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U.S. oil production at highest level since 1998

Grand Forks Herald -- North Dakota oil production has helped lift U.S. monthly oil production to the highest level since 1998.

The Energy Information Administration said Tuesday that U.S. crude oil production averaged nearly 6.5 million barrels per day in September, the highest volume in nearly 15 years.

The last time the United States produced 6.5 million barrels per day or more was in January of 1998, the EIA reported.

Since September 2011, U.S. production has increased by more than 900,000 barrels per day, thanks to the use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, according to the EIA.

Texas and North Dakota saw the largest oil production increases.

In March, North Dakota surpassed Alaska to become the No. 2 oil producing state. North Dakota produced a record 728,494 barrels of oil per day in...

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Submitted Dec 05, 2012 By: 1studman

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,609 Points:1,608,545 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 5:35:01 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse sure hasn't done anything for gasoline and ESPECIALLY diesel prices.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,609 Points:1,608,545 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 5:34:13 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse how about, instead of shipping all that crude out of the country, it gets refined and used in the US?
sunite All-Star Author Virginia Posts:916 Points:223,645 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 7:53:05 PM Ignore sunite Report Abuse Need new Refineries as well
leemun Champion Author Utah Posts:5,528 Points:1,038,400 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 6:26:03 PM Ignore leemun Report Abuse Still good for the country, and viable even with government roadblocks.
blupupher Champion Author Houston Posts:3,545 Points:747,070 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 8:28:44 AM Ignore blupupher Report Abuse yet fuel prices do not reflect it.
eomc17 Champion Author Tucson Posts:1,822 Points:134,145 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 7:50:04 AM Ignore eomc17 Report Abuse Big deal. Oil and gas prices are still hyperinflated thanks to greedy speculators and big oil market supply manipulations.
iFueler Champion Author Durham Posts:64,353 Points:177,550 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 2:06:32 AM Ignore iFueler Report Abuse this could be good for drivers
snappytom2 Champion Author Corpus Christi Posts:3,541 Points:274,320 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 6:10:37 PM Ignore snappytom2 Report Abuse Gas prices remain high regardless of production.
slowtrain Champion Author Georgia Posts:3,657 Points:946,950 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 5:51:13 PM Ignore slowtrain Report Abuse Good. Bring prices down. Yea right.
nemoFL Champion Author Florida Posts:8,796 Points:1,609,300 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 4:51:56 PM Ignore nemoFL Report Abuse good stuff
myambro Champion Author Sacramento Posts:3,199 Points:1,051,200 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 4:46:40 PM Ignore myambro Report Abuse Yay us?
balljars Champion Author Michigan Posts:8,113 Points:1,610,595 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 4:41:42 PM Ignore balljars Report Abuse We can make it to the top someday.
pleinyeux All-Star Author Montreal Posts:776 Points:198,655 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 4:30:52 PM Ignore pleinyeux Report Abuse money monye monye ...(just do it)...
TopGunn Champion Author Baltimore Posts:9,181 Points:2,614,555 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 4:29:31 PM Ignore TopGunn Report Abuse You would never know it by the retail price.
Zeke33 Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:5,568 Points:1,614,185 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 4:28:20 PM Ignore Zeke33 Report Abuse The Congress will not allow new refineries. The existing ones have been upgraded as much as possible and some are outliving their usefulness. Shame on Congress.
dollarwatcher Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:7,935 Points:1,533,270 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 4:27:43 PM Ignore dollarwatcher Report Abuse Sad part is a lot is getting exported.
Dennisjk Champion Author Detroit Posts:6,481 Points:1,924,475 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 4:25:28 PM Ignore Dennisjk Report Abuse We need refinery output.
SNOWMI Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,157 Points:215,555 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 4:24:14 PM Ignore SNOWMI Report Abuse nice
ekcbp Sophomore Author California Posts:145 Points:56,520 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 4:18:45 PM Ignore ekcbp Report Abuse Unfortunately refineries flat or decreasing.
turboz2012 All-Star Author Charleston Posts:672 Points:373,395 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 4:06:57 PM Ignore turboz2012 Report Abuse supply is up but with refineries and competition the prices will keep going up
WeasleyOC Champion Author Orange County Posts:3,142 Points:801,310 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 4:04:24 PM Ignore WeasleyOC Report Abuse Drilling and producing wells are fine, but we need to be able to refine and deliver to the markets.
ESCORT6768 Champion Author Iowa Posts:1,067 Points:610,065 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 4:00:37 PM Ignore ESCORT6768 Report Abuse Increased on private land, decreased on federal land. We still need more refineries to process the oil.
RAE344 Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:3,054 Points:659,570 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:59:09 PM Ignore RAE344 Report Abuse Does it matter, without refineries to make this oil into gasoline/diesel, this means nothing.
