Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) increases oilfield productivity by creating high-conductivity flow paths that connect low-permeability rock to the wellbore, reduce near-wellbore damage (skin), and ...

A Fort Worth-based company with a plant seven miles south of Midland has figured out how to extract significant amounts of lithium carbonate from produced oilfield fracking water and it will start ...

REEVES COUNTY, Texas — A deadly explosion at a fracking site in Reeves County Monday night has raised serious concerns about worker safety in the oil and gas industry. One worker lost his life, and ...

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Oil prices are their lowest since the pandemic, revenues are falling, and profits are shrinking, but some frackers and oilfield players are suddenly thriving in the stock market as they invest in ...

MERTZON, Texas, Nov 21 (Reuters) - At a dusty Texas oilfield, Apache Corp has eliminated its reliance on what arguably could be the biggest long-term constraint for fracking wells in the arid western ...

Despite posting second-quarter earnings in line with expectations, Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) warned on Tuesday that the oilfield services market will be softer in the short to medium term than ...

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