Our growing thirst for energy means today's projects dwarf most past endeavors. The Hoover Dam cost $49 million in 1936. Adjusted for inflation, that's only $825 million today.
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Iraq oil production surpasses Iran
Oil production in Iraq surpassed 3 million barrels a day in July, putting it ahead of longtime rival Iran.
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Mexico's big oil problem
Mexico's oil production is waning as its oil fields age and the state oil company, PEMEX, retains a monopoly on the business.
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Commentary: Worst over for Chesapeake Energy
Chesapeake Energy was hit hard earlier this year but strategist John Licata thinks the stock has bottomed out.
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Oil companies desperately seek water amid Kansas drought
From shipping in water from out of state to digging their own ponds and water wells, oil companies drilling in the drought-ridden fields of southern Kansas are doing whatever they can -- and spending lots of money -- to get the water they need to tap into the state's oil reserves.
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