Oil shale is a type of sedimentary rock formation that is used to produce oil and gas. It is generally less economical than conventional crude oil.

American refiners are relying more heavily than ever on domestic shale oil, consuming the lightest blend of crude on record, Bloomberg writes.  With supplies of heavier crude from Mexico declining and ...

Shale drilling’s hot growth turned the U.S. into the world’s largest oil producer over the last decade. Now oil buried beneath the world’s oceans is expected to drive growth. Offshore ...

Shale oil is not to be confused with another potential resource, usually called "oil shale," which is found in huge volume in the Green River Formation of western Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.

Please read Part 1, and Part 2 of this series.. We've been pounding the table all year on what we think is a very alarming trend developing in US shale oil production. For those of you who have ...

US shale executives expect to drill significantly fewer wells this year than planned at the start of 2025, as lower oil ...

The developers of a stalled Utah oil-shale project once owned invaluable rights to 11,000 acre-feet of Green River water. But for a mere $10, they sold those rights to the operators of Utah’s ...

American refiners are relying on oil supplies from the country’s biggest shale basins more than ever as flows of denser ...

Oil shale, mined and refined in Ida-Viru County has long been used in electricity generation in Estonia but has come under increased pressure in recent years due to EU climate goals. The decision to ...