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Related: About this forumUS oil output hits monthly record high in August, EIA says
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US oil output hits monthly record high in August, EIA says
Thu, October 31, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT 1 min read
(Reuters) - U.S. oil production rose 1.5% in August to a monthly record high of 13.4 million barrels per day (bpd), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its monthly oil and natural gas production report.
That tops the prior record high of 13.31 million bpd in December 2023, the data showed.
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US oil output hits monthly record high in August, EIA says
Thu, October 31, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT 1 min read
(Reuters) - U.S. oil production rose 1.5% in August to a monthly record high of 13.4 million barrels per day (bpd), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its monthly oil and natural gas production report.
That tops the prior record high of 13.31 million bpd in December 2023, the data showed.
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mahatmakanejeeves
Oct 2024
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Voltaire2
(15,377 posts)1. I'm sure the planning for environmental collapse
will take the acceleration into account.
southmost
(833 posts)2. wasn't this supposed lower price?!?!
drill baby drill was a terrible lie
Voltaire2
(15,377 posts)3. It does increase supply of crude oil.
So it also eventually is reflected in pump prices of gasoline.
More to the point, we need to leave oil in the ground and transition to sustainable transportation systems. There is an accelerating climate catastrophe. More oil production makes it worse.