Second, with all this economic development boom that's going on, Mr. President, in the Williston Basin, and Fort Berthold Reservation, 1 million acres, we need homes.

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These discoveries, as well as the billions of barrels of oil in the Williston Basin of the Dakotas and Montana, have made energy executives optimistic about the possibilities.

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It specializes in exploiting unconventional oil and shale natural gas plays within the Bakken and Three Forks formations, situated within the Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana region.

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