"While it appears likely that the observed seismicity rate changes in the middle part of the United States in recent years are manmade, it remains to be determined if they are related to either changes in production methodologies or to the rate of oil and gas production, " wrote David J.

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The rate of growth of oil production this year has crawled nearly to a stop and experts predict an imminent and massive decline in gas production and exports due to insufficient investment in the industry.

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Shell's production of oil has been dwindling at a rate of 7% a year.

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First oil is expected to be landed by early 2006, with a target production rate of 250, 000 barrels per day.

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The company averaged 694, 000 oil-equivalent barrels (Boe) per day, the highest daily production rate in history in its North American onshore properties, and a 10% increase from the prior year.

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So the new energy minister, Marit Arnstad, a fierce young woman from the Centre Party, says that oil and gas production will have to be curbed or at least kept down to its present rate.

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Global production reached 1.54 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day, while refining capacity utilization rate stood at 91%.

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The increase in production of both coal and oil has raised concerns about meeting carbon dioxide emissions targets, designed to slow the rate of increase in global temperatures.

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