World oil prices have risen a little after two years of weaker demand for oil and lower prices. During that time, a number of developments have affected the balance between oil supplies and demand. One is unrest in some oil-producing countries. Another is the expanded use of technology for collecting oil from deep underground. In addition, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has been working on a deal to reduce oil production. OPEC’s members have been trying to limit production to ease oversupply. Perhaps the easiest way for Americans to experience the effects of oil prices is through gasoline. American drivers have paid less for fuel as oil supplies have increased and prices have dropped. In the United States, oil production has increased sharply in recent years. One reason is new technology, such as hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking.
Title: Oil Producers Seek a Deal to Lift Prices
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1512/oil_producers.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Oil Producers Seek a Deal to Lift Prices' data-article-id='2019'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10354'>World oil prices have risen a little after two years of weaker demand for oil and lower prices.</span> <span data-start-time='10354' data-end-time='21021'>During that time, a number of developments have affected the balance between oil supplies and demand.</span> <span data-start-time='21021' data-end-time='26479'>One is unrest in some oil-producing countries.</span> <span data-start-time='26479' data-end-time='35604'>Another is the expanded use of technology for collecting oil from deep underground.</span> <span data-start-time='35604' data-end-time='47042'>In addition, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has been working on a deal to reduce oil production.</span> <span data-start-time='47042' data-end-time='55375'>OPEC’s members have been trying to limit production to ease oversupply.</span> <span data-start-time='55375' data-end-time='64896'>Perhaps the easiest way for Americans to experience the effects of oil prices is through gasoline.</span> <span data-start-time='64896' data-end-time='75250'>American drivers have paid less for fuel as oil supplies have increased and prices have dropped.</span> <span data-start-time='75250' data-end-time='83458'>In the United States, oil production has increased sharply in recent years.</span> <span data-start-time='83458' data-end-time='91750'>One reason is new technology, such as hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1512/oil_producers.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7567 data-hint-location='21021' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1512/what_does_unrest_mean.m4a'>What does unrest mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a state of dissatisfaction, disturbance, and agitation in a group of people'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1512/to_be_happy_and_content.m4a'><span>to be happy and content</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1512/a_state_of_dissatisfaction_disturbance_and_agitation_in_a_group_of_people.m4a'><span>a state of dissatisfaction, disturbance, and agitation in a group of people</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1512/to_be_fully_relaxed_and_at_peace.m4a'><span>to be fully relaxed and at peace</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1512/to_have_a_flight_cancelled.m4a'><span>to have a flight cancelled</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7568 data-hint-location='83458' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1512/what_is_a_reason_for_the_increase_in_oil_production_in_the_us.m4a'>What is a reason for the increase in oil production in the U.S.?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='fracking'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1512/more_construction.m4a'><span>more construction</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1512/erosion.m4a'><span>erosion</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1512/oil_spills.m4a'><span>oil 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