Infographic: The Oil Industry's Slippery Slope

Take a look at the effects of dropping crude prices, by the numbers.

Bethe Croy
Mar 29, 2016
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This infographic originally appeared in the March edition of IMPO Magazine. To view the digital version, click here. 

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