The Shale Oil Boom: A U.S. Phenomenon
The Shale Oil Boom: A U.S. Phenomenon / Leonardo Maugeri. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, June 2013, 64 p. (Discussion Paper 2013–05)
http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/23191/shale_oil_boom.html
Full report : http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/files/draft-2.pdf
In this paper, Maugeri wrote that the unique characteristics of shale oil production are ideal for the United States — and unlikely to be mirrored elsewhere in the world. These factors include the availability of drilling rigs, and the entrepreneurial nature of the American exploration and production industry, both critical for the thousands of wells required for shale oil exploitation… (Belfer Center)