Wall Street Journal | Some Shale Drillers Return to Oil Patch Wall Street Journal The burst of activity shows the resilience of American energy companies that managed to survive oil's plunge from over $100 a barrel in June 2014 to less than $30 earlier this year. But the burgeoning ramp-up threatens to cut the recent rally to $50 ... How the WTI Crude Oil Price Affects Shale Oil Producers |