Oil & Gas IQ Glossary: Fracking
Fracking is a process where liquid is injected into the ground at high pressure to force open fissures, creating an opportunity to extract oil or gas.
The key to deciding the fracking debate?
September 28 by Martin Richards, José María Sotomayor, and Rune Olsen
Both regulatory and voluntary transparency is vital to any industry, as it is the only effective way to keep all stakeholders, decision-makers and the public more informed about the realities of indiv...
Let’s Get Fracking!
January 15 by Derek ParkLet’s Get Fracking The announcement that Total is to join the search for UK Shale Gas gas has got to be good news, both for the country and the oil and gas industry. With it though comes a hug...
Editorial: Fracking Things Up Or Making Them Better
January 14 by Tim Haïdar"I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one."- Mark Twain (1835-1910) This past weekend, supermajor Total became the first multinational integrated oil and gas company to i...
Fracking: Is It A Dirty Word?
March 03 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorIt is surprising what difference a couple of years makes. At the 2009 World Gas Conference in Buenos Aires, one Tony Hayward announced: "There has been a revolution in the gas fields of North America....
Fracking – Friend Or Foe? The Marcellus Shale Play In Focus
March 01 by Oil & Gas IQ NewsA Google search of ‘Hydraulic Fracturing’ will produce various articles on the efficacy of using this method to extract natural gas from the earth in an attempt to sustain the energy secur...
