New Survey Finds North Dakotans Support Increased Access to Domestic Oil and Natural Gas Resources

Posted on: Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 12:00 CDT To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Ron Ness of North Dakota Petroleum Council, +1-701-223- 6380, ronness@ndoil.org BISMARCK, N.D., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- North Dakotans are concerned about the price of gasoline and the majority of them support increased access to domestic oil and natural gas resources, a new survey finds. "North Dakotans understand the impact of high gasoline costs and they support increasing domestic supplies of oil and natural gas," said Ron Ness, president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council (NDPC). "Unfortunately, Congress is ignoring this surge of public support and blocking a common sense energy policy that includes development of America's vast natural resources, along with more conservation, energy efficiency and increased supplies of all sources of... [read full story]