Explore the differences between shale oil and conventional oil, including extraction costs and methods, and how these impact ...

The development of "oil shale" (not to be confused with "shale oil") and "tar sands" has been shown to be environmentally destructive, and water and energy intensive. Extracting oil from U.S. public ...

Watford City, North Dakota, Oil production in the Bakken shale formation near the Missouri River. (Photo by: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) eaking of shale oil production and ...

Texas has experienced over 100 earthquakes in just nine days, an unusual occurrence for a seismically inactive region. Experts attribute the earthquakes to oil and gas extraction activities, primarily ...

China’s recent breakthroughs in fracking technology have the potential to usher in a new shale revolution that could solidify the country’s energy security and reshape the international oil order.