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 ...

By Maxwell Radwin Earlier this month, state-owned oil company Petroecuador announced a new project involving “hydraulic ...

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the practice of fracking, but this is what it is and how it can save money.

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.

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 ...

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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 ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Nearly one week after a magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook the Borderland, experts are revealing what may have caused it. The quake hit Saturday night, with a preliminary ...

Pump jacks stand in a field being developed for drilling using fracking near Lost Hills in 2014. David McNew Getty Images Nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom directed it, California’s oil and ...

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 ...