The technique, honed over the past 15 years in the US, is now being deployed to unlock hard-to-reach oil and gas reserves ...

Explore the differences between shale oil and conventional oil, including extraction costs and methods, and how these impact ...

In the far reaches of Appalachian Ohio, DeepRock Disposal Solutions and other companies pump salty, hazardous waste from oil ...

The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission approved several wildlife areas and other public lands for hydraulic ...

Over the course of millions of years, heat and pressure can transform the organic remains of animals and plants into crude oil. That's why they're called a fossil fuels — the long-dead creatures that ...

Labour plans to introduce a “total ban” on fracking this autumn, replacing the current moratorium with permanent legislation. Experts say the U.K.’s complex geology makes large-scale fracking unviable ...

Nine states in the Northeast and the Rocky Mountains have enacted guidelines to regulate hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," a process involving injection of chemicals into the ground to extract ...

One of the key controversies around fracking is the chemical makeup of the fluid that is pumped deep into the ground to break apart rock and release natural gas. Some companies have been reluctant to ...

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. When John ...

The Trump administration today released plans to open more than 1 million acres of public lands and mineral rights to oil and ...