[DaveA37]

Get rid of the obstructionists (including odumbo) and we will see a major increase, of that I have no doubt.

[Balding_Eagle]

Maybe, but the underlying problem is the low price of crude.

[Vigilanteman]

23,000 barrels per month is such a catastrophic drop in 1.22 million barrels per day, isn't it.

I used to live in North Dakota and I've got a sneaking suspicion that the locals are using this bad news plus the coming winter to send some of the riffraff attracted by the oil boom packing and moving south.