“North Dakota is cracking down on flaring that increases air pollution and also casts a glow in the night sky that can be seen miles away from remote well sites. Oil companies routinely burn off gas that emerges along with crude from wells when local pipelines or demand are insufficient to absorb the fuel.  North Dakota’s daily crude output surpassed 1 million barrels in April for the first time in history, making the state a bigger oil supplier than OPEC members Ecuador or Qatar. In the U.S., Texas is the only state that pumps more crude than North Dakota, according to the Energy Department.  The industrial commission wants a 26 percent reduction in gas flaring statewide this year.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-01/bakken-oil-explorers-told-to-cut-flaring-or-face-crude-caps-1-.html

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