Strong Potential Of Tight Oil Outside Of North America

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Hira Shahnawaz Akhtar
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The analytics firm IHS released a study yesterday regarding the prospects of tight oil reserves outside of North America. They discovered that the global potential for tight oil could be as high as 500 billion barrels. Tight oil is a petroleum play that is made up of crude oil contained in non-porous rocks such as shale. Tight oil and gas reserves have become increasingly popular in North America, as IHS recently concluded that tight oil will add approximately 94 billion barrels of recoverable oils to the reserves of this region. Unconventional oil plays in North America Shale has been adding significantly to production…

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Hira is a financial analyst whose expertise lies in commodity and other financial markets. Hira is currently an independent financial consultant and is working with many international firms like American Arab Solutions (AAS). She has previously served as a Senior Research Analyst at Alternate Research (Pvt.) Ltd. as the Team Leader for the International Equities Research. She has also worked as an equities analyst of Pakistani E&P stocks at Invest Capital Markets. She has experience in business development and conducting feasibility studies in commodity markets, specifically in sugar, palm oil and canola oilseeds. She has cleared all three levels of her CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and has an undergraduate degree in Finance.