Plaintiffs In 2 Complaints Accuse Shale Oil Producers Of Price-Fixing Conspiracy

( October 1, 2026, 8:46 AM EDT) -- Customers affected by oil prices filed two separate putative class complaints, one in New York federal court and one in Delaware federal court, accusing shale oil producers of violating antitrust laws and conspiring since 2021 to fix gas prices by allegedly coordinating “production decisions” and slowing production of shale oil from hydraulic fracturing to rates “that are lower than would be seen in a competitive market, despite high oil prices and healthy global demand.”...