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The US now produces more than 10% of the world's crude, thanks to the shale industry

Ana Komnenic | March 26, 2014 | 7:23 pm Canada Europe 

Boosted by the shale industry, US crude oil production in the first quarter of 2014 made up more than 10% of the world's total output. US tight oil production averaged 3.22 million barrels per day over the past three months...

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