Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is an essential technique in the oil and gas industry, used to extract natural gas and oil from deep underground reservoirs. Traditionally, the process has involved a ...

Hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as “fracking,” is a process of extracting natural gas and oil from several miles deep beneath the Earth’s surface. Over the past decade, fracking has ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration has affirmed its support for the state Department of Natural Resources’ efforts to craft rules governing hydraulic fracturing, saying the process ensures ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration unveiled long-awaited rules on Friday to bolster oversight on public lands of oil and natural gas drilling using fracking technology that has ushered in ...

Five years ago, The Heartland Institute set out to correct some misperceptions about the hydraulic fracturing process (commonly known as “fracking”) that had gained traction in the opinions of a ...

The Government's hopes of a shale gas boom in the UK have been dealt a major blow after councillors in Lancashire unexpectedly voted against an application for the first new fracking licence to be ...