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Biden administration restarts oil and gas leases on federal lands
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 18, 2022
The move shows the president is trying to bring down prices, but he also appears to be going back on his word to curb oil and gas production.
In small-town Louisiana, the natural gas boom is paying a lot of bills
by
Andy Uhler
Dec 3, 2021
High prices are driving even more drilling in areas where fracking took off in the 2000s.
Biden administration auctions oil and gas leases on 1.7 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico
Nov 19, 2021
A court ordered the administration to resume the auctions it had suspended.
Oil drilling bids for Alaskan wildlife refuge expected to be meager
by
Scott Tong
Jan 1, 2021
Oil giants are expected to sit out the bidding, which would mean low lease prices and measly royalties for the government.
What "Armageddon" got right about space drilling, and what it (mostly) didn't
by
Molly Wood
Aug 16, 2018
Little about the 1998 blockbuster is true to life, but mining asteroids and comets is "humanity’s future, I’m pretty convinced of that," one expert says.
Oil patch roughnecks may also need to be data analysts
by
Molly Wood
May 16, 2018
Drilling oil wells today still involves dirt and sweat, installing rigs in muddy fields. But there are also more jobs at desks, checking systems remotely by computer.
Could drilling rigs pop up in Bears Ears National Monument in Utah?
Dec 4, 2017
With the Trump administration poised to shrink Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, oil and gas companies are eyeing the fringes.
For public good, not for profit.
The link between fracking and health issues
Nov 15, 2017
Cause and effect can be difficult to prove, but here are a series of studies showing the potential connection between fracking and health risks.
Fracking draft from EPA criticized by scientists
by
Scott Tong
Aug 12, 2016
The study concluded hydraulic fracturing isn't a danger to drinking water. Scientists say that's unproven.