Fracking is a technique for recovering gas and oil from shale rock The Northern Ireland Executive has approved legislation ...

A new proposal is on the table to tap into New Brunswick’s vast natural gas reserves, without using the controversial method that’s been off-putting to many people – fracking.

Indonesia’s energy sector lies on the cusp of renaissance as the latest technology — shale fracking — finally arrives in Southeast Asia. Last month, state-owned oil-and-gas firm Pertamina signed its ...

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 ...

Shale continues to fuel not just the energy industry but also some of the United States' largest law firms. Skadden and Akin Gump have picked up key advisory roles on a $742 million deal, while ...

United States fracking companies are increasingly sending their idle equipment overseas, finding new markets abroad as growth slows in the shale fields of Texas, New Mexico and elsewhere.

Oil tankers have mostly stopped entering or exiting the Persian Gulf as Iran threatens to block the Strait of Hormuz amid an ongoing war with the United States that has killed its supreme leader and ...

Purpose: In shale reservoirs, hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) exists to create an engineered, high-conductivity fracture network that connects nano- to micro-Darcy matrix pores to the wellbore, ...

You’ve heard of geothermal energy — it’s touted as a clean alternative. You’ve also heard of fracking, which is … not always thought of that way. One creates energy from the earth’s heat. The other ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) – South Africa says it will allow fracking to explore for shale gas in the semi-desert Karoo region known for its vast plains and tender lamb. Cabinet ministers on Friday agreed to ...