Sounds Like The Bakken -- August 15, 2014; SecState Kerry Tells Starving Africans To Quit Creating New Farms

Wow, this sounds like the Bakken. Reuters is reporting:

Oil production from the burgeoning Permian Basin of West Texas is outpacing pipelines' ability to transport oil to the Gulf Coast, causing coastal refiners to pay an additional premium to acquire oil.

On Monday, that bottleneck caused oil for delivery at Midland, Texas to trade at nearly $20 a barrel less than Gulf Coast benchmark Light Louisiana Sweet, the deepest discount in 17 months.

It was little changed on Tuesday.

The deep discount is a consequence of the U.S. shale revolution, which has unleashed a revival in U.S. production, unlocking billions of barrels of reserves of crude oil, boosting the economy and potentially outstripping domestic demand. In shale formations in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico, the rate of growth for oil production is set to increase for the sixth consecutive month in September, according to data from the EIA's drilling productivity report.

The formation's growth rate is outpacing Texas' Eagle Ford, where growth slowed between February and August, and North Dakota's Bakken fields, where growth has been relatively stable in recent months.

Yes, the Bakken is relatively stable: increasing producing about 2 - 4% month-over-month.

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Almost Criminal

SecState John Kerry tells starving Africans to stop creating new farms because they contribute to global warming.  This is beyond bizarre.