Geoff Simon's Top North Dakota Energy Stories -- March 26, 2021

• Agency reverses Trump-era oil rights ruling snubbing tribes -- Associated Press

• KX Conversation: Sen. Cramer on the energy industry in ND -- KXMB-TV

• Mineral owners take oil companies to court over royalty deductions -- Williston Herald

• Need for disputed pipeline argued in Minnesota appeals court -- Associated Press

• Oil and gas industry has huge impact on state's economy -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Domestic Energy Producers Alliance: Interview with Ron Ness -- YouTube

• EXPLAINER: Why is Biden halting federal oil and gas sales? -- Associated Press

• ND Legacy Fund poised to take big step for in-state investments -- Bismarck Tribune

• Potential loggerheads between ND House, Senate over bonding -- Prairie Public Radio

• Armstrong: We can't win fight without winning elections -- Dickinson Press

• House Committee holds hearing on annual legislative sessions -- KXMB-TV

• North Dakota lawmakers set to give themselves a pay raise -- Associated Press

• Bill for filling dead election victors' seats goes to governor -- Bismarck Tribune

• Senate reverses itself, defeats bill on polling places -- Prairie Public Radio

• Bill shields audit information before possible prosecution -- Associated Press

• ND House defeats 'primary' seat belt bill on tight vote -- Prairie Public Radio

• North Dakota warned Ten Commandments bill will spur lawsuits -- Associated Press

• Leaders aim to tune how legislator misbehavior is handled -- Minot Daily News

• Top ND Indian Affairs official to resign, join Sanford Health -- Bismarck Tribune

• Scott Davis reflects on 12 years as Indian Affairs Commissioner -- KXMB-TV

• Commission approves agreement to bring Delta Airlines back to Williston -- Williston Herald

• Williston Fire Dept donates $32K worth of equipment to Glenburn -- KXMB-TV

• Five things to know about the API Chili Cook off on Saturday -- Williston Herald

• Experts explain why gas prices are rising in North Dakota -- KFYR-TV

• Oil industry pushes back as Biden launches review of federal drilling -- Reuters

• Don't ban fossil fuels: Absolutism in climate change is a vice -- Forbes

• Utilities continue to increase spending on the electric transmission system -- EIA

• 'Busy on other fronts' White House without Trump stays quiet on OPEC -- Reuters

• SEC unbound: Yet more regulatory creep expected to come with Biden -- Yahoo News

• Funding infrastructure Investment: Will there be a trucking tax? -- IER

• The long road to oil demand recovery is full of big obstacles -- Rigzone

• Oil producer Ovintiv to sell Eagle Ford assets for $880 million -- Reuters

• In 2020, China's refineries processed more crude oil than U.S. refineries -- EIA

• API, largest U.S. oil and gas trade group, backs carbon price -- Reuters

• China thrives on fossil fuels, while the rest of the world hopes -- IER