Plains states have twice as much oil as previously thought
Williston Basin has twice as much oil and three times as much gas as previously estimated.
Published 07-May-2013
Tag: fracking
Bids for Petroplus refinery rejected by French court
Bids by companies offering to take over the bankrupt refiner's site have been rejected.\n.
Published 03-May-2013
Toothpaste and soap - now oil extraction
Surfactants are helping to increase oil flow in previously pumped reservoirs.
Published 05-Mar-2013
Draft fracking rules released by California oil regulators
Draft fracking rules are released to assuage public concern in California
Published 05-Feb-2013
Fracking debate hits the UK
Large gas finds stir up fracking debate across the Pond.
Published 01-May-2012
US annnounces emergency shale regs
The US DEP has announced emergency regulations relating to drilling in the Marcellus Shale fields.
Published 25-Jul-2011
Democrats release damning fracking report
A new report from US administrators alleges damning evidence of chemical contamination by onshore oil and gas drilling companies.
Published 21-Apr-2011
Fracking website goes public as new technology revealed
A new public information site to track the use of fracturing chemicals has been launched in the US as a Canadian company reveals a new LPG fracking gel.
Published 14-Apr-2011
Halliburton fracking fluid is food for thought
Halliburton has developed a new fracturing fluid system based on food oils and enzymes
Published 17-Nov-2010
Penn state brings fracking debate to a head
Recent rulings by Pennsylvania's DEP has lead to open debate and revelations about "fracking" additives.
Published 17-Jul-2010