shale

The shale revolution has turned the U.S. into an energy superpower, producing more oil than Saudi Arabia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

It’s not yet a destination for data-center developers, but most of the state sits on the Marcellus shale, one of the most prolific natural-gas-producing formations in the United States.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Devon combined the innovation with horizontal drilling—and helped unleash the shale revolution that turned the U.S. into the world’s top producer of oil and natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The U.S. has enjoyed plentiful supply since 2010, when domestic shale production came on the scene.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

It’ll take twice as long if I have to go back to see her and then climb the shale slide again.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

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

Moreover, the rock types exposed at this site are carbon-rich shales, which Torres says is exactly what you would want to study in this case.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2023

"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

Offshore shales may record how the islands’ volcanic basalt eroded.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 13, 2022

In the western part the tertiaries are more tufaceous than on the south-east coast, and they are distinguished mainly by the presence of shales and andesite breccia.

From Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. by A. H. Savage Landor