The oil price plunge, from as high as $115 per barrel in mid-June 2014 to as little as $45.19/b in mid-January has been punctuated by debate over the fate of US high-cost shale or light tight oil, which has reversed the downtrend in US crude production and dramatically reduced reliance on imported c
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FRANK UZUEGBUNAM
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