Big Oil Faces Big Losses

By Douglas McIntyre  •  January 21, 2026

Fracking is expensive. Oil prices have fallen so much that the industry is now losing money. That means the US supply could drop. That will drive up prices and force producers to look outside the US. Douglas A. McIntyre, Editor-In-Chief of Climatecrisis247, explains.

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