The development of "oil shale" (not to be confused with "shale oil") and "tar sands" has been shown to be environmentally destructive, and water and energy intensive. Extracting oil from U.S. public ...

This online guidebook to Shale Country aims to be an accessible, informative, and evenhanded overview of the compelling and often contentious issues surrounding oil shale. We will update it regularly, ...

Chart: The Economist The Marcellus is just one of several such rock formations around America, from the oil-rich Bakken shale in Montana and North Dakota to the Permian basin, endowed with both ...

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.

oil shale, or coal. Others think that by curbing our oil use and developing sustainable alternatives now, we can delay the peak and wean ourselves more easily when the inevitable happens.

The US shale oil industry's shift towards prioritizing profitability and shareholder returns reduces its vulnerability to political influence. Market factors, such as oil prices and investor ...

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 ...

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 ...

Much of the increased U.S. crude oil production is attributable to hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," in the shale formations that range from Texas to North Dakota. Natural gas liquids ...

SINGAPORE, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Sinopec (600028.SS), opens new tab is advancing development of shale oil at its pilot project Jiyang in east China, pumping 1,600 metric tons per day now, up from 100 ...

Daniela Behr is an Economist at the Women, Business and the Law Project. She currently leads the team’s research efforts on women’s legal capacity regarding freedom of movement, property rights, and ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Dan Eberhart is CEO of Canary, LLC. If Washington is upset about the influence of the OPEC+ cartel over global oil markets, wait a few ...