A new study concludes communities near sites of hydraulic fracturing, commonly called “fracking,” generally benefit from oil and gas production through the procedure. Examining nine of the largest ...

The practice known as "fracking" has revolutionized the extraction of oil and natural gas and resulted in huge increases for both products - particularly gas. But fracking must also be studied closely ...

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a process in which oil and natural gas are extracted from underground rock formations. Fracking provides many benefits but has some costly side effects. Fracking ...

Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) increases well deliverability and ultimate recovery by creating high-conductivity flow paths from the reservoir to the wellbore. It sits in the upstream value chain ...

To The Reader’s Forum: Rolland Kidder has written several articles to the op-ed pages in favor of what is commonly called “fracking,” or horizontal drilling for natural gas by fracturing rock and ...

It is hard to believe that just a decade ago, there was a massive backlash against fracking. This was the technology pioneered by drillers such as Harold Hamm of Continental Resources, which unlocked ...

Hydraulic fracturing, which taps resources like natural gas deep below the ground, is one of the most divisive issues in New York State. A recent Siena College poll found 42 percent of state residents ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should begin exploratory drilling or fracking of shale gas sites to allow the industry and government to fully assess its economic benefits for the country, a shale gas ...