oilpipelineBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Department of Mineral Resources says the state’s oil production increased by about 6,800 barrels a day in October, after seeing a decrease in the previous three months.
 
     The agency says the state produced an average of 1.1 million barrels of oil daily in October. The October production was about 60,000 barrels per day less than the record set in December.
 
     North Dakota also produced a 1.6 million cubic feet of natural gas in October, down slightly from a record set in July.
 
     The October tally is the latest figure available because oil production numbers typically lag at least two months.