Shale is a sedimentary rock made up of tiny grains of silica, clay and other minerals. Many types of rock have few physical ...

The gas reserves in shale rocks in the UK have been "hyped", an academic said. Professor John Underhill from Heriot-Watt University said the UK's potential shale deposits were likely to have been ...

Shale oil mainly refers to liquid hydrocarbons that are trapped in formations of shale rock that can be extracted for refining. It is often found in organic-rich shale and thin interlayers of ...

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 ...

Fracking-the high-pressure injection of water, chemicals and sand into shale deposits to release the gas and oil trapped within the rock-in recent ... in "The New Oil Landscape" (NGM March 2013 ...

ExxonMobil’s portfolio management aligns with its goal of capitalizing on high-growth opportunities while monetizing less critical assets, a strategy that is reshaping the U.S. shale landscape.