Now they have issued a report that takes a more negative tone on hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") than an earlier draft report. First, let me provide a bit of background on hydraulic fracturing.

Developed in the late 1940s, hydraulic fracturing, also known as a frac job, is the practice of injecting a well with large amounts of frac fluids under high pressure in order to break the rocks.

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 ...

It operates through the following segments: Hydraulic Fracturing, Cementing, Coil Tubing, Flowback, and Drilling. The Hydraulic Fracturing segment intends to optimize hydrocarbon flow paths during ...

A draft report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finds no evidence that hydraulic fracturing has “led to widespread, systemic impacts” on the nation’s drinking water supplies ...

Halliburton and Coterra Energy have introduced autonomous hydraulic fracturing technology in North America, boosting ...

aims to establish specific guidelines regarding hydraulic fracturing (commonly referred to as fracking) for oil and natural gas production in the United States. The bill emphasizes that states ...

"Hydraulic fracturing is a well-stimulation technique used commonly in low-permeability rocks like tight sandstone, shale, ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halliburton Energy Services (NYSE: HAL) and Coterra Energy Inc. (NYSE: CTRA) announced the launch of autonomous hydraulic fracturing technology in North America with the ...