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Panic! By Keith Kohl | Friday, April 11th, 2014 Competition often breeds excellence. Nowhere else does this cliché hold more true than in the shale boom that's currently underway. In North Dakota, we see drillers are consistently improving their operational efficiencies with practically every new well drilled. Independent companies like Continental Resources have lowered their average well costs in the Bakken by almost 20%. Their success is far from an anomaly, and it has become a standard for every other operator. What's more is that this isn't restricted to just North Dakota. Today, competition has helped the oil bonanza spread like wildfire across the lower 48 states as new drilling technology unfolds. Unfortunately, that simply isn't the case for everyone. Advertisement Discovery Alert: The Land of Milk and... Oil? For years, most people paid little attention to Glassrock County out in West Texas. But I can tell you this... that's not the case any longer. You see, the land underneath this little-known county contains an oil field that is bigger than 8 U.S. states combined. And according to CNBC, the "Oil flows like water..." As you can imagine, this is paving the way to even more incredible oil stock gains than we saw with either the Bakken or Eagle Ford (which both created their share of millionaires). The question here isn't when you should move on this opportunity, but HOW FAST you can move on it... because I can tell you, plenty of folks already have. Here's how you can ride the newest oil tsunami to explosive profits... Boom to Bust for Big Oil Take a look at the other side of the spectrum. Alaska has arguably been the most sensational disappointment in the U.S. oil industry since the 1980s, and the blame rests squarely on the greed of Big Oil. Just three major oil companies — ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and BP — have monopolized Alaska's North Slope, where 97% of the state's production is pumped. In other words, these three oil behemoths have a virtual stranglehold on the state's oil industry. And if there's one thing the supermajors fear more than anything else, it's competition. That, in turn, has led to a devastatingly steep 74% decline in production since 1988. Not only has Alaska slipped down the ladder to become the fourth-largest oil-producing state, but things could get even worse over the next few years. The reason is due to the fact that oil from the North Slope is transported south via the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). This 800-mile pipeline system is the only way for Big Oil to ship its crude from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez. The problem is that the TAPS will be shut down if production drops below 350,000 barrels per day. Over the last four years, the North Slope's annual oil production declined at an average rate of 5.85%. At this pace, the state will reach that 350,000 bbl/d breaking point by 2020. Sometimes, however, bad news is good news... ExxonMobil and its two friends in Alaska can expect production in the North Slope to only decline by 1.9% for the fiscal year ending June 30th rather than the projected 3%. At least, this is according to the spring report released by Alaska's Department of Revenue. The “good” news doesn't last long. The report also projects that North Slope production will decline by nearly 5% in 2015. All this does, however, is only slightly push back the closure date for the TAPS. Below, notice that production in the North Slope is expected to average 342,000 barrels per day in 2022. Click Table to Enlarge As it is now, petroleum accounts for almost half of the state's total revenue. Over the next two years, that source of revenue is expected to decline by nearly 40%. The peak oil clock may be ticking... but not everywhere. 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Click Map to Enlarge Between North Dakota and Texas, more than 4 billion barrels of crude oil and lease condensate were added to the books. In fact, a little more than one barrel out of every five of the United States' proved reserves is from tight oil plays. Meanwhile, you might also notice that Alaska's proved reserves actually declined by 500 million barrels between 2011 and 2012. The growth in the most prominent tight oil plays is nothing short of incredible. Proved reserves in both the Bakken and Eagle Ford plays grew 58% and 169%, respectively. You can bet everyone wants a chance to get a piece of the action right now — and this is yours. Until next time, Keith Kohl @KeithKohl1 on Twitter A true insider in the energy markets, Keith is one of few financial reporters to have visited the Alberta oil sands. His research has helped thousands of investors capitalize from the rapidly changing face of energy. Keith connects with hundreds of thousands of readers as the Managing Editor of Energy & Capital as well as Investment Director of Angel Publishing's Energy Investor. For years, Keith has been providing in-depth coverage of the Bakken, the Haynesville Shale, and the Marcellus natural gas formations — all ahead of the mainstream media. For more on Keith, go to his editor's page. I liked this article | I did not like this article Follow Energy and Capital on The Bottom Line Related Articles West Texas Oil The Hottest Oil Play in Canada A Dose of Reality for U.S. LNG Exports Diversifying U.S. Oil Production Recently... This Bad Idea = Easy Money Biting Off More than They Can Chew The World's Most Evil Corporation? Trade Snake Oil for Crude Oil AA Hits 52-Week High

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