Blizzard freezes Bakken output as US Midwest gas demand strengthens
Natural gas production in the Bakken shale of Montana, North Dakota and parts of Canada declined Dec. 19 to levels not seen in the month of December in nearly five years, with sub-zero temperatures and snow blanketing oil and gas producers in the play. Gas production in the Bakken averaged 14.6 Bcf/d Dec. 19, the lowest level recorded since late…