About the Foundation
CONSERVATION
Promoting best practices in the development of our resources and partnering with others to preserve and build habitat and access to the outdoors.
EDUCATION
Providing educational resources about the energy industry to teachers and students, and scholarships to students pursuing a degree in energy.
outreach
Fostering opportunities for industry, landowners, state, local and tribal leaders, and others to connect and work together to build stronger communities.
AWARENESS
Advancing a better understanding of the industry, the technologies and innovation that drives it and the benefits it provides to our economy and society.
It takes vision to see possibilities, and resources to make them happen
North Dakota communities like Grand Forks are imagining big possibilities and seeing them become reality. Think of the new water treatment plant, the UND School of Law, the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, and the Harold Hamm School of Geology & Geological Engineering. All were made possible by North Dakota’s oil and gas industry. It not only supports local businesses and good-paying jobs, it invests in our communities and contributes $2 billion annually in state taxes that fund projects and advance possibilities across the state.
Happening Now
Hess teams-up with North Dakota State Fair Foundation to offer scholarships for high school seniors
Hess Corporation will partner with the North Dakota State Fair Foundation to offer eight scholarships to high school seniors who are current members of either 4H or FFA and are pursuing secondary education or training in a career related to or in support of the oil...
Bakken BBQ donates $75,000 to Make-A-Wish North Dakota
By Jackie Jahfetson, The Dickinson Press Even during a pandemic, local businesses and the Dickinson community came out back in August for the Bakken BBQ to help support Make-A-Wish, exceeding expectations to be able to donate a large monetary contribution. Bakken BBQ...
BENEFITS OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS
FOUNDATION PROGRAMS
Bakken Benefits
The North Dakota oil and natural gas industry is integral to the growth and progress of North Dakota’s economy and the nation’s energy security. From job creation and economic contributions, to innovation and investment in the community, North Dakota oil and natural gas is creating opportunities and contributing to a strong future for the state and nation.
PROSPERITY
Oil and gas production helps grow North Dakota’s economy and supports unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs and small business owners in all sectors and supports tens of thousands of good-paying jobs and careers.
SUSTAINABILITY
With new technology and practices focused on environmental stewardship, North Dakota is leading the way in sustainable development, ensuring continued economic growth, while also protecting our state.
opportunity
As an economic powerhouse, the oil and gas industry contributes billions in state tax revenues, which allows state and local leaders to invest in our communities and advance possibilities across the state.
ENERGY SECURITY
North Dakota is the nation’s second-largest oil producer, and oil and natural gas found right here in the Williston Basin is enhancing our nation’s energy and national security.
INNOVATION
Technology is changing the way we produce and use our abundant energy resources. Together, North Dakota’s universities and the industry are ushering in a new age of innovation and invention.
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$80,000 Raised
Conservation Campaign
Through the North Dakota Petroleum Foundation, North Dakota’s oil and gas industry has helped raise and contribute more than $80,000 for conservation and wildlife habitat projects throughout the state. Working with landowners, the Foundation has planted 118,000 trees in just three years. The Foundation and its supporters also continue to partner with the Mule Deer Foundation to rehabilitate and revitalize habitat in western North Dakota for mule deer and other wildlife.
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Our Programs
Planting for the Future
Planting for the Future helps build and improve habitat for future generations through large-scale tree plantings.
Teacher Education Seminar
The Teacher Education Seminar brings 50 teachers together to learn more about the oil and gas industry, tour the oilfield and more.
Bakken Rocks CookFest
The Bakken Rocks CookFest is a free festival that includes free food, music, games and activities for kids, and more.
Upcoming Events
Teacher Education Seminar
Teacher Education Seminar
The Teacher Education Seminar is open to teachers and guidance counselors who are currently practicing full time in a North Dakota public or private school. Participants will have the opportunity
Bakken Rocks CookFest | Arnegard
Bakken Rocks CookFest | Arnegard
The Bakken Rocks CookFest is a FREE, family-friendly event that includes free food, live music, games and activities for kids, information booths and seminar about the oil and natural gas
Bakken Rocks CookFest | Mohall
Bakken Rocks CookFest | Mohall
The Bakken Rocks CookFest is a FREE, family-friendly event that includes free food, live music, games and activities for kids, information booths and seminar about the oil and natural gas
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Whether we need equipment, volunteers or sponsorship support for our events, we can always count on help from the North Dakota Petroleum Foundation and its sponsors and supporters. We’re so grateful to have them as Partners in Conservation.
Our Partners & Sponsors
BENEFACTORS
HEROES
PREMIER PARTNERS
- Assured Partners Energy
- Continental Resources
- ConocoPhillips
- Crescent Point
- Crestwood
- Denbury
- Endless Tubing
- Equinor
- Henry Hill Oilfield Services
- Hess Corporation
- Iron Oil
- Marathon Oil
- NESET
- Outrigger Energy
- Ovintiv
- Petro-Hunt, LLC
- Petrospects
- Precise Transport
- Petrospects
- XTO Energy