It shouldn't come as much of a shock that North Dakotans are Googling 'oil jobs' more than any other occupation, but what some other state's residents are searching for might.
John Oliver's 20-minute segment on North Dakota's oil industry has gone viral the past few days. Fargo's Sky Digital Advertising is responding to the HBO commentator in a big way.
On June 25th, the North Dakota Petroleum Council and its member companies will host an event in Tioga to celebrate the state's oil production reaching an average of 1 million barrels a day.
If you've been around 5th Street and Bowen Avenue, even down to 3rd Street, you'll notice the foot traffic and people going here and there. You'll notice that they are all wearing badges and you'll also notice the big buses. The Bismarck Civic Center is hosting the Annual Williston Basin Petroleum Conference this week.
With drilling and extracting technology rapidly improving, what was once thought an impossible place to drill has become the 2nd largest oil production area in the United States.