North Dakota’s oil output averaged over 1.39 million b/d in October, up nearly 32,600 b/d from September and another monthly production record, the North Dakota Pipeline Authority reported Friday. The record production could be short-lived as producers slow investment, according to Lynn Helms, the state’s top oil and gas regulator. Helms told reporters Friday that a combination of low oil prices, limited gas capture infrastructure and cold weather could slow future production. “We’re getting used to seeing month after month records,” he said. “The signals I’m hearing from industry … they’re going to slow investment through the first quarter of next year.” Helms said that investment in drilling, hydraulic fracturing and well completions are all expected to decline, at least through April 2019, causing statewide output to stagnate or dip going forward. Helms said that […]