Shale Revolution

The Shale Revolution refers to the rapid development of extracting oil and natural gas from shale rock formations using advanced techniques like hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") and horizontal drilling. These innovations unlocked vast domestic energy resources in the United States and other countries, leading to increased energy independence, lower prices, and a significant boost to the economy. It transformed the energy landscape by making previously inaccessible reserves economical to produce, reshaping global energy markets and reducing reliance on imports from geopolitically unstable regions.