CERAWEEK-U.S. fracking costs falling fast, may keep fields in play
April 22, 2015 at 12:02 PM EDT
HOUSTON, April 22 (Reuters) - U.S. oil and natural gas companies have pushed down costs of fracking a shale well faster than expected, and if the trend holds up it could allow producers to keep working in oilfields that just months ago looked uncompetitive after the oil price crash.