the outrageous inside story of the new billionaire wildcatters
Not too long ago a few oil wildcatters were determined to tap massive deposits of shale, soaked with oil, that Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and other giants had dismissed as not worth taking. By experimenting with hydraulic fracturing through extremely dense surfaces, now known as fracking, the wildcatters were able to access this oil and start a revolution that will influence global financial markets, economies, military activities, and international politics far into the future.