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US overtakes Saudi Arabia in oil production

The US already produces 40% more oil than Saudi Arabia, and the gap continues to widen. This situation, which seemed unimaginable less than 10 years ago, has become a reality thanks to the success of fracking (hydraulic fracturing) and shale oil (shale oil) in the United States. The American nation…

Ecopetrol starts fracking pilot plan in Colombia

Colombia started the fracking pilot plan through state-owned Ecopetrol. The president of the oil company Felipe Bayón elaborated a summary of the aspects that were considered in the preliminary study, which included the "current situation…