Industry Haynesville Shale seeing more activity as oil nears $100 a barrel By Deanna B. Narveson - February 15, 2022 FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint As U.S. oil rises toward $100 a barrel, producers in some high-cost shale basins are buying properties and adding rigs and frac crews in places that fell silent when prices crashed early in the pandem… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.