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Drop in Prices Delays Midwest Shale Oil Production

With the legislative and regulatory framework in place to move forward with hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," of shale formations in three U.S. Midwestern states, oil companies are now in a race against the clock. They need oil prices to rebound in time to make their already considerable investments in shale exploration in the region pay off. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports.

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