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shale

[sheyl] / ʃeɪl /
NOUN
rock
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Around $51 Brent oil prices, many U.S. shale producers would have to slow output because they wouldn’t be making enough money, she notes.

From Barron's

Around $51 Brent oil prices, many U.S. shale producers would have to slow output because they wouldn’t be making enough money, she notes.

From Barron's

A much-touted nuclear renaissance in the early 2000s fizzled when electricity demand flattened and the shale boom delivered abundant, cheap natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the time, money was flowing into non-producing onshore U.S. shale acreage.

From The Wall Street Journal

For U.S. shale companies, a sustained time period of sub-$50 prices would make it very difficult for most to drill profitably, said Gildea.

From MarketWatch