Some say it’s not realistic to suggest that the United States will stop importing oil entirely, because of the nation’s dependence on the broader global economy.  More »

San Francisco startup Siluria Technologies says its process may be able to make chemicals and fuels at a cost competitive with — or lower than — the cost of similar products made from crude.  More »

With New York entering the fifth year of review of the process known as hydraulic fracturing, growing calls to wait for the study could push a final decision back several more years, frustrating landowners and the natural gas industry.  More »

Frederick Smith, the chairman and CEO of FedEx Corp., offered a little advice Friday to his colleagues in the corner office: If you’re looking for innovation, keep an open mind.  More »

Maryland lawmakers seeking to block the natural gas production technique hydraulic fracturing have struck out in the General Assembly.  More »

Their privileged lives remain entwined, however ruefully, with fossil fuels.  More »

The shale oil and gas drilling boom, credited with creating jobs and pumping money into state and federal treasuries across the United States, will eventually spread across the globe, executives from several international energy companies told delegates to the IHS CERAWeek conference in Houston Tuesday.  More »

Regulator says FracFocus will soon be searchable, but the “trade secret” exemption remains.  More »

Before there were refrigerators folks kept drinks cool by putting them into clay jars that had been soaked in water. The evaporation of the water from the clay cooled the container and its contents, which today includes wine bottles. On the other hand…  More »

NYC police officer Nick Russo and others in the town of Minisink, N.Y. are fighting the $43 million Minisink Compressor Project on the Millennium Pipeline, designed to help ease the power crunch in New York City, an hour’s drive to the south. They say the project is a health threat.  More »

The U.S. is poised to become a net exporter of liquefied petroleum gases for the first year ever as shale-based energy production jumps, prompting new orders for specialized ships to haul propane and butane.  More »

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, Halliburton Co., a major provider of the pressure-pumping technique known as hydraulic fracturing, said it will take a charge in the first quarter related to Venezuela devaluing its currency.  More »