I did not believe this when a reader sent this in, but according to
an article from InForum, North Dakota passed Alaska in March to become the second-leading state in crude oil production.
North Dakota passed Alaska in March to become the second-leading
state in crude oil production, trailing only Texas, according to
officials from Alaska and North Dakota.
It’s been a dramatic rise for a state that was behind seven other states in 2006 in terms of oil production.
North
Dakota produced an average of 575,490 barrels of crude oil every day in
March, another record, and up from 558,255 barrels a day in February,
according to Lynn Helms, director of the state’s Department of Mineral
Resources. The crude is coming from a record 6,636 wells, up from the
previous record of 6,450 set in February.
North Dakota’s new record output of crude surpassed
the steadily declining output of Alaska, which saw its production fall
to 567,481 barrels per day in March, down nearly 15,000 barrels from
February’s daily average, said Stephen McMains of the state’s Oil and
Gas Conservation Commission on Monday.
The only thing more incredible than the story itself is the fact this was not THE headline in every North Dakota newspaper today. This is a huge milestone.
