More properly known as hydraulic fracturing, fracking is a process by which liquid is pumped deep underground at high pressure to fracture shale rock and release gas or oil trapped within it.

The Government has lifted the ban on fracking in England. The Government has lifted the moratorium on fracking in a controversial move to stimulate more domestic gas supplies. More properly known as ...

Trapped in underground rocks, a potential energy resource has eluded generations of British politicians. It's called shale gas and the method of getting it out of the ground, known as fracking, has ...

In 2013, when the Appalachian fracking rush was still in its early days, then President Barack Obama extolled its benefits in his State of the Union address. Not only had natural gas already helped to ...

Three years after a botched attempt to unleash the controversial industry helped bring down Liz Truss, it has a new fan: Nigel Farage. Farage’s surging Reform UK says fracking will secure U.K. energy ...

Javier Blas is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy and commodities. He is coauthor of “The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources.” The US oil industry ...

The newly-appointed minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment, Willie Aucamp, has extended the public comment period for South Africa’s proposed environmental regulations governing ...

FREDERICTON – Researchers at the University of New Brunswick say shale gas fracking should not proceed in the province unless there is an environmentally sound option for the disposal of waste water ...

Simply sign up to the Oil & Gas industry myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. US shale producers are idling drilling rigs and holding back spending as they shelter from an Opec-induced ...

Dive into the complex world of fracking and its future in the shale gas industry. What’s next for this controversial technique? Join the conversation and explore the possibilities! 💧⚒️ #Fracking ...