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September 13, 2016

Hess: North Dakota ready once oil prices recover
New York (UPI) Sep 12, 2016
The oil price recovery isn't quite strong enough to support a program targeting production growth from North Dakota, energy company Hess Corp. said Hess last year set a 2016 spending target of between $2.9 billion and $3.1 billion. By January, the company revised its full-year guidance lower to $2.4 billion, 40 percent below 2015 spending levels. In July, the company said it was upbeat about the potential for growth in North Dakota, where exploration and production had shown some recover ... read more

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