shale

noun

\ ˈshāl

Definition of shale

: a fissile rock that is formed by the consolidation of clay, mud, or silt, has a finely stratified or laminated structure, and is composed of minerals essentially unaltered since deposition

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The two had taken different roads to become shale-gas players. — Christopher M. Matthews, WSJ, "The Merger That Made a U.S. Gas Giant Is Failing," 13 Jan. 2019 Additionally, cheaper acreage and improved crude transportation have made the area more attractive than some other major shale fields. — Stephanie Yang, WSJ, "The Hottest Oil Trade Is No Longer in Texas," 9 Oct. 2018 The United States is far less dependent on Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members than even a decade ago, when a drilling frenzy began in shale fields across Texas and North Dakota. — Clifford Krauss, The Seattle Times, "Saudis issued warnings against U.S. sanctions. But how much leverage do they have?," 16 Oct. 2018 Advances in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking — a way of recovering oil and gas from tight rock called shale — created a glut. — Jie Jenny Zou Of The Center For Public Integrity, The Seattle Times, "How DC unleashed fossil-fuel exports despite climate worries," 16 Oct. 2018 In the shale play, big data is capturing and applying information in real time. — Houston Chronicle, "Competition for top talent keeps pay scale high in oil industry," 13 July 2018 Lilis has since increased its Delaware acreage by more than five times to about 20,000 acres, ahead of the land rush that has enveloped the shale play recently. — Jordan Blum, San Antonio Express-News, "Lilis may be an acquisition target," 13 July 2018 Founded in 1917 at the dawn of the oil era in Houston, V&E has become one of the country’s largest and most profitable firms thanks to the U.S. shale boom. — Ryan Dezember, WSJ, "Texas Investigators Seek Felony Fleeing-the-Scene Charge Against Prominent Oil Lawyer," 28 June 2018 Argentina is ramping up production of the fuel in Vaca Muerta, the Patagonian shale play where Chevron Corp. and DowDuPont Inc. were among the first to get drilling going. — Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg.com, "Rick Perry Wants to Help Argentina Be More Like Texas," 16 June 2018

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