Permian drilling opportunities in West Texas were so prolific as the shale boom kicked off they attracted wildcatters the ...

Previously, the cost of a barrel of shale oil ranged between $80 and $90, so KOC and most other international companies were not interested in shale oil due to the exorbitant costs, sometimes ...

U.S. shale producers are increasingly looking beyond domestic oil fields as growth in America’s most prolific basins slows, The Wall Street Journal writes.  After years of focusing on the Permian ...

Argentina’s record-breaking shale oil and gas production, led by Vaca Muerta and heavy investment from YPF and international ...

U.S. shale producers are expanding overseas-from Argentina and Turkey to Australia and the UAE-as domestic shale basins ...

Lack of a state floodplain policy enabled oil companies to build in parts of Texas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.

Never bet against America’s oil and natural gas engineers. About two decades ago, these engineers delivered the shale oil and natural gas revolution. After many years of trying to figure out how to ...

The Ordos Basin established China's first oil and gas production base exceeding 100 million tons; - Natural gas output in the Sichuan Basin surpassed 80 billion cubic meters; - Offshore oil and gas ...

The prolific Permian Basin distracted American producers from international shale. Now, they are returning.

(Update) January 16, 2026, 3:39 PM GMT: Article updated with context throughout. Harold Hamm, the billionaire wildcatter who helped kick off the US shale oil revolution, said he’s about to shut down ...