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

The sector spanning integrated oil companies, shale drillers, fuel makers and pipeline operators comprises a small share of the increasingly tech-heavy S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

At CERAWeek, ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance said providing new oil supply as shale plateaus is one of the industry’s big challenges.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

I run down, my arms flying helter-skelter, the shale sliding.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko