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Suriname could be latest big oil find as industry cuts cost
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Suriname could be latest big oil find as industry cuts cost

The small South American country has become a hot prospect for oil companies looking to produce fossil fuels while spending less.
The coal industry extracted a steep price from West Virginia.  Now natural gas is leading the state down the same path
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The coal industry extracted a steep price from West Virginia.  Now natural gas is leading the state down the same path

“It’s déjà vu for the people who sat here 130 years ago and gave away our coal wealth to big out-of-state companies,” one state senator said. “That’s what we’re about to do again.”
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