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North Dakota surpasses California to become third-largest crude producer in US

Alaska Dispatch -- It's official: North Dakota has surpassed California to become the third largest oil-producing state in the Union. Will Alaska's exodus of strippers to the Bakken patch kick into overdrive?

An Associated Press article from The Dickinson Press in North Dakota notes that in January, the Peace Garden State produced 16.9 million barrels of oil to California's 15.8 million barrels.

North Dakota's crude is coming from the massive Bakken oil patch, where production was up 11,000 barrels in January, over December. There are 6,600 wells and "a record" 205 rigs pumping in North Dakota, the AP reports, while California has more than 49,000 active wells.

Alaska remains the second-largest oil producing state, behind Texas. In January, Alaska produced 18.3 million barrels, averaging 592,000 barrels

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Submitted Mar 11, 2012 By: BurntOrange

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,609 Points:1,608,545 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 6:23:36 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Oil boom, like gold rush before, is never good for the little guy. And in this day and age, only the big corporations and their top executives win. Everyone else loses.
KAR120CSII Champion Author Oregon Posts:3,172 Points:619,620 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 12:31:14 AM Ignore KAR120CSII Report Abuse Not good for the ordinary folks in ND -- I've been there.
Gas4Gore Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,411 Points:421,925 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2012 9:33:11 PM Ignore Gas4Gore Report Abuse Way to go North Dakota. By the way want a good paying job, go to North Dakota.
DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,345 Points:1,241,375 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2012 8:25:22 PM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse North Dakota is the Peace Garden State. Who knew?
must87searcher Champion Author Maryland Posts:8,972 Points:1,778,500 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2012 10:08:41 AM Ignore must87searcher Report Abuse Oil gain is good for a number of people. There are still negative effects as well. One can involve to loss of drilling in other states. What my be worse is what will be done to the oil after being drilled. It is for sure that it will not all stay in the US. A certain percentage will be exported in order to make more business and money!
CSharpGuy Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:9,467 Points:1,897,410 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2012 6:59:15 AM Ignore CSharpGuy Report Abuse Californians are shooting themselves in the feet.
NGC4565 Champion Author Reading Posts:3,744 Points:745,940 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2012 5:22:55 AM Ignore NGC4565 Report Abuse That's good for North Dakota, but I wonder how long it will be before Obama shows up for a photo opportunity to take credit for this?
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:32,980 Points:2,344,535 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2012 4:12:00 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Good for North Dakota but refine and sell the fuel IN the US and do not export to other countries for higher profits like Big Oil and 'spending gone wild' Barry wants to do. Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle is, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. Consider using other forms of less expensive transportation to lower your cost, if possible. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! 12/22/2012!
anascom Champion Author Hamilton Posts:1,593 Points:553,115 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2012 2:12:38 AM Ignore anascom Report Abuse ok
aquarinut Champion Author British Columbia Posts:1,628 Points:436,105 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2012 1:33:06 AM Ignore aquarinut Report Abuse bcok... you're right North Dakota is better!!! [Edited by: aquarinut at 3/12/2012 1:33:38 AM EST]
StanleyCup All-Star Author Chicago Posts:684 Points:525,430 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2012 1:02:24 AM Ignore StanleyCup Report Abuse North Dakota produced 1.1 million more than California, who has a little more than 8 times as many wells is incredible!
MacDad614 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,029 Points:1,175,250 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2012 12:13:37 AM Ignore MacDad614 Report Abuse And, for comparison, what is the production of oil in Saskatchewan, Canada, where the Bakken also resides? We import about 10 million barrels of oil every day, or 3.65 billion barrels annually. That's about what the Bakken is supposed to yield - for oil wells in North Dakota, Montana and Saskatchewan. I wonder how many people fell for the investment newsletter scheme in the Bakken that talked about enough oil in the shale to last 2041 years, 2 trillion barrels of oil. Give me a break!
lyons_coop Veteran Author Kansas Posts:411 Points:154,460 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2012 12:05:56 AM Ignore lyons_coop Report Abuse It's good, but I don't see it helping gas prices in the least.
amgine27 Champion Author New York Posts:1,262 Points:305,490 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2012 12:02:34 AM Ignore amgine27 Report Abuse ok
TheeRedRam Champion Author Hartford Posts:3,158 Points:671,660 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2012 12:01:53 AM Ignore TheeRedRam Report Abuse .
ty58 Veteran Author Akron Posts:320 Points:483,630 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:58:54 PM Ignore ty58 Report Abuse makes you think and want to learn more on how things really work
bcok Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,116 Points:1,542,545 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:58:29 PM Ignore bcok Report Abuse North Dakota, still not California!
kbierley Champion Author Dayton Posts:10,730 Points:1,415,690 Joined:Nov 2003	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:58:04 PM Ignore kbierley Report Abuse Interesting.
esquared Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:8,062 Points:1,969,135 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:54:56 PM Ignore esquared Report Abuse And in the meantime, the US will continue to export gasoline....
