Alaska Oil December Output Falls 4.6% From Year Earlier
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Alaskan crude oil production fell 4.6 percent in December from a year earlier, according to the Alaska Tax Division.
Production in December averaged 622,355 barrels a day, a decrease from 652,064 a year earlier and from 624,687 in the previous month, according to a posting on the state website. Output peaked for the month at 641,212 barrels on Dec. 1 and touched a low of 607,525 barrels Dec. 30.