Montana oil producers face significant challenges posed by new federal regulations

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Montana’s oil industry perked up in the last few months, but it still must deal with challenges created by federal regulations, an industry expert said.

The decline caused by the pandemic shutdowns had a substantial negative impact on many oil producers in Montana, Shelby DeMars, executive director of the Montana Association of Oil, Gas, and Coal Counties, told The Center Square.

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