I cover oil ... But, U.S. crude prices are up nearly 20% since the start of the year, rising past $70 a barrel. Drillers have finally been given a chance to capitalize, and the Bakken has been ...

The Bakken crude has made North Dakota the U.S.'s second-largest oil-producing state, after Texas, and helped boost U.S. oil production to its highest level since 1988. Next year, the U.S. might ...

Speculation abounds on the Bakken reaching maturity and ... extracted more than 5 billion barrels of oil in the state since 1951. North Dakota’s crude reserves and output now rank as the third ...

Hess’ oil volumes beat analyst estimates by 3%, with Bakken production 2% above consensus ... reporting another solid beat” driven by higher crude production, lower operating costs and lower ...