Fracking in the Permian Basin is throttling back faster than expected amid tariff uncertainty and OPEC+ production hikes, according to one of the biggest pressure pumpers in North America’s most-prolific oil region https://t.co/BNcNUknshH ...

Halliburton Co., the biggest fracking company, just brushed aside any doubts about whether growth is slowing in the US shale patch https://t.co/tWVLjHiKzQ ...

Well, decades of expansion in US oil drilling significantly impacted the Trump administration's ability to manage Iranian hostilities. This expansion bolstered US energy independence, shifting the country from being heavily reliant on Middle East oil imports to becoming a major exporter. It's given the US some leverage, but it's not without its geopolitical challenges.Our Washington correspondent Ben Worsko is joining us now to put this history into some context. Ben. Yeah, Josh.So this this as you as you g ...