From Chuck Butler, The Daily Pfennig, 1.24.16:
"according to report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in which they state that "U.S. tight oil production, which draws largely from the Bakken in N. Dakota, and the Eagle Ford in Texas, will peak around 2020 before declining." Well, on Zerohedge.com they had a follow up for us regarding this problem for shale producers. Let's listen in, but if you want the whole story, go here: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-01-3 ... -has-begun
Or, here is the snippet for your reading pleasure: "The U.S. Empire is in serious trouble as the collapse of its domestic shale gas production has begun. This is just another nail in a series of nails that have been driven into the U.S. Empire coffin.
Unfortunately, most investors don't pay attention to what is taking place in the U.S. Energy Industry. Without energy, the U.S. economy would grind to a halt. All the trillions of Dollars in financial assets mean nothing without oil, natural gas or coal. Energy drives the economy and finance steers it. As I stated several times before, the financial industry is driving us over the cliff.
Very few Americans noticed that the top four shale gas fields combined production peaked back in July 2015. Total shale gas production from the Barnett, Eagle Ford, Haynesville and Marcellus peaked at 27.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in July and fell to 26.7 Bcf/d by December 2015:
According to the EIA's Productivity Reports, domestic oil production from the top four shale oil fields peaked in April of 2015."