shale

Traditionally, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has used production quotas to move the oil price, with U.S. shale producers adding supply once prices went above roughly $65 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

A brief history: The midstream sector, tied to the shale boom of the early 2000s, enjoyed fast growth as pipelines were built, but many companies took on too much debt.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

The route meandered through outcroppings of broken shale blanketed with six inches of fresh snow.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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

But, this work is promising because it hints at the possibility that certain shales could be a lithium source that doesn't require new mines.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 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

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

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 13, 2022

The Carboniferous Limestone series which succeeds the Calciferous Sandstone consists of a middle group of sandstones, shales, coals and ironstones, with a limestone group above and below.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various