ND pumps record 313.5M barrels of oil in 2013

[Jesus Malverde]

Source: AP

North Dakota produced a record amount of crude oil in 2013 — 313.5 million barrels, about 70 million more than the previous high mark a year earlier, state data show.

The tally, up nearly 29 percent from 2012, marks the sixth consecutive record year for oil production in North Dakota, which is the nation's No. 2 oil producer behind Texas.

Lynn Helms, director of the state Mineral Resources, said Friday that North Dakota produced an average of 923,227 barrels of oil daily in December. The monthly total of 28.6 million barrels was down from 29.2 million barrels in November due to worse-than-normal winter weather that caused the slowdown in oil production, he said.

"The big story in December was the weather," he said.

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[Fearless]

1. At what cost.

[KamaAina]

2. No. 2 behind Texas?

Ahead of Alaska?

[jschurchin]

3. Way Ahead of Alaska

http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MANFPAK1&f=M

North Slope is averaging around 16,000 barrels a day. North Dakota around 27,000 a day.

[StopTheNeoCons]

4. And prices for oil and gas will go up for US citizens but oil cos will reap billions

[4dsc]

5. Don't worry it will peak soon too

Like everywhere else the production will peak. Our future is one that involved less oil but people don't care if we burn most it now as fast as we can. Fuck future generations.