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Economic Impact of the Oil and Gas Industry
November 4, 2009 | American Petroleum Institute

The American Petroleum Institute and PriceWaterhouseCoopers have prepared a report titled: “The Economic Impacts of the Oil and Natural Gas Industry on the U.S. Economy: Employment, Labor Income and Value Added”.


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