shale

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The state has been cut off from the shale boom that turned the U.S. into the world’s largest producer of oil and gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The problem is that the shale business has evolved, from chasing price swings to becoming more focused on returns and capital efficiency.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

And the recent engine of global production growth, the American shale patch, is showing fresh signs of slowing—raising the prospects that future supply will be more limited.

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

He left the road and took a trail that cut directly to the cliffs, winding up the chalky gray hill where the mesa plateau ended in crumbling shale above the red clay flats.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko