Foreign Oil Dependence Series: Texas Techniques

By Christopher Joyce

Published December 25, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

In the second part of a series on the international oil market, NPR's Christopher Joyce reports on techniques being used in Texas to literally squeeze the last drops of oil from the land.

Christopher Joyce

Christopher Joyce is a correspondent on the science desk at NPR. His stories can be heard on all of NPR's news programs, including NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.

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