Oil produced from shale reservoirs drove record crude output in the U.S. over the past decade, but inefficiencies in extraction often leave as much as 90% of the oil behind, according to the federal ...

Tsvetana is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and SeeNews. U.S. shale producers could increase production even if oil prices fell to ...

As oil prices loiter near 5- year lows and costs rise in the oil patch, expectations for U.S. shale oil production are becoming more pessimistic. Higher costs, with tariffs a major factor, have raised ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. The U.S. shale oil and gas boom that began early this century had ...

Jimsar shale oil demonstration zone in Xinjiang has reached its annual crude output goal of 1.7 million tonnes 22 days ahead of schedule China's recent breakthroughs in fracking technology have the ...

In a BMI report sent to Rigzone by the Fitch Group recently, analysts at BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, said China's outlook for shale oil production is improving. Image by zhengzaishuru via iStock ...

Cyclic carbon dioxide injection, also known as "CO2 huff-n-puff," is a multi-phase process in which CO2 is pumped into a reservoir to enhance oil production from naturally occurring rock formations.