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IEA March Oil Market Report revises 2015 demand forecast upward

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out in the second quarter of 2014, global oil demand growth has since steadily risen, with year?on?year mb/d, bringing global demand to an average 93.5 mb/d, bringing global demand to an average 93.5 Global supply rose by 1.3 expected US crude supply, raising the 2015 North American outlook. Having bottomed?out

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New EIA report boosts estimates of global recoverable shale oil resources 10-fold to 345 billion barrels

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ARI) to conduct the new world shale resource assessment because shale oil production has become a significant source of oil supply within the United States and because more and better geologic information has become available for shale formations located outside the United States. EIA commissioned Advanced Resources International, Inc.

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Increase in US rig count will not cap oil prices

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The argument emerged that having contributed to the collapse of world oil prices, US LTO was the new global swing producer, replacing OPEC leader Saudi Arabia in that role. If prices went too low the LTO operators couldn’t afford to drill, which would shrink supply and cause prices to rise. Then WTI at or near $100 a barrel was common.