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Estimates vary considerably, but it could easily be 200 billion barrels. How much of that is economically recoverable will depend on future technology and oil prices. Continental Resources estimates that 12% or more of it may eventually be produced.

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What province has rich oil fields?

Saskatchewan - the Bakken Oil Formation


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The Bakken Formation in Alaska.


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Christopher Bakken was born in 1967.


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Willy Bakken died in 2010.


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