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shale

[sheyl] / ʃeɪl /
NOUN
rock
Synonyms


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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

Much of that drop had to do with the slowing of the shale drilling boom and greater automation.

From New York Times

Now Europe has plenty of gas, much of it from Norway, the shale fields of Texas, and Qatar.

From New York Times