North Dakota on pace to lose out on $66M from permanent oil tax break questioned by lawmakers

By: Jacob Orledge

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: October 12, 2026

Words: 2,706

Last Updated: 5 days ago

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This is the first in a two-part series supported by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism. Coming Tuesday, how North Dakota compares to other major oil-producing states.

An obscure tax incentive to keep older oil wells afloat is potentially costing North Dakota hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue, even as many of those wells no longer meet the program’s criteria.

The state is on …

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