NDPC unveils Bakken crude quality study

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Houston—The North Dakota Petroleum Council released its much-awaited final report Monday that detailed the quality of Bakken Shale crude oil and included additional recommendations to ensure consistent operation of field treating equipment, oil testing procedures and shipping classification. The study follows and reinforces preliminary results released in May, which concluded Bakken crude is similar to other North American light sweet crudes and does not pose a greater risk to rail transport than other crudes and transportation fuels, study sponsors said. “This study provides the most thorough and comprehensive analysis of crude oil quality from a tight oil production basin to date,” John Auers, executive vice president of consultants Turner, Mason & Company, which conducted the study, said in a statement.