Beneath the rolling hills of the Appalachian Basin, an ancient rock formation holds what some are calling America’s greatest ...

Shale oil, meanwhile, is liquid crude oil found in the tiny pockets and spaces within shale rock formations. In the past, it was impractical for companies to recover such diffuse resources, ...

The Marcellus Shale holds 262,000 trillion liters of natural gas, enough to power America for centuries. Discover its impact ...

The boom in production of oil and natural gas from shale formations became a significant factor after 2008. Greater availability of domestic energy resources benefits the United States by reducing ...