Bold Prediction -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

30-second sound bite:

• Saudi Arabia: 10 million bopd
• Russia: 10 million bopd
• US: 9 million bopd (or 10 million bopd)
• Canada: 3 million bopd
• Bakken: 0.6 million bopd

If the price of oil goes to $60 by the end of the year and stays there for at least six months, at the end of six months (into next year):

• Saudi Arabia: 9 million bopd
• Russia: 9 million bopd
• US: 9 million bopd
• Canada: 0 million bopd
• Bakken: 0.7 million bopd