Oil and Natural Gas are both rising this morning due to violence in the Gaza Strip over the weekend.
Oil is above $40 in pre market trading and Natural Gas prices have rebounded lately at $5.96 in pre market.
As far as drilling for shale goes, if Natural Gas rises back above $7 I think you will see increased activity in the various shale plays which have been silent as of late.
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