Record-breaking North Dakota oil production is expected to level off early next year, but the output peak could still be years away, state regulators and analysts said. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now A combination of winter weather and sluggish upstream investment in the Williston Basin because of declining oil prices will likely cause output growth to plateau or slow in early 2019, potentially until May, Lynn Helms, North Dakota’s top oil and gas regulator, said. Helms added that investments in drilling, fracking and well completions all are slowing down because of the decline in Bakken oil prices. Bakken crude oil price differentials saw pressure in October and November as growing production in the Williston Basin began to outpace available pipeline takeaway capacity. Other factors that put pressure on prices was prolonged seasonal maintenance at Midwest refineries this fall and record-low […]