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The article focuses on the shale oil industry in the United States. Topics include the history of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in Texas, specifically the start of company Frac Tech Services LLC by brothers Dan and Farris Wilks, and how the oil industry has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

The article discusses the petroleum industry in the Permian Basin, a 90,000 square mile area in West Texas and New Mexico. It's production is limited by the region's shortage of pipelines, manpower, and infrastructure. The area has petroleum reserves to challenge production of OPEC's third largest producer. Topics include shale oil production, the use of sand to maintain open fractures, and the lack of supporting businesses to support workers moving into the region including day care, police, and school bus drivers.

The article reports on the participation of petroleum company Chevron in the oil shale boom in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico. It mentions the drilling rights owned by Chevron since 2001, the improvements in horizontal oil well drilling and hydraulic fracturing, and the potential for growth in production.

The article focuses on the economic impact of the shale oil and gas industry in the U.S. in 2014. Topics include how political instability has led to a decrease in international petroleum production, the cause of falling petroleum prices worldwide, and the U.S. production of petroleum from shale oil extraction. Information is provided on how petroleum prices may be impacted by shortages after 2014.

The article focuses on the shale oil industry in Oklahoma and the impact that low oil prices is having on the state economy. It states hydraulic fracturing was used to unlock oil in the Mississippi Lime in Oklahoma, the Eagle Ford in Texas and the Bakken Shale in North Dakota, and from 2012-2015 high oil prices encouraged investment in oil shale companies despite the expense of extracting shale oil. It reports the impact an oil glut had on prices and the detrimental impact to Oklahoma's economy.

The article reports that the end of the shale boom in the U.S. as of April 2015 has turned oilfield man camps into ghost towns. Topics include the plan of energy companies to slash spending in 2015 and to lay off tens of thousands of employees, the amount paid by shale companies a year to house and feed their workers during the shale boom, and the move of more employers to ask their workers to cover their own rent and find their own transportation to drill sites.

The article forecasts the shale oil industry and crude oil prices for 2018 as investors request that companies sell off weaker holdings, pay down debt, and control spending. It discusses how fracking made the extraction of oil from shale easier before examining how companies pay incentives for exploration and determine profits.

The article focuses on the economic impact of the shale oil boom in Alberta, Canada on the province's economy in 2014. Topics include the gross domestic product (GDP) of Alberta compared to the GDP of Canada in 2014, how Alberta's petroleum wealth has increased the value of the Canadian dollar, and the development of a two-track economy in Canada in 2014.

The article examines a trend in U.S. energy industries in which younger financiers and entrepreneurs are entering the industries in response to the increase in shale oils and shale gas production. The company PetroCore and its founder Mark Hiduke, age 27, are among the examples cited. The entry of younger businesspeople into energy industries is contrasted with the relatively old age of the petroleum industry workforce, where more than two-thirds are 50 years or older.

The article focuses on the surge in junk bonds in the U.S. in 2014 and its impact on the increase in shale oil extraction in the U.S. Topics include the number of petroleum production companies rated below investment grade by Standard & Poor's (S&P), why investor demand is so strong in the extraction and production industry, and the amount spent on petroleum extraction in the U.S. annually.