North Dakota oil output fell by an estimated 60,000-90,000 barrels per day on Tuesday due to frigid temperatures and related operational challenges, the state pipeline regulator said in a statement.
North Dakota is the third-largest oil-producing state in the country, with November output totaling some 1.221 million bpd, according to the latest data from the Department of Mineral Resources.
The state’s associated natural gas output fell by an estimated 0.17-0.26 billion cubic feet per day, said Justin Kringstad, director of the North Dakota Pipeline Authority.
Production challenges appeared to have started last week and continued through the weekend, according to Kringstad.
“Cold conditions are expected to continue this week. Recovery typically takes up to a week once more normal weather conditions arrive,” he added.
(Reporting by Georgina McCartney and Arathy Somasekhar in Houston; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)