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Oil and Gas
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Oil and natural gas: drilling and production, pipelines, LNG exports, OPEC and the price of crude.
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Energy independence
The goal of meeting a country's energy needs from domestic sources without relying on imports from other countries.
Fracking
A drilling technique that injects fluid at high pressure into rock to release oil and natural gas, which fueled the U.S. shale boom.