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Drop in Prices Delays Midwest Shale Oil Production


Drop in Prices Delays Midwest Shale Oil Production
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With the legislative and regulatory framework in place to move forward with hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," of shale formations in three U.S. Midwestern states, oil companies are now in a race against the clock. They need oil prices to rebound in time to make their already considerable investments in shale exploration in the region pay off. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports.

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