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US EIA: US crude oil production fell by 8% in 2020, the largest annual decrease on record

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The production decline resulted from reduced drilling activity related to low oil prices in 2020. In January 2020, US crude oil production reached a peak of 12.8 In March 2020, crude oil prices decreased because of the sudden drop in petroleum demand that resulted from the global response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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GlobalData: best performing wells in Permian break-even at as low as US$22 per barrel

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A GlobalData analysis of recent wells for 26 operators in the Permian basin indicates a break-even oil price range from US$21 to US$48 per barrel with lateral lengths ranging from 4,500 ft to 10,500 ft. On 25 June, the price of a 42-gallon barrel of West Texas Intermediate Crude (WTI) was $68.08.

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EIA: Permian region expected to drive US crude oil production growth through 2019

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This national increase is almost entirely driven by tight oil. In particular, the Permian region in western Texas and eastern New Mexico is expected to account for more than half of the growth in crude oil production through 2019. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, August 2018.

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Chevron leveraging information technology to optimize thermal production of heavy oil with increased recovery and reduced costs

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Chevron has already shifted to gas-fired co-generation plants to produce steam and export power to the California grid; it is also working on a solar concentrator pilot in New Mexico that would generate steam using sunlight to further reduce costs and environmental impact of its thermal production process.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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1) Nurture My Body (1) OESX (1) OIL ETN (1) OTCBB:PPRW (1) Oasys (1) Ocean Dead Zones (1) PLX Devices (1) PNE3.DE 1) Nurture My Body (1) OESX (1) OIL ETN (1) OTCBB:PPRW (1) Oasys (1) Ocean Dead Zones (1) PLX Devices (1) PNE3.DE In addition to Smart Grid City, another major EV/V2G initiative is unfolding. SZ (1) 6753.T

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