Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oil and gas is required for many of life's everyday functions. Cars, trains and planes all rely on fuel in order to move people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fracking, shorthand for hydraulic fracturing, is set to become a cornerstone of President-elect Donald Trump's energy agenda.

LARAMIE -- Hydraulic fracturing is safe and a critical part of new oil and gas development, energy industry representatives said today at a forum about the practice. If done properly, fracking "is ...

What is fracking? You may have heard about the effects this oil and gas extraction technique have on the environment, but its impacts extend far beyond that. Between 2007 and 2016, oil production in ...

What is fracking? The practice of fracking, otherwise known as “hydraulic fracturing,” involves breaking apart formations of shale rock with the use of pressurized liquid, which includes water and ...

Understanding the distribution of multi-scale hydraulic fractures (HFs) is critical to improving coal bed methane (CBM) production. The HFs range from metres, centimetres to millimetres are revealed ...

Two companies are seeking to conduct fracking for oil or gas on state land in Carroll County. An Ohio law that went into effect last year streamlined the leasing of public lands for oil and gas ...