North Dakota oil production dips in December; price up but flat output expected in '26

North Dakota oil production dips in December; price up but flat output expected in '26

BISMARCK — The price of oil has trended up recently, but North Dakota regulators said the state is set for relatively flat output in 2026. Meanwhile, North Dakota production dropped in December by over 6% to 1.12 million barrels of oil per day from 1.19 million barrels daily in November. Daily natural gas output fell too. North Dakota produced an average of 3.34 billion cubic feet of gas per day in December compared to 3.54 billion cubic feet da…

North Dakota operators likely to keep crude output steady this year, regulator says

(BOE Report) – Crude output is expected to be relatively steady in North Dakota in February, the third-largest U.S. oil-producing state, a state regulator said on Monday, with little change expected in drilling activity. Operators are likely to hold their drilling rig count, an indicator of future output, near current operational levels of 26 for the year, said Nathan Anderson, director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources. Oil pro