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Published December 20, 2011, 12:00 AM

Lynn Helms, right, director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources


Lynn Helms, right, director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, and assistant director Bruce Hicks, left, make a presentation to the North Dakota Industrial Commission on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, in the governor's conference room in the North Dakota state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., about a proposed new oil production unit in western North Dakota. The commission on Tuesday approved the unit, which will be operated by Burlington Resources Inc., a unit of ConocoPhillips of Houston. (AP Photo/Dale Wetzel)
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