Oil theft is on the rise in the heart of U.S. shale country—and it’s mostly carried out in targeted, organized heists

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• According to a Dallas Fed survey, 32% of executives who were impacted by oil theft said it had increased slightly over the last 12 months.
• Reported by Fortune and published Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:25:58 UTC.

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