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EIA: Permian region expected to drive US crude oil production growth through 2019

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The forecast growth is driven by the ramping up of 2 new fields that started producing in 2017, the anticipation of 10 new fields starting up in 2018, and 6 new fields coming online in 2019. The recent production growth in the Bakken has been supported by the removal of pipeline capacity constraints that affected the region before 2017.

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The United States plans to build charging piles in the wilderness

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With rolling mountains and boundless plains, Montana has magnificent scenery and vast horizons. On Montana’s 147,000 square miles of land, the state’s latest count of charging points was just 57, most of which were concentrated in towns and cities rather than along highways. One charger every 50 miles.

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US State Department issues Presidential Permit to TransCanada for Keystone XL

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The permit authorizes TransCanada to construct, to connect, to operate, and to maintain pipeline facilities at the US-Canadian border in Phillips County, Montana for the importation of crude oil. An application to the Nebraska Public Service Commission in early 2017 for approval of its proposed routing in Nebraska. Earlier post.)