Akron Beacon Journal 

By Bob Downing 

Published: October 31, 2014

From the American Petroleum Institute on Thursday:

WASHINGTON, October 30, 2014 – The U.S. energy renaissance has been driven by innovations in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, which were responsible for about 48 percent of U.S. oil production and shaved up to $0.94 per gallon from fuel prices in 2013, according to a new report.