Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. CARSON, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 10: In an aerial view, Marathon ...

When it rains it pours. International and domestic oil and gas markets and prices are under heavy pressure from COVID-19 impacts and the Russian-Saudi Arabia oil market battle. Now, all eyes are on ...

Crude prices lingering below $65 are benefiting U.S. consumers at the pump, but they’re squeezing shale producers. Key shale players like Diamondback, Liberty, and Coterra are cutting production, ...

Shale oil's prevalence in the American oil market may present a large obstacle for rising fuel economy standards. Shale oil creates gasoline with a lower octane rating than gasoline created by ...

US shale executives expect to drill significantly fewer wells this year than planned at the start of 2025, as lower oil prices and uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s tariffs hurt profits, ...

The shale boom positioned the US as the world's largest producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons. Credit: Luciavonu/Shutterstock.com. · Offshore Technology · Luciavonu/Shutterstock.com.

The biggest innovation in energy so far this century has been the development of shale gas and the closely associated resource known as “tight oil.” Indeed, the emergence of shale gas and tight oil in ...

What a world we live in. When Chris Wright, former CEO of Liberty Energy, became the US Secretary of Energy nominee, the entire energy sector cheered. Finally, someone with actual oil & gas experience ...

The shale oil and gas industry enters 2022 in fine health but with some firm resolutions for the new year. As usual, the challenge will be sticking to those goals. The oil shock of 2020 forced ...