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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Crestview Partners III GP, L.P.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NORTHERN OIL & GAS, INC. [NOG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CRESTVIEW PARTNERS, 590 MADISON AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/17/2019 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/17/2019   S   268,000 D $ 2.55 (3) 44,144,982 I See Footnotes (1) (2) Common Stock 01/18/2019   S   365,000 D $ 2.77 (4) 43,779,982 I See Footnotes (1) (2) Common Stock 01/22/2019   S   126,136 D $ 2.68 (5) 43,653,846 I See Footnotes (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Crestview Partners III GP, L.P. C/O CRESTVIEW PARTNERS 590 MADISON AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
Crestview W2 Holdings, L.P. C/O CRESTVIEW PARTNERS 590 MADISON AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
W Energy Partners LLC 3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD SUITE 550 DALLAS, TX 75219		X

Signatures

By: Crestview Partners III GP, L.P., By: Crestview, L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Ross A. Oliver, General Counsel		01/22/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: Crestview W2 Holdings, L.P., By: Crestview W2 GP, LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Ross A. Oliver, General Counsel		01/22/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: W Energy Partners LLC, By: /s/ Shane Hannabury, President		01/22/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares of Common Stock of the Issuer directly held by W Energy Partners LLC. Crestview W2 Holdings, L.P., in its capacity as a member of W Energy Partners LLC, may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock directly held by W Energy Partners LLC. Crestview Partners III GP, L.P. exercises voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Crestview W2 Holdings, L.P., which decisions are made by the investment committee of Crestview Partners III GP, L.P.
(2)	Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The reported securities were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $2.51 to $2.60. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within such range.
(4)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The reported securities were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $2.60 to $2.84. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within such range.
(5)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The reported securities were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $2.63 to $2.73. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within such range.
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