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EXHIBIT
23.3
CONSENT OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY,
L.P.
Northern
Oil and Gas, Inc.
315
Manitoba Avenue – Suite 200
Wayzata,
Minnesota 55391
Gentlemen:
The
undersigned hereby consents to the references to our firm in the form and
context in which they appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Northern Oil
and Gas, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2009 (the “Annual
Report”). We hereby further consent to the inclusion in the Annual
Report of estimates of oil and gas reserves contained in our reports “Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. –
Estimated Future Reserves and Income Attributable to Certain Leasehold Interests
– SEC Parameters – As of December 31, 2009” and “Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. –
Estimated Future Reserves and Income Attributable to Certain Leasehold Interests
– $80 Oil – Sensitivity Case – As of December 31, 2009,” and to the
inclusion of our report dated February 23, 2010 as an exhibit to the Annual
Report. We further consent to the incorporation by reference thereof
into Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.’s Registration Statements on Form S-8
(Registration Nos. 333-148333 and 333-160602) and on Form S-3 (Registration Nos.
333-158320 and 333-163779).
RYDER
SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.
/s/
Ryder Scott Company, L.P.
Denver,
Colorado
March 8,
2010