The object of their attention is oil shale, a rock so rich in an oil-like substance that certain pieces will ignite when held up to a flame. Piceance Creek runs through lands that are part of the ...

The founder of Pioneer Natural Resources has a warning for the U.S. oil producers—the next two years will not be easy, and ...

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright asserts that U.S. shale producers can maintain production even if oil prices fall to $50 ...

The US oil industry boom looks set to continue, as a majority of shale executives say they plan to increase their spending in the next year, according to a new survey from the Dallas Federal Reserve.

They’re the most visible remnants of Scotland’s once-mighty shale oil industry. But the vast red piles of spent ash waste from post-mining industrial processes – also known as ‘shale bings ...

Last year the state oil giant produced 705,000 tons, or 5.15 million barrels of shale oil. Following a call from the central government to boost domestic energy security, China's national oil ...