shale
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Oil prices that have risen $30 per barrel from prewar levels strengthened cash flow for upstream producers, including Diamondback Energy, even though shale companies resisted immediately increasing production.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
In Argentina’s Vaca Muerta region, shale oil production has grown sixfold since 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The U.S. unlocked oil previously trapped in shale rock, using technology not entirely new but applied in a much larger scale at that time.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
It’s a shale play benefiting from technology developed in the U.S.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
I run down, my arms flying helter-skelter, the shale sliding.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Geology - Middle School
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