Wednesday, July 14, 2021 Industry Shale drillers holding back production despite rising oil prices By Daily Report Staff - July 14, 2021 FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint Shale companies pumped as much as they could whenever oil prices rose sharply over the past decade. But with the price of crude topping $70 a barrel, they are barely doing enough to sustain U.S. produ… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.