Resource states ban deductions on government leases while allowing companies to deduct postproduction costs from private mineral owners’ royalties.
— Signals potential regulatory capture and unequal treatment under law, affecting trust in governance, wealth distribution in extractive economies, and property-rights norms.
by Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor
2025.08.15
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North Dakota has prohibited deductions on state leases since 1979 yet permits hundreds of millions in deductions from private royalty owners, unlike several states that restrict such deductions.
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