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Increased efficiency to sustain shale boom

Much of the surge in US oil production has come from improvements in drilling technology and processes rather than an increase in the number of rigs. These improvements should reduce costs and allow producers to increase output further, while their replication overseas should eventually help to boost production outside the US too.

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