Could shale help US beat Saudi as top oil producer? By: CNBC.com News October 28, 2014 at 09:05 AM EDT Fracking could open the way for the U.S. to overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's top oil producer, Platts said in a report on Tuesday. Read More >> Related Stocks: BP Plc ADR Exxon Mobil iPath Dow Jones-Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Fund