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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.
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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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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 1 Jun. 2024.
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