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June 15, 2015

Total U.S. oil production increases
Washington (UPI) Jun 11, 2015
Total U.S. crude oil production reached 9.6 million barrels per day, with output from the Lower 48 states showing some recovery, federal data show. The total U.S. crude oil production for the week ending June 5 was about a quarter of a percent higher than the previous week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports 9.1 million bpd came from the Lower 48 and 509,000 bpd came from Alaska, which in the EIA's last report was the lone standout in production gains. Though Alaska is th ... read more

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