small modular reactors nuclear energy
After decades of stagnation, nuclear energy is staging a comeback — and it’s no longer the gigawatt-scale reactors of the past leading the charge....
lower your power costs
Electric bills are up across the country. Residential electricity prices have risen roughly 25% since 2020, outpacing both inflation and wage growth. There are...
Markets carried their momentum into the third quarter of 2025, even as political uncertainty and softer labor data kept investors cautious.  The S&P 500 advanced...
California Chevron refinery fire
On the evening of October 2, a massive fire broke out at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery just southwest of Los Angeles. The blaze was...
U.S. oil production slowdown
Dallas Fed oil survey The Dallas Federal Reserve’s latest Energy Survey, which tracks activity across Texas, northern Louisiana, and southern New Mexico, shows a clear...
U.S. oil production slowdown
For the past two years, the United States has set oil production records. This growth is a continuance of the surge in oil production...
who controls electricity prices
When we see prices rise and fall at the gas pump, we generally have an idea of what is driving the changes. Typically, it’s...
Gasoline Prices and U.S. Oil Policy
In the world of energy, simple answers are often misleading. While political narratives love to credit (or blame) presidents for gas prices, the reality...
rising U.S. electricity bills
Over the past month, friends, family, and acquaintances have asked why their electricity bills have skyrocketed. One friend wrote, “I am curious if you...
robert rapier
Shale Magazine is proud to share that our Editor-in-Chief, Robert Rapier, was recently featured on CBS News in a segment examining the unexpected decline...