2012 Saw the Biggest Annual Jump in US Oil Production

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(by Barrels But Not Necessarily by Percentage)

Tom Fowler, US Oil-Production Rise Is Fastest Ever. Wall Street Journal, Jan 19, 2013.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB ... 49621718888086.html
("US oil production grew more in 2012 than in any year in the history of the domestic industry, which began in 1859, and is set to surge even more in 2013. Daily crude output averaged 6.4 million barrels a day last year, up a record 779,000 barrels a day from 2011")

Note: Permian Basin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permian_Basin