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Vol. 17, No. 43 Week of October 21, 2012
Providing coverage of Bakken oil and gas

ND oil production surpasses 700,000 barrels per day in August

North Dakota’s oil production in August jumped 3.6 percent from July to surpass the 700,000 barrels per day mark for the first time, according to data provided by state Industrial Commission showed Oct. 17.

August oil production increased by nearly 25,000 bpd over the previous month and reached just above 701,000 bpd. Most of this was from the Bakken and Three Forks shale prospects, where production rose to just above 635,000 bpd, according to the commission.

Information shows that North Dakota oil production grew by an average 3.4 percent per month during the first eight months of 2012. And output has doubled since February last year and the state is now the second biggest oil producer in the country after Texas.

—Petroleum News Bakken



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