Economist

Richard Iley

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

United states Oil, gas and consumable fuels / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<p>The US's shale revolution continues to forge ahead at eye-watering speed. As we have highlighted in a series of notes, <strong>a feature of recent years has the remarkable extent to which output gains and, by implication, productivity increases consistently top even the most wildly optimistic forecasts.</strong> In other words, the supply just keeps coming  (see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/us-saudi-america" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:15383">Chart of the Day: Saudi America</a> for example). </p>
<p>The US Energy Information Administration's (EIA) monthly short-term forecasts provide one important way of…</p>
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The US's shale revolution continues to forge ahead at eye-watering speed. As we have highlighted in a series of notes, a feature of recent years has the remarkable extent to which output gains and, by implication, productivity increases consistently top even the most wildly optimistic forecasts. In other words, the supply just keeps coming  (see Chart of the Day: Saudi America for example). 
The US Energy Information Administration's (EIA) monthly short-term forecasts provide one important way of…


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