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1/3 of Bakken Gas is Flared
December 29, 2011 | Energy Information Administration

The Energy Information Administration reports that about 1/3 of the natural gas produced from the Bakken Formation of North Dakota is flared instead of marketed because natural gas pipelines are not present in the production area or they can not accept additional gas.


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