Two large earthquakes that hit the Permian basin, the top U.S. oilfield, this week have rattled the Texas oil industry and ...

Halliburton and Coterra Energy have introduced autonomous hydraulic fracturing technology in North America, boosting ...

because fracking is the death of nature and the death of humanity," Petro stated during a Cabinet meeting streamed on social ...

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The 5.0 magnitude earthquake is tied for the sixth strongest in state history. Scientists have warned for years that increased fracking in West Texas is causing higher earthquake activity.

Shares in Colombia's majority state-owned energy conglomerate Ecopetrol fell 2.20% in early trading to 2,005 pesos ($0.48) ...

Colombia's President Petro called on state oil producer Ecopetrol to sell its fracking operations in the U.S., citing his government's position against fracking.

Rep. August Pfluger’s bill to block federal fracking bans passes the House, moving to the Senate for consideration.

"We are against fracking, because fracking is the death of nature, and the death of humanity." Operations in the Permian Basin comprise ~12% of Ecopetrol's (EC) total production in 2024.