North America appears headed for an oil renaissance, with crude production expected to hit an all-time high by 2016 given the current pace of drilling in the U.S. and Canada, according to a study released by an energy research firm this week.
U.S. oil production in areas including West Texas' Permian Basin, South Texas' Eagle Ford shale and North Dakota's Bakken shale will record a rise of a little more than 2 million barrels per day from 2010 to 2016, according to data compiled by Bentek Energy, a Colorado firm that tracks energy infrastructure and production projects.
Canadian crude production is expected to grow by about 971,000 barrels per day during the same period, with much of the oil headed for the U.S.
Combined, the U.S. and Canadian oil output will top 111/2 million barrels per day, which is even more than their combined peak in 1972.
Goldman Sachs has estimated the U.S. could move from being the No. 3 oil producer behind Saudi Arabia and Russia to the No. 1 spot by 2017.
It's a reversal of the steady downward trend that started after 1971, when U.S. oil production peaked at about 91/2 million barrels per day.
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