"She has been part of the Donmar's evolution since her first production as a director and will bring continuity as well a distinct style of her own, " he said.

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Shale gas well production typically declines quickly by 50% to 70% in the first year alone and another 20% to 30% in year two, according to EnergyNet, an online auction site for energy rights.

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Private industry's technological advances, operating under state regulation, increased U.S. production last year at the fastest rate in the history of the domestic industry, which drilled its first commercial well in 1859.

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But GM warned that it expects fourth-quarter operating profit to come in well below the level of the first three quarters of the year because it is pulling back on production of trucks and making more small cars, which have narrower margins.

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