US has trouble finding enough fracking sand, as production grows
Demand for frac sand has surged in recent weeks as U.S. producers rush back to the oil patch, stoking concern…
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Study: Fracking costs outweigh benefits for Germany and Europe
For only a ten year supply of energy, fracking in Europe would contaminate drinking water, cause severe environmental damage and…
German government upholds fracking ban
Drilling for shale gas remains under an unlimited ban, said German Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks, dismissing media reports of government…
Capgemini: Growing risk of power blackouts in Europe this winter
The risk of blackouts in Europe will grow in the coming winter as thermal power-generating capacity has been shuttered amid…
The MTO, Germany’s shale gas ban and the future unemployment of Romania
###author### The news according to which Germany gave up for good the exploration and exploitation of shale gas is circulating…
SUA may lift the ban on fracking oil export
Oil producers would obviously benefit from lifting the ban to export oil, introduced in 1970s, writes The Economist. So might…
Hydraulic fracturing – Torn Between Myth and Fact
Constantin Crânganu Over the last decade, significant improvements were made in hydraulic fracturing technology and horizontal drilling. The energy industry…
The shale gas debate turns film-makers one against another
The shale gas boom has started somewhere around year 2000, in the US. 10 years later, 20% of the United…
