shale

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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

Analyst Nitin Kumar rates Diamondback a Buy with a $220 target, citing its U.S. shale leadership and increased efficiency.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Thanks to shale fracking, the U.S. is a net exporter of oil and natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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 burro chewed the dry tufts of grass as close to the gray shale as it could and strained against the reins to reach another sparse clump of grass.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko