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

The latest developments in the world of shale oil. It turns out that shale oil will not be a game changer, because even though there is a lot, there is not enough to match increasing demand ...

Shale oil is a substitute for conventional crude oil and the USA has a lot of it. The global energy map is changing, with potentially far-reaching consequences for energy markets and trade.

Yet in 2008, even before shale oil, imports from the Gulf amounted to less than 20% of total U.S. oil imports. Oil sands in the province of Alberta had made Canada the largest supplier of U.S ...

The vast majority of these deposits, and more than 70% of all oil shale resources within the entire Green River Formation, lie beneath public land controlled by federal agencies such as the Bureau of ...

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.

Here's the EIA's latest assessment of where the world's known technically recoverable shale oil and gas deposits are located. The number of countries on the list has nearly doubled since 2011.

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.

A Shale Oil CEO’s Second Act: Going Green Tony Sanchez III rode the shale boom’s highs and lows. Now, like many fossil-fuel veterans, he’s betting on a shift to cleaner energy.

A foreign company just backed out of its plans to develop oil shale in eastern Utah, a venture that environmentalists call a "climate bomb." But Utah has indicated that it's still interested in ...

North Dakota, with its Bakken Shale formation, produced over 432.7 million barrels of oil in 2023, placing it third in the nation. Meanwhile, Colorado and Oklahoma contributed 165.7 million and ...

North Dakota, with its Bakken Shale formation, produced over 432.7 million barrels of oil in 2023, placing it third in the nation. Meanwhile, Colorado and Oklahoma contributed 165.7 million and ...