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Meanings of
shale
in English
Russian
сланцы
Spanish
esquistos
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Sedimentary or metamorphic rock.
slate
schist
schistose rock
Russian
сланцы
Usage of
shale
in English
1
For example, the chancellor talked about new tax breaks for
shale
gas.
2
The
shale
fields aside, nothing is horizontal; mountains rule wherever you look.
3
There are no specific national regulations in place yet for
shale
development.
4
Many
shale
producers used a more complex strategy, known as three-way collars.
5
Far more
shale
oil and gas would be economical at higher prices.
6
Why would they want to support Iran, Russia or U.S.
shale
producers?
7
Its assets include conventional oil and gas, oil sands and
shale
gas.
8
The Williston Basin includes oil
shale
and other oil and gas assets.
9
Each holds major land positions in several of the same
shale
-
rich
states.
10
The immediate problem with
shale
gas is the hype that surrounds it.
11
BHP had put up the U.S.
shale
assets for sale last year.
12
Hollub wants her target's prime position in the top U.S.
shale
field.
13
Some of this oil is coming from
shale
fields in Western Oklahoma.
14
Tight oil should not be confused with oil
shale
,
which contains kerogen.
15
Oil by rail proliferated in tandem with the U.S.
shale
oil boom.
16
The country's
shale
gas reserves trail only China and the United States.
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shale
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
shale gas
shale oil
largest shale
american shale
develop shale
More collocations
Translations for
shale
Russian
сланцы
Spanish
esquistos
Shale
through the time
Shale
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common