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US shale firms squeeze every last drop

Sharp falls in the cost of drilling and fracking shale oil wells mean that some firms can now be profitable even when oil prices are extremely low. This should help to reduce the sharp declines in oil production from US shale wells and could even set the stage for further rises in output if oil prices rise in the future.

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