US oil production hits 10 million barrels per day for first time since 1970

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U.S. oil production hit 10 million barrels per day in November for the first time since 1970, highlighting the power of shale oil and natural gas boom.

More than 6 million of those barrels came from shale, the Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday.

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