LuvEd08 All-Star Author Georgia Posts:874 Points:260,800 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:54:32 PM Ignore LuvEd08 Report Abuse So there's oil under that snow
gd83goldwinger Champion Author South Bend Posts:1,428 Points:503,480 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:53:28 PM Ignore gd83goldwinger Report Abuse Ok.
valueman10 Veteran Author Minnesota Posts:310 Points:158,900 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:53:05 PM Ignore valueman10 Report Abuse Yea jobs close to us..
firefly09 Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,497 Points:716,700 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:52:23 PM Ignore firefly09 Report Abuse This will not change anything.
jorod55 Champion Author California Posts:1,470 Points:430,750 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:49:09 PM Ignore jorod55 Report Abuse Won't change a thing at the pump...
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:5,957 Points:1,274,050 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:48:27 PM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse Good news for North Dakota. However, we don't see the cost of fuel going down because of that.
crazycow2332 Champion Author Nashville Posts:1,217 Points:255,080 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:44:48 PM Ignore crazycow2332 Report Abuse ok
ramshot412 Champion Author Riverside Posts:20,142 Points:2,464,565 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:44:05 PM Ignore ramshot412 Report Abuse "Does that mean prices will go down?" NO!!!
CDMAuto Champion Author Connecticut Posts:3,788 Points:752,940 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:43:17 PM Ignore CDMAuto Report Abuse will this help the price of gas? NO it will all be sold to the highest bidder.....
bif65 Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,023 Points:195,230 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:42:48 PM Ignore bif65 Report Abuse ok
lolobond All-Star Author New Orleans Posts:724 Points:619,935 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:41:47 PM Ignore lolobond Report Abuse Good!!!!
billy44bo Champion Author Mobile Posts:7,198 Points:1,488,940 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:38:13 PM Ignore billy44bo Report Abuse And how did they do this DRILLING get it nobama
lowpet All-Star Author Texas Posts:527 Points:86,915 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:37:54 PM Ignore lowpet Report Abuse that's good news for them
fenster66 Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:3,345 Points:673,115 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:36:31 PM Ignore fenster66 Report Abuse I'll get excited when it makes a difference at the pump....
SUSANCK Champion Author Chicago Posts:3,637 Points:706,730 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:32:21 PM Ignore SUSANCK Report Abuse I am moving to ND.
FlogNut Champion Author Chicago Posts:104,305 Points:1,987,450 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:29:11 PM Ignore FlogNut Report Abuse Earlier this week President Obama lobbied members of the Senate to vote against the Keystone XL pipeline. Then 2 days later he tells the American people that he's doing everything possible to lower gas prices.
dinomen Champion Author Arkansas Posts:1,882 Points:718,685 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:26:08 PM Ignore dinomen Report Abuse Good.
tippybuddy Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,523 Points:207,740 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:24:16 PM Ignore tippybuddy Report Abuse maybe more jobs will be created
nztyraider Champion Author Nevada Posts:2,273 Points:692,575 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:19:59 PM Ignore nztyraider Report Abuse Wake up California.
Kaiyne Champion Author Chicago Posts:2,334 Points:471,740 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:19:57 PM Ignore Kaiyne Report Abuse Does that mean prices will go down?
asog75 All-Star Author Indiana Posts:836 Points:278,405 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:19:47 PM Ignore asog75 Report Abuse pump it in US,refine in US ,dont send it to the gulf .sell it to americans!!!
LCSTEELERBOB Champion Author Gary Posts:2,961 Points:720,130 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:18:51 PM Ignore LCSTEELERBOB Report Abuse its no good if we don't have refineries to produce it to gas
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:7,917 Points:1,574,005 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:18:50 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse who would ever think that North Dakota might be the economic hot spot of america?
waynemustang Champion Author Indiana Posts:6,372 Points:1,664,060 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:18:47 PM Ignore waynemustang Report Abuse Getting more domestic oil is very good.
blazerbob91 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:6,135 Points:1,881,720 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:18:04 PM Ignore blazerbob91 Report Abuse Soon they will pass Texas
mcmonsta Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,222 Points:816,820 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:16:02 PM Ignore mcmonsta Report Abuse where else is it going that we cannot use? when is our gov't gonna wake up?
asog75 All-Star Author Indiana Posts:836 Points:278,405 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:14:23 PM Ignore asog75 Report Abuse ,,lots of jobs in the oil fields this spring,,
rjoeh Champion Author Michigan Posts:7,076 Points:2,469,090 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:13:51 PM Ignore rjoeh Report Abuse And we still have an idiot in the white house that does not want to have a pipeline to move crude to refineries. Fortunately... american know how has already started using tanker cars on the rails to move the black gold.
Blismo Champion Author Arizona Posts:2,134 Points:403,260 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:12:19 PM Ignore Blismo Report Abuse so when are gas prices going down? :)
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,256 Points:586,960 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:11:46 PM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Very interesting post by John747!!!!!
serrog Champion Author Nova Scotia Posts:5,559 Points:1,511,155 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 11:09:27 PM Ignore serrog Report Abuse Black Gold