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shale

[sheyl] / ʃeɪl /
NOUN
rock
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The acquired gas fields span the East Texas and Louisiana portions of the Haynesville shale formation, a prolific region that supplies Gulf Coast industrial consumers and LNG export terminals through many pipelines.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

De la Espriella’s ideological kinsman, Argentine President Javier Milei, is pushing for more oil output, focusing on his country’s massive Vaca Muerta shale deposit.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

But the shale revolution fundamentally altered America's exposure to energy shocks.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

The shale revolution has transformed the U.S. from the world’s largest importer of oil to the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas and largest exporter of liquefied natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

The hill is steep and slippery with rocks and shale, land sliding down as I go up.

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

The discovery was made at Lavernock Point, close to Cardiff and Penarth, where the cliffs of dark-coloured shales and limestones document ancient shallow seas.

From Science Daily May 30, 2024

"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

One reason is that hydrogen is scarce in the sedimentary rocks that yield oil and gas, such as organic-rich shales or mudstones.

From Science Magazine Feb. 15, 2023

Both limestone and shales are of the Lower Jurassic age.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various




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