U.S. oil major Chevron plans to increase the use of a technique that allows it to fracture subterranean rock in three wells ...

The use of hydraulic fracturing to extract oil and gas from the earth dates back to the 1940s, but only in the past few years has "fracking" become an energy buzzword, alluding primarily to the ...

People from several southeastern Ohio counties gathered in Columbus earlier this month, holding signs that read things like “No Radioactive Waste” to try to get lawmakers to pay attention to what they ...

Fracking has created a national savings of about 5 million barrels of imported oil per day over the last decade. That translates to roughly $100 billion in annual savings by avoiding foreign oil.

This increase was fueled by concerns over energy security and the costs associated with oil and other fossil fuels. This U.S. shale boom has created a new type of energy firm: fracking companies.

Fracking is a method of oil and gas production that involves blasting huge amounts of water — mixed with sand and toxic chemicals — under high pressure deep into the earth. Fracking breaks up rock ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California’s fracking ban went into effect today, officially ending the dangerous, highly intensive method of oil and gas extraction in the state. As of today, the state oil and ...