U.K. Bans Fracking on Concerns About Earthquake Risk November 4, 2019 By Jeremy Hodges The U.K. fracking industry suffered a fatal blow as the Conservative government ended its support for the controversial practice. The...
China’s Biggest Oil & Gas Producer Halts Fracking After Series of Quakes February 27, 2019 By Aibing Guo and Dan Murtaugh The backlash against shale drilling in earthquake-prone regions — a thorn in the side of U.S. energy companies for the...
Oklahoma Earthquakes Lead to More Injection Well Shut Downs May 25, 2018 The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Oil and Gas Division is directing some injection wells in north-central Oklahoma reduce injection volumes and...
Fracking Earthquakes Pop Up in Unexpected Corner of Oklahoma’s Shale Patch February 9, 2018 The oil prospectors of Oklahoma, it appeared, finally had a solution to their earthquake problem. Ordered by regulators to curb...
California Sues Trump Administration Fracking Rule Repeal January 25, 2018 By Nichola Groom California on Wednesday sued the Trump administration over its repeal of Obama-era rules meant to address public safety concerns on...
Despite Earthquake Risk, UK Ready to Begin Fracking – Again November 6, 2017 By Susanna Twidale Six years after Britain’s first fracking operation was stymied by earth tremors, its shale gas industry is poised to try...
Study Links Colorado, New Mexico Quakes to Oil and Gas Fluid Injections October 26, 2017 A rash of earthquakes in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico between 2008 and 2010 was likely due to fluids...
Recent Central Oklahoma Quakes Being Investigated August 4, 2017 The Oklahoma Corporation Commission says its Induced Seismicity Department and the Oklahoma Geological Survey are investigating several earthquakes in the...
Fracking-Related Water Problems Raise Issues in West Texas August 3, 2017 By David Hunn A West Texas land baron and oilman is on the verge of pumping 5.4 million gallons of water a day...
Texas Study Links Pollution, Earthquakes to Oil and Gas Drilling June 21, 2017 A new study by a nonprofit science organization says oil and gas drilling in Texas is linked to pollution and...