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North Dakota Mineral Owners Say Oil Companies Unfairly Keep Millions From Checks Without Oversight

North Dakota prohibits oil and gas companies from deducting expenses from the state’s mineral royalties. But lawmakers haven’t provided the same protections for the state’s roughly 300,000 private mineral owners, ProPublica and North Dakota Monitor found. Even using an oil industry lobbyist’s estimate, North Dakota mineral owners lost at least $322M in withheld royalties to oil companies in 2023. “It’s a matter of fairness,” one owner said. “You feel like you’re being cheated.” To read our investigation, go to https://propub.li/41drAPP. 📰: Jacob Orledge for ProPublica and North Dakota Monitor 📸: Sarahbeth “SB” Maney 🎥: Jose Sepulveda - ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/propublica.org Follow us on X/Twitter:   / propublica   Follow us on Instagram:   / propublica   Follow us on TikTok:   / propublica   Follow us on Facebook:   / propublica   Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@propublica Follow us on Mastodon: https://newsie.social/@ProPublica Follow us on LinkedIn:   / propublica   Donate to support our work: https://propub.li/3WE9AMv Sign up for our weekly newsletter: http://propub.li/2oyN8DY Submit a tip: https://www.propublica.org/tips/