Colorado poised to pass California for oil production

ColoradoPolitics: Oil production is booming in Colorado — so much so that the state is about to overtake California in the crude-oil output rankings, federal figures show.

Crude oil output in Colorado reached 451,000 barrels a day in April, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That’s slightly less than in California, a traditional oil and gas powerhouse where production has been dropping gradually in recent years.

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