据天然气新闻2021年4月16日休斯敦报道，由于沃特福德城市中心的天然气价格降至近2美元/百万英热单位，加上加拿大对美国中西部的天然气出口增加，巴肯盆地的天然气产量继续小幅下降。
根据公布的统计数据，巴肯盆地天然气产量的小幅下降为加拿大西部沿北部边境管道的天然气开辟了空间，预计未来几个月管道将出现更多的空间。
对北达科他州威利斯顿的抽样资料显示，截至4月16日，天然气日产量从3月份的22亿立方英尺上升至21.4亿立方英尺。预计到4月20日将降至20.9亿立方英尺。
因此，巴肯盆地向美国北部边界上中西部地区输送的天然气数量减少。4月6日，巴肯盆地北部边境的天然气日流量降至17亿立方英尺，为2月19日极端寒冷导致减产以来的最低水平。4月16日，巴肯盆地北部边境的天然气日流量为18亿立方英尺。
李峻 编译自 天然气新闻
原文如下：
Bakken gas production, rig count slower to recover than other US basins
Bakken natural gas production continues to show slight declines, allowing for additional Canadian exports to the US Midwest as Watford City hub prices fall to nearly $2/MMBtu.
A slight dip in Bakken production opened space for West Canada gas along Northern Border Pipeline, and more space is expected to appear in the coming months, according to Analytics.
Analytics sample data for the Williston in North Dakota shows a swing from 2.2 Bcf/d in March to 2.14 Bcf/d as of April 16. It is expected to fall to 2.09 Bcf/d by April 20.
As a result, the basin has sent less gas to the US Upper Midwest on Northern Border. Bakken flows on Northern Border fell to just 1.7 Bcf/d on April 6, the lowest it has been since Feb. 19, when extreme cold caused production curtailments. Bakken flows measured at 1.8 Bcf/d on Northern Border on April 16.