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Yahoo NewsGorillas vs oil: DR Congo seeking way to explore at Virunga parkYahoo NewsKinshasa on Friday said it wanted to find a way to explore for oil in the perimeter of Virunga, listed since 1994 as a UNESCO world heritage site which has already suffered …

Motley FoolOil adds $43 billion to economy, study saysBismarck TribuneAlthough the data is nearly two years old, a study by North Dakota State University researchers found that the oil and gas industry contributed $43 billion to the economy in 2013 and sup …

N.D. leaders await new oil requirements after West Virginia explosionGrand Forks HeraldLynn Helms, director of North Dakota's Department of Mineral Resources, said Thursday it was unclear whether the oil involved in the West Virginia derailment had bee …