A hot topic for energy production, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, extracts oil and gas by injecting high-pressure fluids underground. For the U.S. this has boosted domestic energy production ...

Shale explorers are drilling wells faster than they’re fracking them, a strong signal that U.S. oil production growth is slowing. Oil companies added to the number of drilled-but-uncompleted wells, ...

U.S. shale producers are expanding overseas—from Argentina and Turkey to Australia and the UAE—as domestic shale basins mature and well productivity declines. Companies including Continental Resources ...

Earlier predictions of "peak shale" have shifted, with US shale drillers now signaling continued growth due to improved efficiency. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has revised its ...

Fracking — the practice of drilling deep into the earth and cracking through layers of tight shale to extract natural gas — was in the spotlight during last night’s debate between Vice President ...

File - Work continues at a shale gas well drilling site in St. Mary's, Pa., March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and ...

The government says it plans to pass legislation to permanently ban fracking for shale gas in England. A moratorium on the practice was put in place by the last government but the debate has been ...

Drilling company Cuadrilla Resources was granted a licence in July to drill an exploratory well in Balcombe, West Sussex for oil and gas on the site. Britain is thought to have major shale reserves ...