No pipelines, so N.D. burns off natural gas
Third of oil boom's byproduct can't be sold
Posted: August 21, 2009 at 5:11 a.m.
Natural gas flares from an oil well last September near Parshall, N.D.
Enough natural gas to heat every home in North Dakota through at least two winters was burned off as an unmarketable byproduct in the state's oil patch in 2008, records obtained by The Associated Press show.
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Business, Pages 27, 28 on 08/21/2009
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