Oil shale is a form of sedimentary rock that contains kerogen, which is released as a petroleum-like liquid when the rock is heated. Tar sands are a combination of clay, sand, water and bitumen, which ...

With the addition of heat and pressure, the hydrocarbons in kerogen were cooked into oil and natural gas. In some cases, the tight grain structure of shale acts as an impermeable barrier to keep ...

Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas The "shale revolution" has stimulated tremendous production of oil and natural gas in the United States. The ...

US shale producers are turning up the heat on OPEC again — but this time the cartel’s adversaries aren’t a bunch of ...

Is U.S. shale gas production hitting a peak? Learn about recent declines, the impact of low gas prices, and what this means ...

Dan Eberhart is CEO of Canary, LLC. Don’t bet against America’s shale producers. Every oil market analyst should know this by now, but many still can’t resist calling an end to the shale boom.

Fracking-the high-pressure injection of water, chemicals and sand into shale deposits to release the gas and oil trapped within the rock-in recent years has been combined with horizontal drilling ...

This article explores the recent decline in U.S. shale gas production, analyzing the contributing factors and potential ...

Vaca Muerta, Argentina’s massive shale basin, is driving a shale boom, with oil production rising from 90,000 bpd to nearly 400,000 bpd. President Javier Milei’s market-friendly reforms, including the ...

U.S. natural gas production from shale formations, which comprises 79% of total dry gas production, fell slightly in the first nine months of 2024 compared to 2023.

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