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World Service,08 Sep 2005,12 mins

American Oil

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The USA consumes 20 million barrels of crude oil a day which costs 1.3 billion dollars a day. A guide to the US oil industry. Contributors include Adam Sieminski, chief energy economist for Deutsche Bank and BBC economics correspondent Andrew Walker.

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