January 24, 2025--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--As parts of North America dust off from the latest round of severe winter weather, woes continue upstream with North Dakota pointing to a decline in crude oil production.

Many parts of the United States this week were in the grips of inclement weather that brought sub-zero temperatures to some areas, and even as much as 10 inches of snow to New Orleans.