shale

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The U.S. shale boom helped keep a lid on oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The sector spanning integrated oil companies, shale drillers, fuel makers and pipeline operators comprises a small share of the increasingly tech-heavy S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Kumar said that Diamondback is widely seen as a leader in the U.S. shale industry, due to the depth and quality of its inventory.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The price of Brent crude has been bouncing around north of $100 a barrel, though U.S. shale blends trade at a steep discount in part because they are more costly to refine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

He watched the shadows carefully, checking up and down the wood-hauling road that came down the broken shale ridge and intersected the Acoma road.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko