fedorchak says the idea is aimed at preventing accidents like the fiery oil train crash outside Casselton in December that left an ominous cloud over the town and led some residents to evacuate. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
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ND regulator wants state to monitor oil trains

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Company gets shipping commitments on ND pipeline
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Company gets shipping commitments on ND pipeline

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FILE - This Monday, May 26, 2014 file photo from video provided by Dan Yorgason, shows a tornado in a worker's camp near Watford City, N.D., in the heart of the state's booming oil patch. The tornado injured nine people, including a 15-year-old girl who suffered critical injuries, and damaged or destroyed more than a dozen trailers at the camp. When waves of workers began spilling into western North Dakota for high-paying oil jobs and nowhere to live, they set their eyes on the rural _ and unregulated _ prairie of McKenzie County. The population was booming so fast that no one knew how many people were in the county, so local officials pushed through ordinances that are now being credited in part with helping emergency workers during the severe storm that brought only the 14th tornado to the county in 65 years. (AP Photo/Dan Yorgason, File)
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Push for permits help responders in ND oil patch

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FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2008 file photo, natural gas is flared from an oil well near Parshall, N.D. North Dakota oil companies must submit a gas capturing plan with drilling permit applications beginning Monday, June 2, 2014. The state Industrial Commission, which regulates North Dakota's oil and gas industry, unanimously endorsed the proposal in March in an attempt to cut down the amount of natural gas that is burned off and wasted as a byproduct of oil production. (AP Photo/James MacPherson, File)
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North Dakota starts natural gas capturing plans

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BNSF: Future of crude by rail depends on safety
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BNSF: Future of crude by rail depends on safety

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FILE - In this May 22, 2012, file photo, workers erect an oil pump at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference and Expo in Bismarck, N.D. The three-day Williston Basin Petroleum Conference and Expo starts Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at the Bismarck Civic Center, which is undergoing a $27 million expansion, in part because of the soaring interest in the oil conference. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)
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ND oil expo bringing 4,000 people to Bismarck

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Railroad: Federal order won’t affect oil shipments
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Railroad: Federal order won’t affect oil shipments

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FILE - In this July 26, 2011, file photo, a worker hangs from an oil derrick outside of Williston, N.D. State data show that 1 billion barrels of oil have been produced from the rich Bakken shale formation in western North Dakota and eastern Montana. Data show that North Dakota has tallied 852 million barrels of Bakken crude, and Montana has produced about 151 million barrels. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
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Bakken oil fields mark billionth barrel of oil

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