Profits for the biggest U.S. energy producers including Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) are poised to decline the most since the financial meltdown of 2008-09 as the drilling technique known as fracking collapses natural gas prices.
02.21.12
02.13.12
Firm: System treats brine
Chesapeake Energy Corp. says its new system for treating wastewater from gas wells in eastern Ohio can dramatically reduce the amount of brine going into injection wells for disposal.
02.08.12
CO Springs Hydraulic Fracturing Panel Discussion - Feb 23rd
The Western Museum of Mining and Industry is hosting a panel discussion on hydraulic fracturing on February 23, 2012.
02.02.12
Oil shale - A vast resource that can't be dismissed
Development of oil and natural gas from shale from North Dakota, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and other states can drive U.S. economic growth and the President's call for an all-of-the-above approach to energy development.
01.25.12
3 Industries Thriving From Record-Low Natural Gas Prices
Low natural gas prices aren't bad for everyone. A few other industries are seeing enormous boosts with cheap, readily available natural gas.
01.25.12
Don't Frack Me Up: Correcting Misinformation On Hydraulic Fracturing
Forbes sets the record straight with facts about fracking, not playing on emotion like many of the frac-tivists do.
01.25.12
Energy plays key role in Obama's State of the Union
For the third year in a row energy played a central role in President Obama's State of the Union address, with the president leaning hard this year on the twin themes of increased domestic oil and gas production and the need to invest more in renewable sources.
01.05.12
Colorado Takes the Lead in Fracking Regulation
Colorado has enacted the toughest fracking disclosure rules in the country, and a top government scientist calling for more research into the possible health effects of hydraulic fracturing.
12.24.11
Encana cites 'critical mistakes' in U.S. EPA's fracturing study
Encana, the second largest natural gas producer in the United States, questions the results of a recent EPA report linking natural gas development with contaminated water in the tiny hamlet of Pavillion, Wyoming.
12.20.11
Commerce City delays oil and gas decision
Commerce City's town council on Monday voted to postpone for 30 days a final decision to impose a sixmonth moratorium on oil and gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing -- or "fracking" -- within city limits.





