The technique, honed over the past 15 years in the US, is now being deployed to unlock hard-to-reach oil and gas reserves ...

American companies seek opportunities in Venezuela, the Middle East and Australia as domestic shale output plateaus ...

Picture is as murky as a barrel of oil, with US companies in 2026 expecting their first production drop in four years ...

The energy secretary gives the go-ahead to resume fracking, the controversial process of drilling for gas by splitting shale. But environmentalists say it has no place in a low-carbon economy.

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The UK’s only two shale wells are to be abandoned, ending more than a decade of controversy over fracking in this country. The firm said it would permanently seal the shale gas wells, even as chief ...

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The IGas Energy exploratory gas drilling site is seen at at Barton Moss near Manchester in northern England January 13, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble LONDON (Reuters) - MPs on Wednesday voted in favour of ...

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Shale-rich Spanish region votes to ban fracking Lawmakers in Spain's northern Cantabria region unanimously voted on Monday (8 April) to ban hydraulic fracturing on environmental concerns, shooting ...

State environmental regulator says Valhalla project, set to drill up to 20 gas wells in Canning basin, can proceed subject to conditions ...

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 10 (Reuters) - South Africa's cabinet on Thursday proposed new regulations to govern exploration for shale gas, an important step in opening up an industry that could provide new ...