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Powered by the shale oil boom, the United States produced 13.2 million barrels of crude oil per day in March, according to federal statistics.
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Matt Egan, CNN, 14 June 2024
The resulting overproduction and free fall in oil prices is testing the business models of all producers, particularly those in emerging markets, including the one that exists in the United States—the shale oil and gas sector.
—Carmen Reinhart, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2020
Another host, Harold G. Hamm, the executive chairman and founder of Continental Resources, is one of the pioneers of the shale oil boom that turned the United States into the world’s largest crude exporter.
—Rebecca Elliott, New York Times, 21 May 2024
Indeed, the growth of shale oil production has meant huge amounts of associated gas is produced; oil producers benefit from being able to sell associated gas as a byproduct, but the oil revenue and profits generally dwarfs that from the gas.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
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Matt Egan, CNN, 14 June 2024
The resulting overproduction and free fall in oil prices is testing the business models of all producers, particularly those in emerging markets, including the one that exists in the United States—the shale oil and gas sector.
—Carmen Reinhart, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2020
Another host, Harold G. Hamm, the executive chairman and founder of Continental Resources, is one of the pioneers of the shale oil boom that turned the United States into the world’s largest crude exporter.
—Rebecca Elliott, New York Times, 21 May 2024
Indeed, the growth of shale oil production has meant huge amounts of associated gas is produced; oil producers benefit from being able to sell associated gas as a byproduct, but the oil revenue and profits generally dwarfs that from the gas.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Shale oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shale%20oil. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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