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May 16, 2022

Natural gas production in the Bakken region grew while crude oil fell in 2021


July 13, 2021

U.S. crude oil production efficiency increased only in the Bakken region in 2020


September 10, 2019

Time between drilling and first production has little effect on oil well production


November 28, 2017

Natural gas production in Bakken region increases at a faster rate than oil production


February 21, 2017

U.S. crude oil production increases following higher drilling activity


March 22, 2016

Wells drilled since start of 2014 provided nearly half of Lower 48 oil production in 2015


March 11, 2016

Crude oil shipments by rail from Midwest to coastal regions decline


November 13, 2015

North Dakota natural gas flaring targets challenged by rapid production growth


May 5, 2015

Crude by rail accounts for more than half of East Coast refinery supply in February


March 17, 2015

Falling rig counts drive projected near-term oil production decline in 3 key U.S. regions


January 26, 2015

Lower 48 oil production outlook stable despite expected near-term reduction in rig count


November 17, 2014

Crude oil and lease condensate production at highest volume since 1986


August 4, 2014

Bakken fuels North Dakota’s oil production growth


July 1, 2014

North Dakota and Texas now provide nearly half of U.S. crude oil production


June 10, 2014

Crude-by-rail transportation provides Bakken Shale production access to major markets


May 15, 2014

Permian Basin drives first-quarter growth in oil-directed horizontal drilling rigs


March 21, 2014

Nonmarketed natural gas in North Dakota still rising due to higher total production


March 11, 2014

Growth in U.S. hydrocarbon production from shale resources driven by drilling efficiency


November 15, 2013

Bakken oil production forecast to top 1 million barrels per day next month


October 22, 2013

Highlights of new Drilling Productivity Report


October 21, 2013

EIA to release new Drilling Productivity Report


July 22, 2013

U.S. natural gas spot prices increased during first-half 2013


July 12, 2013

North Dakota sees increases in real GDP per capita following Bakken production


July 10, 2013

Rail delivery of U.S. oil and petroleum products continues to increase, but pace slows


March 19, 2013

Bakken crude oil price differential to WTI narrows over last 14 months


September 11, 2012

Pad drilling and rig mobility lead to more efficient drilling


August 15, 2012

North Dakota crude oil production continues to rise


June 21, 2012

North American spot crude oil benchmarks likely diverging due to bottlenecks


April 17, 2012

Williston Basin crude oil production and takeaway capacity are increasing


April 10, 2012

U.S. imports of Nigerian crude oil have continued to decline in 2012


April 6, 2012

Regional differences for cost of crude oil to refiners widened in 2011


March 20, 2012

Refinery utilization rates react to economics in 2011


March 14, 2012

Five states accounted for about 56% of total U.S. crude oil production in 2011


March 7, 2012

U.S. petroleum product exports exceeded imports in 2011 for first time in over six decades


February 29, 2012

WTI discount to Brent and premium to Bakken both rising in early 2012


November 23, 2011

Over one-third of natural gas produced in North Dakota is flared or otherwise not marketed


November 22, 2011

North Dakota's oil production has more than quadrupled since 2005


November 2, 2011

Bakken formation oil and gas drilling activity mirrors development in the Barnett


March 14, 2011

Crude oil and condensate production rises at Bakken and other U.S. shale plays