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Old 09-30-2011, 07:11 PM   #1
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Default Oil boom in Western hemisphere dwarfs Middle East

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Old 09-30-2011, 07:44 PM   #2
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A small town like Williston, he says, can be burdened by a sudden oil boom
Welcome to Fort MacMurray, Alberta.
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Yup. I'm watching the oil shale development in Montana and southern Alberta- lots of potential there. Once we're through the recession/depression and we hit the next sustained jump in crude prices I expect the area will take off.
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