Normally on “Mining and Refining,” we concentrate on the actual material that’s mined and refined. We’ve covered everything from copper to tungsten, with side trips to more unusual materials like ...

ExxonMobil has developed a new drilling technique that could significantly increase the amount of oil recovered from ...

A hot topic for energy production, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, extracts oil and gas by injecting high-pressure fluids underground. For the U.S. this has boosted domestic energy production ...

Colombia's new government plans to revive fracking as shrinking gas reserves and rising LNG imports intensify pressure on the country's energy system and public finances.

Hydraulic fracturing has transformed parts of Canada’s energy sector, unlocking vast reserves of natural gas and oil. Yet as governments, industry and communities debate the country’s energy future, ...

As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results ...

U.S. shale oil wells generate 27–45 million barrels of toxic wastewater every day, with shale gas adding billions more gallons annually. Traditional underground disposal is polluting groundwater, ...

Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than $12 billion worth of active and proposed projects from Ameren, about $4.6 billion of which is attributed to gas-fired projects in Missouri Global Oil & ...

Mike Soraghan reports on energy for Politico and E&E News. Marty Whiteman had enough natural gas under his hayfield to make him quite rich when the fracking boom swept through his rugged corner of ...