Wall Street Journal (subscription) | Wall Street Cash Pumps Up Oil Production Even as Prices Sag Wall Street Journal (subscription) Easy Wall Street cash is leading U.S. shale companies to expand drilling, even as most lose money on every barrel of oil they bring to the surface. Despite a 17% plunge in prices since April, drillers are on pace to break the all-time U.S. oil ... Renewed slide in oil price will test US shale profits: Kemp |