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N.D. (AP) – North Dakota oil companies now must submit a gas capturing plan with drilling permit.

The new rules went into effect this month. The state Industrial Commission unanimously endorsed the proposal in March in an attempt to cut down the amount of natural gas that is burned off and wasted as a byproduct of oil production.