The text is a transcript of a segment from the show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. The segment is about the oil boom in North Dakota and the negative impacts it has on the environment, workers' safety, and public accountability. Oliver criticizes the state's lax regulations, low fines, and friendly attitude towards oil companies. He urges North Dakotans to be angry and demand better protection for their land and lives. He uses humor, sarcasm, and visual aids to make his points.
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1. North Dakota is a state that has experienced a large oil boom in the last decade from its Bakken shale formation.
2. The oil industry has brought jobs, wealth, and environmental and social problems to the state.
3. North Dakota has a very friendly business climate for oil companies, with low taxes, reasonable regulations, and no ethics commission.
4. Oil companies often use subcontractors, indemnification clauses, and campaign donations to avoid fines, liability, and accountability for accidents and spills.
5. One of the deadliest accidents in the Bakken oil fields was an explosion that killed two workers and injured three others at a well owned by Oasis Petroleum in 2011.
6. Oasis Petroleum did not have to pay any fine for the accident and shifted most of the settlement costs to its subcontractor Carlson Well Service.
7. OSHA only has eight compliance officers for both North and South Dakota and rarely inspects or penalizes oil workplaces.
8. The text is a transcript of a segment from the HBO show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, which aired on October 11, 2015.