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Shale Drillers Finally Heed Trump’s Call to Start Pumping More Oil

It’s taken a war in the Middle East and $100-a-barrel oil to convince companies.
Employees at a Diamondback oil rig in Midland, Texas.Photographer: Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg
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Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the global economy. Today, reporters Kevin Crowley and David Wethe look at how US shale companies have started talking about boosting output.

The US shale patch is finally responding to President Donald Trump’s call to “Drill, baby, drill.”