October 23, 2012
EXPERTS ARE ALWAYS SURPRISED BY EVENTS:
US may soon become world's top oil producer (AP, October 23, 2012)
U.S. oil output is surging so fast that the United States could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's biggest producer.Driven by high prices and new drilling methods, U.S. production of crude and other liquid hydrocarbons is on track to rise 7 percent this year to an average of 10.9 million barrels per day. This will be the fourth straight year of crude increases and the biggest single-year gain since 1951.The boom has surprised even the experts.
Posted by Orrin Judd at October 23, 2012 9:26 PM
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