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Featured Blog The U.S. Shale Revolution: The State of the Industry

In only its fifth year, the U.S. shale revolution continues to forge ahead full steam, transforming economic prospects across the U.S. John Kingston, Global Director of News at Platts, talks about the rapid growth of this fascinating industry with Standard & Poor’s Director Carin Dehne-Kiley (Commodities), Associate Lauren Spalten (Government Ratings), and Director Jeff Panger (Public Power) in this video. What will the growth of shale and gas mean for credit,energy pricing, state and local government finance and public utilities? The experts discuss.

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