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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.
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Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Low prices are pressuring U.S. shale oil producers, who generally need crude prices at $65 per barrel to drill new wells profitably.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 May 2025
Executives on the frontline of the U.S. shale oil boom were scathing in their criticism of Trump’s policies in anonymous responses to that same survey.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
This toggling of production is possible because of how shale oil is extracted.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Low prices are pressuring U.S. shale oil producers, who generally need crude prices at $65 per barrel to drill new wells profitably.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 May 2025
Executives on the frontline of the U.S. shale oil boom were scathing in their criticism of Trump’s policies in anonymous responses to that same survey.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
This toggling of production is possible because of how shale oil is extracted.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Shale oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shale%20oil. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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