shale

But the shale revolution fundamentally altered America's exposure to energy shocks.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

A brief history: The midstream sector, tied to the shale boom of the early 2000s, enjoyed fast growth as pipelines were built, but many companies took on too much debt.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

The shale revolution has transformed the U.S. from the world’s largest importer of oil to the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas and largest exporter of liquefied natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

In Argentina’s Vaca Muerta region, shale oil production has grown sixfold since 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

The mountain was crisp with evergreens, which were luminous set against the browns and grays of shale and limestone.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

National Fuel Gas owns roughly 1.2 million acres in the Appalachian Basin, with substantial mineral ownership overlying the Marcellus and Utica shales.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

The discovery was made at Lavernock Point, close to Cardiff and Penarth, where the cliffs of dark-coloured shales and limestones document ancient shallow seas.

From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024

"The oil shales are running out of Tier 1 inventory," said Bryan Sheffield, founder of energy investors Formentera Partners and Scott Sheffield's son.

From Reuters ● Oct. 11, 2023

Such balls, called siliceous nodules or “Rokycany Balls,” are weathered out of the shales of the Šárka Formation.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 27, 2023

At these localities the diamonds occur in a serpentinous breccia, filling pipes or 'chimneys,' generally regarded as volcanic ducts, which rise from unknown depths and burst through the surrounding shales.

From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert