shale

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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

Most American oil imports come from Canada and feed refineries that can’t efficiently process lighter shale blends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The price of Brent crude has been bouncing around north of $100 a barrel, though U.S. shale blends trade at a steep discount in part because they are more costly to refine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 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

The tall yellow rice grass and the broken gray shale ridge were undisturbed by outlines of darker objects that did not belong with the junipers and yuccas.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko