ADN, North Dakota has passed Alaska to become the second-leading oil-producing state in the nation, trailing only Texas. *   *   *   PNA by Eric Lidji (NGP Photo).  Pioneer Natural Resources Alaska Inc. is announcing a 50 million barrel discovery at its budding Nuna development based on exploration drilling completed this past winter.  Alaska House of Representatives Finance Committee Cochairmen Bill Stoltz (NGP Photo-Far Left) and Bill Thomas (NGP Photo) said yesterday that, "The governor vetoed $66.6 million from the Fiscal Year 2013 statewide operations and capital investment budgets, which total $12.1 billion.  ...   "This is a [...]