'If we think demand is not going to be there, why should we invest huge amounts of our money,' said a senior official from a Gulf oil-producing state.

某海湾产油国的一位高级官员说，如果我们认为将来没有需求，我们凭什么投入大笔资金呢？

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In short, Texas loves being an oil-producing state while California is embarrassed by it.

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North Dakota is expected to pass California and Alaska to become the second-highest oil-producing state, behind Texas.

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Since 2008 North Dakota has surpassed Oklahoma, California and Alaska to become the second-biggest oil-producing state in the nation (after Texas), with production upwards of 700, 000 barrels per day.

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