In this week's episode of Industry Focus: Energy, Motley Fool analysts Sean O'Reilly and Taylor Muckerman walk investors through what they need to know about the fracking process and about some of the ...

Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified Financial Education Instructor, and researcher who has assisted thousands of clients over a more than two-decade career. She is the CEO of ...

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 ...

Over the course of millions of years, heat and pressure can transform the organic remains of animals and plants into crude oil. That's why they're called a fossil fuels — the long-dead creatures that ...

Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) increases well deliverability and ultimate recovery by creating high-conductivity flow paths from the reservoir to the wellbore. It sits in the upstream value chain ...

(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) By John Kemp LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Politicians, commentators and analysts are paid to simplify. Sometimes simplification ...