2013 NDPC Year in ReviewTerry Kovacevich, Chairman

Another record-breaking year

PRODUCTION: 874,000 bopd in July

WELLS: 9,322 producing wells in July

MEMBERSHIP: 501 NDPC members

Membership

2008 2009 2010 2012 20130

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399

501

Total Members

Engaging on Key Federal & State Issues

BLM rules on Hydraulic FracturingRegulatory issuesSportsmen & Conservation

Energy Forum & Outdoor Heritage FundFlaring

Flaring task force2013 Legislative Session

Longest session in historyMany, many oil-related bills:

New tax structureNew Tribal tax agreementND Outdoor Heritage FundFlaring tax incentivesOne Call changesPipeline easements & permittingEnergy corridor studySurface rightsWaterImpact funding

2013 Legislative Session

Flaring

Oilfield Waste

Reclamation

Surface Owner Issues

Royalty Issues

More Organized Opposition

Key Legislative Issues Ahead

New Legislative Website!

600+letters sent to elected

officials during the2013 Legislative Session

Conservation Measure

Proposed Measure:

5% of the extraction tax$75-100 million/yearREQUIRED to spend 75% each yearAble to purchase land

At $2,000/acre this fund could

purchase 150 acres or a quarter of land every day.

That’s an average-sized ND farm every 10 days.

Ad Hoc Committees

Bakken VOCCommunicationsOil Can!RegulatorySafetyTribal LandsTruck Permits & Weights Committee

Sign up atwww.ndoil.org

NDPC Regulatory Committee

Bureau of Land ManagementU.S. Forest ServiceU.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceNorth Dakota Dept. of HealthSporting Groups & Industry ForumComments

Sakakawea Area Spill Response LLC (SASR)

Provide resources to assist the company’s members in a response in an open water incident in the Williston Basin area, including Lake Sakakawea and it’s tributaries, in order to minimize impacts and protect the public and environmentOrganized in December 2011, there are currently 10 companies that are active SASR membersTwo stocked spill response trailers and two response boats are available for useA third trailer containing winter spill response equipment has been orderedProvides training opportunities for members with the commonly-owned equipmentFor additional information or questions, contact:

Jason Tuhy – 701-456-5415 or Jason.Tuhy@whiting.comJennifer Satterwhite – 701-456-7594 or jsatterwhite@marathonoil.com

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North Dakota Oil Can!Teacher seminar

50+ teachersProgressZone

Revamped – ‘Moving Forward Safely’Pick Up the Patch

1,600+ bags of trashEnergy Career Awareness Program

60,000+ reached since 2002Bakken Rocks CookFests

3,000 people in Powers Lake & ParshallOil Can! Fishing Derby

$14k raised for conservation projects

We’re moving!

March 2014Expanded office spaceMember spaceBigger conference roomBetter parkingRestaurant for larger meetings

Broadway Centre

THANK YOU!