shale News
How Big is the Shale Boom? Estimates Confound Forecasters
Four years into the shale revolution, the U.S. is on track to pass Russia and Saudi Arabia as the world's largest producer of crude oil, most analysts agree. When that happens and by how much, ...
U.S. to Become World’s Top Oil Producer in 2015: IEA
The United States will stride past Saudi Arabia and Russia to become the world's top oil producer in 2015, the West's energy agency said, bringing Washington closer to energy self-sufficiency and ...
Study Raises New Concern About Earthquakes’ Links To Fracking Fluids
Powerful earthquakes thousands of miles away can trigger swarms of minor quakes near wastewater-injection wells like those used in oil and gas recovery, scientists reported on Thursday, sometimes ...
Fracking Pollution In Wyoming Cast In Doubt As EPA Drops Probe
The only finding by U.S. regulators of water contamination from fracking was thrown into doubt Friday when the federal government halted its investigation and handed the probe over to the State of ...