Fracking bids to be fast-tracked

Shale gas planning applications are to be fast-tracked under new government measures to crack down on councils that delay on making a decision.

'No shale gas revolution in Europe'

There will be no US-style shale gas revolution in Europe, the president of the International Gas Union (IGU) has told the BBC.

Big Oil Is About to Lose Control of the Auto Industry

While the U.S. pats itself on the back for the riches flowing from fracking wells, an upheaval in clean energy is quietly loosening the oil industry's grip on the automotive industry.

Ministers' shale gas 'hype' attacked

Ministers have "completely oversold" the potential of shale gas, energy experts say. Researchers from the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) told the BBC promises of lower prices and greater energy security from UK shale gas were “hype” and "lacking in evidence".

U.S. Oil Output Surges to Highest Since 1986 on Shale

U.S. crude production climbed to the highest level in more than 28 years last week as the shale boom moved the country closer to energy independence.

Fracking Foes Force Some Oil Drillers to Tread Lightly

A fight over fracking is looming in Texas. Another stand-off is shaping up in Colorado. Yet drillers’ reactions couldn’t be more different. In Texas, drillers are doing their noisy in-your-face fracking as usual.

Government pushes ahead with fracking plan despite wide opposition

Overwhelming opposition to the government's plans to expanding fracking across Britain was expressed by interest groups during an official consultation, whose results were released a day after ministers signalled a go-ahead for shale gas drilling around the country.

Wind power most popular source of energy in UK

Wind power is the most popular source of energy in the UK, according to an exclusive survey of attitudes towards the energy market carried out on behalf of the Guardian.

Lords: Fracking should be 'urgent priority' for UK

Regulated fracking should be an "urgent national priority", an influential group of Lords has said. Shale gas can bring "substantial benefits" to "the economy, to national energy security and to the environment", the Lords committee said.

Nuclear Industry Gains Carbon-Focused Allies in Push to Save Reactors

Environmentalists and the nuclear industry are beginning a push to preserve old nuclear reactors whose economic viability is threatened by cheap natural gas and rising production of wind energy.

Fracking 'could generate £33bn and 64,000 jobs for UK'

Fracking could trigger a £33bn investment bonanza and create 64,000 jobs, promises a new report for the shale industry released on Thursday and part-funded by government.

Caroline Lucas cleared of anti-fracking protest charges

Caroline Lucas, the Green party MP, has been found not guilty of obstructing a public highway and a public order offence during high-profile anti-fracking protests.

Ukraine: a rich seam for gas firms despite crisis

The veteran Ukraine energy explorer, Paul Davies, said his JKX Oil & Gas business would continue its investment push into the country this year despite the Russian crisis.

Energy boom to aid U.S. urban manufacturing jobs to 2020: report

(Reuters) - Energy-intensive manufacturing employment will increase by more than 1 percent a year in the United States through 2020, with 72 percent of those jobs going to metropolitan areas, according to a report released on Thursday.

Fracking is turning the US into a bigger oil producer than Saudi Arabia

Hector Gallegos sits in the cab of his pick-up enjoying a few hours of calm.

Davos: Fracking to boost UK economy, David Cameron says

Shale gas extraction through fracking can boost the economy and encourage businesses to come back to the UK, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

EU wants common rules for shale gas 'fracking'

BRUSSELS: The European Commission wants EU member states to accept common environment and health rules if they use controversial 'fracking' to develop shale gas resources.

Big Oil joins U.K. shale gas hunt

Total has become the first major energy company to invest in the U.K's budding shale industry as the country prepares to exploit its unconventional gas reserves.

Experts Eye Oil and Gas Industry as Quakes Shake Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY — Mary Catherine Sexton has been rattled enough.This fall her neighborhood in the northeastern part of this city has been shaken by dozens of minor earthquakes.

Fracking support from government climate change adviser

Britain should push ahead with fracking, the chairman of the government's advisory body on climate change has said.