'Seriously wrong': activists condemn fracking decision An environmental watchdog has recommended a Kimberley fracking proposal but conservationists say the decision is flawed and they'll appeal it. AAP · Jan 24
‘Outrageous’: EPA backs WA fracking project that may add up to 2.6% to Australia’s emissions State environmental regulator says Valhalla project, set to drill up to 20 gas wells in Canning basin, can proceed subject to conditions The Guardian - AU · Jan 21
US frackers were already facing a global oil supply glut. Trump’s Venezuelan dream could make it worse Picture is as murky as a barrel of oil, with US companies in 2026 expecting their first production drop in four years The Guardian - US · Jan 12
This ‘Pick and Shovel’ Oil and Gas Stock Just Hit New 3-Year Highs Smart Sand (SND) is a leading producer of northern white fracking sand, benefiting from strong demand in the oil and gas sector. SND has demonstrated exceptional technical momentum and is up 65% over the past year. The stock has a 100% “Buy” technical opinion from Barchart. Shares are trading at... Barchart · Dec 5, 2025
Fear Santos gas plan may start fracking rush that poses ‘major risk’ to NT water supply Fossil fuel company plans to expand exploration in Beetaloo basin The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2025
Struggling frackers lean in on powering data centers to grab a slice of the AI pie amid crude oil slump The CEO of the U.S. energy secretary’s fracking company said Trump’s tariffs are getting in the way of U.S. energy and AI dominance. Fortune · Oct 23, 2025
Oil and Gas Companies Used Banned Toxic Chemicals Near the Rocky Mountains One of the prohibited substances can cause cancer; new state law forced operators to identify chemicals. Capital & Main · Oct 17, 2025
Mapped: The areas threatened by Reform’s controversial pro-fracking agenda revealed New analysis identifies parliamentary areas that could be vulnerable to development for fracking if Nigel Farage’s party were to get into government The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2025
Labour Declares War on Fracking—Will This Law Rewrite Britain's Energy Future? Labour's Ed Miliband has pledged to introduce legislation banning fracking permanently in the UK, sparking applause from environmentalists and fierce debate over Britain's energy future. International Business Times UK · Oct 1, 2025
Will Labour’s fracking ban end practice in the UK for good? Ed Miliband’s move to bring forward ban is gambit to stop would-be Reform voters from backing Nigel Farage’s pro-fracking party The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2025
UK fracking ban to be brought forward as Labour counters Reform promise Ed Miliband announces government will speed up plans to ban controversial practice supported by Nigel Farage The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2025
Miliband vows to permanently ban ‘dangerous and deeply harmful’ fracking The Energy Secretary used the announcement to attack Reform UK, which has called for more extraction of oil and gas. Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025
Why you don’t have to block roads or glue yourself to buildings to be a climate activist “Get a job!” shouted yet another driver going past me in the sweeping rain outside Preston New Road fracking site, on another bitingly cold winters day. Recipients of these outbursts were mostly retirees like the Nanas of Lancashire (a group of women from the northern shire of England who had… The Conversation · Sep 23, 2025
Trump's point man on energy calls offshore wind disruption a unique case The former fracking exec offered a peek into his upcoming moves and current thinking in a chat with Axios. Axios · Sep 22, 2025
Fortune · Sep 14, 2025 Founded by Trump's energy secretary, Liberty Energy aims to lead the AI-driven fracking future The future of the autonomous, AI-powered oilfield is becoming a reality
Fortune · Sep 13, 2025 The roughneck is slowly disappearing from the oilfield as AI and automation take over Many thousands of energy jobs are shed amid lower oil prices, efficiency gains, consolidation, and the advent of autonomous AI drilling and fracking operations.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2025 ‘Drill baby, drill’: Reform UK zero in on Ed Miliband’s climate policies From fracking to North Sea drilling, party’s leaders and members give climate solutions the cold shoulder at conference
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2025 Reform’s pro-fracking stance could divide potential voters, research shows Exclusive: Policy lacks support in areas where drilling could start – many of which have Reform MPs or are target seats
Fortune · Aug 24, 2025 U.S. shale oil boom transforms from money treadmill into cash cow, Chevron president says Chevron slows down in the booming Permian as it looks to international growth.
Capital & Main · Aug 4, 2025 The Oil Wells Near the Denver Suburbs Worried Her. The Health Risk Alarmed Her Even More. Recently retired Colorado scientist Lisa McKenzie chased the link between fracking and adverse birth outcomes, cancer and cardiovascular disease.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2025 Calls for ‘urgent’ investigation into lobbying activities of fracking advocate and gas company Lidia Thorpe, David Pocock and the Greens demand action after Good Advice and Empire Energy allegedly offered private deals to traditional owners to smooth the way for gas sales
The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2025 Morning Mail: Iran hits US base, leaked files reveal fracking influence claims, call for teenage YouTube ban Tehran hails ‘success’ but US dismisses attack on Qatar air base as ‘symbolic’; Guardian Australia investigation reveals role of consulting company in Northern Territory
The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2025 How an obscure consultancy firm is helping fracking companies influence traditional owners Exclusive: Leaked documents claim Good Advice promised private deals, gathered signatures and hired land council members to smooth way for Northern Territory gas sales
AAP · Jun 23, 2025 Fracking company hits out at 'failed' legal challenges A bid to stop a key fracking project has been dismissed as another "failed" attempt to deny economic and social benefits to a long-overlooked community.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2025 Federal Labor ministers at odds over contentious NT gas pipeline decision, internal document shows Exclusive: Agriculture minister Julie Collins and Indigenous affairs minister Malarndirri McCarthy expressed concern over Sturt Plateau pipeline’s construction