The US shale boom is winding down, but the global market is gearing up for massive production as the unconventional resource ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott L. Montgomery is a geologist who writes about energy issues. China is today the world’s leading importer of both oil and ...

America’s frackers are looking at opportunities abroad to tap new growth markets. Developing shale basins include the Vaca Muerta in Argentina and the Diyarbakir basin in Turkiye. In the Middle East, ...

The second largest natural gas producer in northwest Louisiana and east Texas has sold its assets to Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi. Aethon, a Dallas-based company that operates in the prolific ...