A Giant In Its Own Right: Oklahoma Stands Out With Oil, Gas Production

摘要

Oklahoma is something of a sleeper in shale oil and gas world. The vaunted oil and gas plays of Texas and North Dakota cast long shadows— long enough sometimes to obscure entire states. Yet Oklahoma’s varied mix of oil and natural gas is impressive. Oklahoma is one of the top five oil- producing states, and three of the nation’s largest oil fields are found there. The state also produced more natural gas than the output of Louisiana, Wyoming or New Mexico from July 2014 to July 2015, ac- cording to Barclays Capital Inc. statistics.