Oil is back up to $50 per barrel. Will oil companies redeploy rigs to begin offshore drilling again? Basically, the "sweet spot" for the shale could be translated into a range of $55 to $75 for the ...

The fruitful utilization of the demonstration zone marks a breakthrough for China in resolving the three major challenges of ...

China's first national-level onshore shale oil demonstration zone has reached its annual crude output target of 1.7 million ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. The U.S. shale oil and gas boom that began early this century had ...

HOUSTON, April 22 (Reuters) - As U.S. shale oil boomed last decade, an oil pipeline company pitched an ambitious multi-billion-dollar export port off the Texas coast to ship domestic crude to buyers ...

Argentina’s unconventional oil production soared 30% year-on-year in September 2025, reaching a record 550,881 barrels per day, making up two-thirds of total output. The Vaca Muerta shale, among the ...

Canada, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, China, and Algeria all have huge shale oil and gas resources, and they are beginning to assess and develop them to boost energy security and gain a foothold on the ...