US shale oil supply shock shifts global power balance

Shale oil production adds economic value, but critics say the costs to the environment are also large A steeper-than-expected rise in US shale oil reserves is about to change the global balance of power between new and existing producers, a report says. Over the next five years, the US will account for a third of new oil supplies, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), external. The U

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USのシェールオイルの生産は、予想を上回る勢いで伸びている。次の5年で、新規の石油供給の1/3はUS産。USは、石油の主要輸入国から、輸出入の差し引きで輸出国に立場を変えた。この供給ショックは世界中に影響を