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Peak Oil

Spider Jerusalem

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1. Yes, it's because of fracking

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 10:36 AM

Oct 2017

US oil production in 2010 was 5.6 million barrels a day, that rose to over 9 million barrels a day in 2015 and 8.8 million barrels a day in 2016, data here. Nearly half of the oil produced in 2016 (4.25 million barrels a day) was "tight" oil (oil shale, tar sands, etc), see here.

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Yes, it's because of fracking Spider Jerusalem Oct 2017 #1

thank you! nt raccoon Oct 2017 #2