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Resistance to new production But the US oil patch won’t be rushing to increase production, no matter who the president is or how high oil futures spike, said Dane Gregoris, managing director at energy-data platform Enverus.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
More in the oil patch: Wells Fargo double upgraded Occidental Petroleum to buy from sell.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Earlier in the day, Sri Lankan Navy spokesman Budhika Sampath said rescue teams initially spotted oil patches and life rafts on the surface but could not immediately locate the vessel.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
The transaction gave Frost outposts in the Permian Basin oil patch.
—Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
More in the oil patch: Wells Fargo double upgraded Occidental Petroleum to buy from sell.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Earlier in the day, Sri Lankan Navy spokesman Budhika Sampath said rescue teams initially spotted oil patches and life rafts on the surface but could not immediately locate the vessel.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
The transaction gave Frost outposts in the Permian Basin oil patch.
—Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Oil patch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20patch. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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