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Hydraulic Fracturing Illustration

This diagram illustrates the process of hydraulic fracturing and how the oil and natural gas industry protects surrounding groundwater throughout the process.

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What Consumers are Paying for at the Gasoline Pump

The biggest single component of retail gasoline prices is the cost of the raw material used to produce gasoline – crude oil. For example, in 2010, crude oil alone made up 68 percent of th...

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Effective Tax Rates Among Industries (Averaged over 2005-2009)

U.S. based oil and gas companies must structure their operations and invest substantial capital where the resource is found rather than where the best tax regime is located. As a result, ...

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Income Tax Expenses as Share of Net Income Before Income Taxes (2010)

U.S. oil and natural gas companies pay considerably more in taxes than the average manufacturing company. In 2010 income tax expenses (as a share of net income before income taxes) averag...

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2009 Largest Oil and Gas Companies (percent of worldwide reserves)

A global business has global competition. America’s oil and natural gas industry is one of the world’s largest and most capital intensive, where companies routinely invest billions of dol...

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