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

Explore the differences between shale oil and conventional oil, including extraction costs and methods, and how these impact ...

Welcome to our guide to the commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, Houston-based reporter David Wethe looks at how the needs of Texas farmers may help solve a problem for local crude ...

Labour plans to introduce a “total ban” on fracking this autumn, replacing the current moratorium with permanent legislation. Experts say the U.K.’s complex geology makes large-scale fracking unviable ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Blackmon is a Texas-based public policy analyst/consultant. Big shale oil and gas producers SM Energy and Civitas Resources ...

Purpose: In shale reservoirs, hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) exists to create an engineered, high-conductivity fracture network that connects nano- to micro-Darcy matrix pores to the wellbore, ...