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North Dakota, which is second only to Texas in oil production, set a new record in October by pumping out 1.5 million barrels of oil per day, reported the Star Tribune.

That 1.5 million barrels was up from 1.44 million in September, a 5% increase.

In addition, North Dakota's natural gas production set a new record in October, hitting 2.52 million MCF per day, said the Star Tribune. (An MCF is 1,000 cubic feet of gas.)

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"In summary, it should be a very happy holiday for the state of North Dakota," said Lynn Helms, director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, in an online conference with reporters.

Helms also explained that currently North Dakota gas rigs are capturing 82% of the natural gas they uncover and are burning ("flaring") the remaining 18%. The goal is to achieve 88% capture and 12% flaring.





A new pipeline will ensure that some of the North Dakota gas processing plants "will now be able to operate at full capacity," mentioned Helms. The pipeline is operated by "Oklahoma-based ONEOK, [and] runs from Sidney, Mont., near the North Dakota border to central Kansas," said the Star Tribune.

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