North Dakota
Slight drop in oil, gas production in North Dakota for June
BISMARCK, N.D. (KUMV) – June was a quiet month for North Dakota’s oil and gas industry.
In the latest Director’s Cut report, Department of Mineral Resources Assistant Director Mark Bohrer said oil production fell 2% to about 1.17 million barrels per day. Gas production saw a 1% drop to about 3.47 billion cubic feet of gas a day.
Bohrer said the drops stem from fewer wells and downtime at some gas plants.
He said it may be difficult to achieve the 1.3 million barrel mark by the end of the year, given the slow movement trends.
“I think it will be a struggle. We’ve had a couple months of down production. Hopefully, the July numbers will turn around and we’ll see a little bit of an uptick, but we’re hopeful,” said Bohrer.
Rig counts in the state have also held steady in the upper thirties.
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