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Dirty truth behind US oil pipeline growth

Getting rid of waste water from onshore wells has become an increasingly costly problem for oil producers as country's crude output has surged in recent years

Published Sun, Sep 17, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    Houston

    THE torrent of dirty water coming out of almost every American oil well is the next big bet for a former fund manager for billionaire Paul Allen.

    Getting rid of waste water from onshore wells has become an increasingly costly problem for oil producers as US crude output surged in recent years, especially in the new shale fields from Texas to North Dakota.

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