N.D. becomes No. 2 oil producer in U.S.
May 14, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
North Dakota passed Alaska in March to become the second-leading state in crude oil production, trailing only Texas, according preliminary figures released Monday.
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WASHINGTON (AP) It’s the political cure-all for high gas prices: Drill here, drill now. But more U.S. drilling has not changed how deeply the gas pump drills into your wallet, math and history show.
State Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms says North Dakota’s oil patch accounts for about 10 percent of total U.S. crude oil production. That’s up from just 1 percent less than five years ago.
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