Shale King Hamm Wants to Give Oil Forecasters a Reality Check

  • Executive blames government predictions for curbing oil prices
  • Hamm cites pressure on producers to avoid oversupplying market
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The boom in U.S. shale-oil production requires "more sophisticated" forecasting than ever, billionaire oilman Harold Hamm said in an interview.

Hamm, who is set to speak Thursday during a U.S. Energy Information Administration event, blames overly optimistic government production predictions for depressing U.S. oil prices.