shale
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U.S. shale break-even prices are between $60 and $70 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
But the shale revolution fundamentally altered America's exposure to energy shocks.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
Oil prices that have risen $30 per barrel from prewar levels strengthened cash flow for upstream producers, including Diamondback Energy, even though shale companies resisted immediately increasing production.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
The U.S. unlocked oil previously trapped in shale rock, using technology not entirely new but applied in a much larger scale at that time.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Teds're extinct in most towns, but Lyme Regis's famous for fossils 'cause of the shale cliffs.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Vocabulary lists containing shale
Earth Science - Middle School
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Geology - Middle School
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