Thursday, June 25, 2026

Shale Drillers Look Beyond Texas as Prices Rise

From The Wall Street Journal Shale drillers are ramping up production in the U.S. as oil prices rise, moving beyond the West Texas oil field that became the country’s drilling center. From Oklahoma to North Dakota, companies are increasing investment in oil fields that fell out of favor several years ago, as $70-a-barrel crude prices make fracking and horizontal drilling