In the oil and gas industry, technology advances every day, so such projections tend to become understated almost as soon as they are released.

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The next day, La Salle gained in projections without playing because some competitors lost.

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The IEA also revised its 2011 oil demand projections upward by 0.2 million barrels per day.

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In 30 years, according to official projections, the density will exceed that of present-day China.

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In pro forma projections he and Webb had figured it would take 20 to 30 blowouts a day to keep the doors open.

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