Unconventional Techniques in Conventional, Low Productivity Oil Plays Could Breathe New Life into Old Fields, Unlocking 141 Billion Barrels Outside North America, IHS Says

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As much as 141 billion barrels of potential incremental hydrocarbon resources could be unlocked if drilling and completion techniques refined in U.S. shale plays are applied to conventional, low-productivity oil plays outside of North America, according to new analysis from IHS (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight.

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