Shale Doubters Finally Get Their Moment as Revolution Falters

  • Firms analyze oil-well data to get more realistic projections
  • Tom Loughrey’s FLOW aims to exploit wrinkle in reporting rules

Michael Friezo, left, and Tom Loughrey in Chapel Hill, on Sept. 11.

Photographer: Logan Cyrus/Bloomberg
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It was just a year ago that Tom Loughrey tried pitching a fund to bet against shale producers.

“I was basically kicked out of every office in New York City,” Loughrey said.