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North Dakota blues: The legacy of fracking

September 1, 2020

North Dakota blues: The legacy of fracking When oil drillers descended on North Dakota en masse a decade ago, state officials and residents generally welcomed them with open arms. A new form of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” for short, would allow an estimated 3 to 4 billion barrels of so-called shale oil to be extracted […]

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Did North Dakota Regulators Hide an Oil and Gas Industry Spill Larger Than Exxon Valdez?

August 27, 2019

Did North Dakota Regulators Hide an Oil and Gas Industry Spill Larger Than Exxon Valdez? In July 2015 workers at the Garden Creek I Gas Processing Plant, in Watford City, North Dakota, noticed a leak in a pipeline and reported a spill to the North Dakota Department of Health that remains officially listed as 10 gallons, the […]

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TROUBLE AT THE BAKKEN: Oil Production Finally Peaking?

TROUBLE AT THE BAKKEN: Oil Production Finally Peaking? Is the mighty Bakken Shale Oil Field finally peaking? Well, according to the data from the folks at the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, oil production in the Bakken has been flat for the past six months. And, to make matters worse, production has been flat […]

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Crop Catastrophe In The Midwest – Latest USDA Crop Progress Report Indicates That A Nightmare Scenario Is Upon Us

Crop Catastrophe In The Midwest – Latest USDA Crop Progress Report Indicates That A Nightmare Scenario Is Upon Us The last 12 months have been the wettest in all of U.S. history, and this has created absolutely horrific conditions for U.S. farmers. Thanks to endless rain and historic flooding that has stretched on for months, many […]

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Total Catastrophe For U.S. Corn Production: Only 30% Of U.S. Corn Fields Have Been Planted – 5 Year Average Is 66%

Total Catastrophe For U.S. Corn Production: Only 30% Of U.S. Corn Fields Have Been Planted – 5 Year Average Is 66% 2019 is turning out to be a nightmare that never ends for the agriculture industry. Thanks to endless rain and unprecedented flooding, fields all over the middle part of the country are absolutely soaked […]

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US Crude plus Condensate and Tight Oil, Jan 2018 Update

January 26, 2018

US Crude plus Condensate and Tight Oil, Jan 2018 Update From Dec 2016 to Dec 2017 US Tight oil output has increased by 975 kb/d based on US tight oil output data from the EIA. For the entire US we only have EIA monthly output estimates through Oct 2017. Over the Dec 2016 to Oct […]

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Bakken Production Down, OPEC Production Up

October 16, 2016

Bakken Production Down, OPEC Production Up North Dakota has released August production data for the Bakken and also for all North Dakota. Bakken production was down 46,433 barrels per day to 930,931 bod, All North Dakota was down 48,695 bpd to 981,039 bpd. This is first time North Dakota has been below 1 million barrels per day since March of 2014. […]

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Dakota Pipeline Struggle Between the ‘People’ and the ‘Powerful’ Remains Underreported

October 1, 2016

Dakota Pipeline Struggle Between the ‘People’ and the ‘Powerful’ Remains Underreported Angela Miracle Gladue, a member of the Frog Lake First Nations, a Cree community in Edmonton, Canada, attends a rally in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in opposition to the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The event was in Lafayette Park […]

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THE DEATH OF THE BAKKEN FIELD HAS BEGUN: Means Big Trouble For The U.S.

September 17, 2016

THE DEATH OF THE BAKKEN FIELD HAS BEGUN: Means Big Trouble For The U.S. The Death of the Great Bakken Oil Field has begun and very few Americans understand the significance. Just a few years ago, the U.S. Energy Industry and Mainstream media were gloating that the United States was on its way to “Energy […]

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Bakken July Production Data

September 17, 2016

Bakken July Production Data North Dakota has just come out with their oil production numbers for July 2016. Bakken production was up by 3,046 barrels per day while all North Dakota production was up 2,376 barrels per day. The EIA’s Drilling Productivity Report missed it for July. They will make the correction next month. Barrels per day per well […]

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North Dakota down over 70,000 bpd in April

North Dakota down over 70,000 bpd in April The Bakken and North Dakota production data is out. Big surprise. The Bakken was down 69,420 barrels per day in April while all North Dakota was down 70,414 bpd. Largest drop ever in North Dakota production. The Bakken is now under one million barrels per day. This gives you some idea […]

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North Dakota Oil Production Declining But Slowly

North Dakota Oil Production Declining But Slowly The North Dakota Oil Production Stats are out. North Dakota crude oil production was down just less than 10,000 barrels per day. Bakken crude oil production was down 7,743 bpd in March while all North Dakota production was down 9,846 barrels per day. From the Director’s Cut: Producing Wells February […]

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Bakken(ND) Light Tight Oil – Update with Sep – 15 NDIC Data

December 2, 2015

Bakken(ND) Light Tight Oil – Update with Sep – 15 NDIC Data After years of following developments in extraction of light tight oil (LTO) in the Bakken, the oil price, studying actual well production data from the North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC) and the SEC 10-Q/Ks filings for several companies heavily exposed to the Bakken, a […]

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Bakken Big Decline in September

November 14, 2015

Bakken Big Decline in September The NDIC has published their monthly update for Bakken Oil Productin and all North Dakota Oil Production. Bakken production was down 24,424 barrels per day while all North Dakota was down 25,378 bpd. Here is an amplified version of the last 15 months of North Dakota production. September 2015 production is now below […]

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Bakken Production Down plus IEA Predictions

October 14, 2015

Bakken Production Down plus IEA Predictions The Bakken and North Dakota production data is in. Bakken production was down 19,502 bpd in August while all North Dakota was down 20,552 bpd. Here is an amplified chart of Bakken and all North Dakota production. Bakken barrels per well per day is now 112 while all North Dakota gets 94 barrels […]

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