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

Investors were also turned off by energy stocks’ poor returns during the U.S. shale boom, when companies gave priority to growth over profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In other words, the market can no longer count on shale producers to immediately jump in to fill in supply gaps.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Most American oil imports come from Canada and feed refineries that can’t efficiently process lighter shale blends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The hill is steep and slippery with rocks and shale, land sliding down as I go up.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko