Oil in North Dakota

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    Oil in North Dakota

  • First Oil Wells Drilled in North Dakota

  • First Oil Boom Started

  • Formation was Named the Bakken

  • First Oil Boom Ended

  • Second Oil Boom Started

  • Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

  • Second Oil Boom Ended

  • Third Oil Boom Started

  • Keystone Pipeline Proposed

  • ND Ranks 8th in Oil Production

  • ND Ranks 6th in Oil Production

  • ND Ranks 4th in Oil Production

  • BP Oil Spill

  • Legacy Fund Created

  • ND Ranks 3rd in Oil Production

  • ND Ranks 2nd in Oil Production

  • Flaring Legislation Changed

  • Largest Oil Spill on US Soil

  • Casselton Oil Spill

  • Positive Environmental Impact Statement Released

  • ND Projected to Reach 1 Million Barrels