jl1rp Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:1,806 Points:356,230 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:50:04 PM Ignore jl1rp Report Abuse Now we need to keep it for us to use.
jcpatriots Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,898 Points:597,845 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:46:34 PM Ignore jcpatriots Report Abuse Keep it in the states... and let our prices go down.
kst8er Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,880 Points:1,045,600 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:44:48 PM Ignore kst8er Report Abuse keep it state-side & get prices @ the pump down
8ballnd Champion Author North Dakota Posts:2,108 Points:285,525 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:43:10 PM Ignore 8ballnd Report Abuse dilbert3333????? You are so wrong on private and public land has oil rigs on them.
Foxt Champion Author Minnesota Posts:5,255 Points:2,019,355 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:41:02 PM Ignore Foxt Report Abuse They've been sitting on a lot of capped wells just waiting for higher prices. Must be that time.
36IHBinder Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,953 Points:642,115 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:39:09 PM Ignore 36IHBinder Report Abuse Still only a drop in the bucket
blazerbob91 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:6,135 Points:1,881,720 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:39:07 PM Ignore blazerbob91 Report Abuse And why are prices still high......GREED
rasprout Champion Author Tacoma Posts:3,367 Points:1,219,910 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:38:59 PM Ignore rasprout Report Abuse the sooner we can get off Imported oil the better. Keep the production going!
hallows Champion Author St. Louis Posts:4,693 Points:2,803,645 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:38:17 PM Ignore hallows Report Abuse Probably the latter, TA33!
BobbyVA Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:5,498 Points:1,174,575 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:38:11 PM Ignore BobbyVA Report Abuse Our production is at the highest level since 1998 and still gas prices for 2012 set a record for being the highest cost ever. What's wrong with this statement, based on this statement gas should be $.96/per gallon.
regasaz Champion Author Phoenix Posts:5,775 Points:1,280,880 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:37:06 PM Ignore regasaz Report Abuse Keep it coming......... quit sending those dollars to OPEC countries.
papou Champion Author Tampa Posts:10,874 Points:1,904,385 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:35:14 PM Ignore papou Report Abuse We need to keep the price of crude and gasoline in line for the USA consumption
TA33 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:1,487 Points:320,290 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:34:28 PM Ignore TA33 Report Abuse So are we using the crude domestically to support the US or are they selling it on the international market to China and India to make a huge profit?
DeserTBoB Champion Author California Posts:1,334 Points:200,200 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:33:29 PM Ignore DeserTBoB Report Abuse Looks like the GOPhers and Romnuts lied again. That anything new?
dougerstew Veteran Author Oregon Posts:394 Points:1,108,630 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:33:12 PM Ignore dougerstew Report Abuse this is good news, but no thanks to Obama's administration
qwerty17 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:3,645 Points:1,116,550 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:30:45 PM Ignore qwerty17 Report Abuse just last week some rag was whining about how we as a country are down 6 rigs & blames obama. now we have super high production levels. beware of spinners, people.
dilbert3333 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:11,075 Points:1,919,445 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:29:01 PM Ignore dilbert3333 Report Abuse The North Dakota oil production boom is occurring on PRIVATE land, not on Government confiscated land, which for all purposes Maobama is restricting from oil exploration.
redbeard47229 All-Star Author Indiana Posts:675 Points:43,045 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:27:10 PM Ignore redbeard47229 Report Abuse Get the gov't out and Alaska would be #1 in the world and so would the USA
luvmyburgi Champion Author Ohio Posts:5,825 Points:959,245 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:25:15 PM Ignore luvmyburgi Report Abuse Great
IUVidiot Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,580 Points:707,385 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:24:42 PM Ignore IUVidiot Report Abuse great news
gumbyrex Champion Author Fresno Posts:3,291 Points:757,340 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:24:36 PM Ignore gumbyrex Report Abuse The more we have, the more we use.
Cheepo Champion Author Tampa Posts:9,889 Points:3,128,005 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:24:33 PM Ignore Cheepo Report Abuse I do not believe it!!!!!!!!
iamforiu Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,565 Points:709,690 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:22:42 PM Ignore iamforiu Report Abuse need to keep it up
marlita Champion Author Dayton Posts:3,307 Points:784,055 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:21:40 PM Ignore marlita Report Abuse So why are gas prices so high?
honkerman Champion Author San Jose Posts:44,217 Points:2,395,145 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:21:02 PM Ignore honkerman Report Abuse Drilling works.
ARROWHEAD Veteran Author Detroit Posts:470 Points:1,207,540 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:19:17 PM Ignore ARROWHEAD Report Abuse Keep pumping!
DatThao All-Star Author Wilmington Posts:712 Points:138,815 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 3:03:42 PM Ignore DatThao Report Abuse Probably not safe for the environment and the people in the area.