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  • "The availability of shale in the United States and around the world has to be one of the biggest game-changers I've seen in my career," he said, but technologies still are needed to ensure that the gas and oil can continue to be extracted at low cost and without serious harm to the environment.

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  • He announced plans last week to build a research facility in Oklahoma City to develop state-of-the-art technologies for the oil and gas companies that are pioneering in the field of energy extraction from shale.

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