From Energy in Depth, today's shale news: The Rise Of Saudi Texas: Shale And Farewell To OPEC. Investor's Business Daily. Production data for April show how fracking has shattered not only the shale rock in formations like Texas' Eagle Ford and Permian Basin but also the myths of "peak oil" and petroleum as an energy source of the past.   Energy Secretary Defends Hydraulic Fracturing. Energy Unites, EID’s Dana Bohan. The President’s Climate Action Plan this week reinforced the important role natural gas production will continue to play in [...]