AI-driven midstream reliability
A SHALE Exclusive By Praveen Shiveswara Sridharamurthy Midstream gas compression systems sit at the center of natural gas transportation, enabling volumes to move from wellheads...
Venezuela oil revival reality
In the early parts of 2026, the global energy world watched with stunned anticipation as United States’ troops captured Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro. This...
Venezuela energy crisis
Venezuela has faced increasingly frequent power outages in recent years, due to decades of underinvestment in the country’s energy infrastructure, much of which has...
Trump U.S. Steel Strategy
Trump U.S. Steel Strategy and the Future of American Steel Following the takeover of U.S. Steel by the Japanese firm Nippon Steel earlier this year,...
United States rare earths
Originally published December 18, 2025 Updated by Kym Bolado on December 22, 2025 The Trump administration has emphasized the need to develop the United States’ critical...
U.S. Fuel Standards Rollback
Introduction The Trump administration’s decision to reverse the Biden-era fuel efficiency standards marks a major turning point for U.S. transportation and energy policy. While the...
U.S. Venezuela Oil Dispute
By Robert RapierOriginally published on Forbes. Republished with permission. Late Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump posted a striking message on Truth Social, calling for a...
Mesquite Solar Complex Arizona
By Robert Rapier | Originally Published on Forbes | Adapted for SHALE Magazine On a recent flight from Los Angeles to Phoenix, I glanced out...
OPEC losing market control
Brent crude has drifted into the low-$60s, a price corridor OPEC+ has spent the better part of two years trying to defend through disciplined...
Russia oil revenue decline
In his latest editorial, Forbes Senior Contributor and SHALE Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Robert Rapier explores a pivotal shift in the global energy landscape: Russia’s declining...