shale

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Until 2020, big economic shocks tended to push inflation lower: China’s entry into the World Trade Organization, the U.S. mortgage crisis, the euro crisis, the shale oil revolution, the initial wave of Covid-19.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Plus, natural-gas prices surged in Europe and Asia but barely rose in the U.S., a price divergence that has saved U.S. consumers trillions since the onset of the shale revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The group last week announced it would acquire Canadian company ARC Resources in a $16.4-billion purchase to boost its access to shale gas and liquids production.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

In the U.S., this also included initiatives that ultimately led to the shale revolution 30 years later — and landed the U.S. as the world’s top producer of crude.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The Helderbergs are made up of layers of limestone and shale, through which underground streams and rivers have carved miles of caverns.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George