Noun
shale gas (countable and uncountable, plural shale gases)
Natural gas extracted from shale.
Coordinate term: shale oil
I will be engaging myself personally, as the head of the Polish government, in the optimization of conditions for the exploration, research, logistics and the business related to the production of shale gas. Donald Tusk
Shale gas has provided the United States the opportunity to have 100 years of supply that is domestically produced. If we are going to develop natural gas from shale, it has to be done in a safe and responsible manner. Ken Salazar