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1/4 Century: What Was the Oil and Gas Industry Like in the Early 2000s? Part 2

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billion barrels of recoverable oil , a staggering prospect that set the stage for the U.S. Technology Takes Hold: The introduction of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling unlocked resources once deemed inaccessible, enabling recovery rates 30% higher than traditional methods. million barrels of oil equivalent by 2005.

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