New Jersey on Thursday issued a one-year ban on hydraulic fracturing, citing the need for more study of the technology used to produce oil and gas from shale formations.

It is hard to think of more awkward country in which to drill for gas than the craggy, creviced hillsides that rise up from the banks of China’s turbid Yellow River in the northern province of Shan

Aizawl: State-owned exploration major Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has begun looking for gas reserves in Mizoram, close to the site of known reserves, officials said on Thursday.

A federal panel sketched out its first vision of a regulatory roadmap for the booming shale natural gas industry on Thursday, urging more transparency on the use of chemicals and more careful treat

New York's natural gas drillers should pay into a fund to cover any cleanups or accidents, the state comptroller said on Tuesday, ahead of the state's plan to review drilling applications next year

The top court in the Netherlands on Monday ordered the suspension of the Bergermeer gas storage project, the largest in Europe, citing objections by environmentalists and local residents who fear e

For decades, oil and gas industry executives as well as regulators have maintained that a drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, that is used for most natural gas wells has

The Government plans to conduct a major oceanic survey in the country's territorial waters, including parts of the Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Cambay and Andaman Sea, to look for prospects of under-sea

An audit of production-sharing contracts reveals violations that have hurt the interests of the public. (Editorial)

The Comptroller and Auditor-General today said it is in the process of finalising its report on Reliance Industries’ KG-D6 gas fields.

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