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

In any case, producers can’t raise oil output like they used to; the best shale inventory has already been drilled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 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

Before anyone replies, he’s off the highway, climbing the scrubby shale like a skinny goat.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell