It’s cheaper to drill and the amount of natural gas captured from North Dakota oil beat state requirements by nearly 10 percent, Whiting Petroleum said. U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said in March her department was considering federal standards meant to cut emissions and reduce the amount of gas wasted during flaring . While the Interior Department will do its part, the secretary said part of the onus lies with industry and state leaders. North Dakota, a state at the heart of the shale oil boom in the United States, requires operators to capture at least 77 percent of the natural gas associated with oil deposits in the state rather than burn it off. Whiting, which has headquarters in Denver, […]