Sentences with phrase «made tight oil production»

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The most obvious change has been the renaissance of oil and gas production: the growth in unconventional gas production, alongside increased output of light tight oil, is making a substantial contribution to economic activity and competitiveness.

Unfortunately, the mainstream media and politicians on both sides of the aisle are parroting the hype, claiming — in Obama's case — that unconventional oil can play a key role in an «all of the above» energy strategy and — in Romney's — that increased production of tight oil and tar sands can make North America energy independent by the end of his second term.

Technological breakthroughs in shale gas and tight oil production are poised to make the United States — not Saudi Arabia — the world's largest producer of crude oil as early as the end of the decade, according to the latest World Energy Outlook published by the International Energy Agency (IEA).