The Frackers

The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters

Recommended by Preston Pysh, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #10 in Energy, Ranked #12 in Oilsee more rankings.

Everyone knew it was crazy to try to extract oil and natural gas buried in shale rock deep below the ground. Everyone, that is, except a few reckless wildcatters - who risked their careers to prove the world wrong.
 Things looked grim for American energy in 2006. Oil production was in steep decline and natural gas was hard to find. The Iraq War threatened the nation’s already tenuous relations with the Middle East. China was rapidly industrializing and competing for resources. Major oil companies had just about given up on new discoveries on U.S. soil, and a new energy crisis...
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