Stories Tagged as
Fracking
Reporter's notebook: a bitterly contested $8 billion pipeline along the Appalachian Trail
by
Scott Tong
Feb 24, 2020
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is the subject of a U.S. Supreme Court case to be heard Monday.
Questions about shale production arise as U.S. oil production falls
by
Scott Tong
Oct 1, 2019
Analysts have raised questions about the limits of shale oil wells in the United States.
Amid fracking boom, some drillers struggle to earn
by
Scott Tong
Jul 11, 2019
Natural gas companies are struggling, in large part because the prices they’re selling at are so low.
Central Texas sand mines shift west, taking jobs with them
by
Andy Uhler
May 13, 2019
The market for McCulloch County sand has been drying up.
Energy giants to ramp up Permian Basin fracking
by
Ben Bradford
Mar 5, 2019
The Permian Basin is now far from the preserve of the independent producer.
In West Texas, growing oil production comes with deadly highways
Mar 4, 2019
A combinations of dense traffic and time-pressed truckers has led to a spike in fatal crashes.
After 7-year ban, fracking for gas resumes in U.K.
Nov 8, 2018
Drilling company contends with protests as minor earthquakes trigger delays.
For public good, not for profit.
Fracking made the U.S. a major oil producer, but not energy independent
Sep 12, 2018
Author of "Saudi America," Bethany McLean tells us about why the key ingredient in fracking is capital, not chemicals.
How the energy boom shaped a small town in rural America
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Jun 12, 2018
About a decade ago, some in this country saw fracking as the solution to decades of economic decline. But others were determined to stop it.
Oil prices creep up as the global economy grows
by
Scott Tong
Jan 25, 2018
With the world’s major economies chugging along, people are using more oil. That means more demand for crude, just as some places that supply it are cutting back. Some production cuts are intentional — like Saudi Arabia’s — but other hiccups in supply are due to political chaos, like Venezuela. If U.S. fracking steps up […]