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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Oil shale is an inorganic, nonporous sedimentary marlstone rock containing various amounts of solid organic material (known as kerogen) that yields hydrocarbons, along with non-hydrocarbons, and a ...

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

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.

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

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

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. David Blackmon is a Texas-based public policy analyst/consultant. Diversified Energy is one of the most interesting upstream companies in ...

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 ...

Empire Energy's Carpentaria-5H well will be one of three for initial phase of pilot production project in the Beetaloo basin ...