Former OIPA Chairman Mike Smith, who now heads the IOGCC, came to the defense of hydraulic fracturing during a Q&A with the state's largest newspaper. Smith says the 60-year-old technology has proven to be safe, and additional regulations would result in an expensive delay for oil and gas producers. Full Story >>

With the nation's environmental attention focused for the moment on hydraulic fracturing, one Canadian company claims it has a solution. Full Story >>

Exxon's planned purchase of XTO could hinge on Congress putting more regulations on hydraulic fracturing. Full Story >>

A New York City public hearing on natural gas drilling descends into chaos. Maybe it is true if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. Full Story >>

The western U.S. has become a breeding ground for opposition to the oil and natural gas industry, and the newest attack comes on film. Full Story >>

U.S. Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, delivered a floor speech highlighting the nation's vast reserve of energy resources recoverable through hydraulic fracturing techniques. Full Story >>

Oklahoma's Corporation Commissioners have already joined the growing list of those opposed to federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing, and now they're signing up their friends. Full Story >>

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette is moving ahead with her bill to put hydraulic fracturing under federal oversight while also seeking a study to gather more data on the practice. Full Story >>

The U.S. Congressman, opposed to changes in the regulation of hydraulic fracturing, tours a Chesapeake drilling site in the Haynesville Shale. Full Story >>

Federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing would cost the United States billions of dollars and decrease oil and natural gas exploration by 20 percent. Full Story >>

The natural gas industry has balked at recent attempts to force drillers to disclose what fluids are used in the hydraulic fracturing process, but Dallas-based Chief Oil & Gas has announced it will share its secrets. Full Story >>

As a nationwide debate continues on hydraulic fracturing, Wyoming regulators are taking steps to require drillers to detail the chemicals used in the process and other drilling operations. Full Story >>

Battle lines are being drawn in the U.S. Senate, where Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Democratic leaders unveiled its energy bill. Full Story >>

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has given environmentalists new hope in pushing for more stringent regulations on oil and gas production in the United States. Full Story >>

North Dakota's Earl Pomeroy, a noted Blue Dog Democrat the the U.S. House of Representatives, is asking leadership to turn down any new regulations on hydraulic fracturing. Full Story >>

The EPA has announced four public informational meetings to seek stakeholder input into developing its proposed plan to study the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water. Stakeholders are requested to pre-register online at least 72 hours before each meeting. Full Story >>

Rep. Diane DeGette, D-Colo., is expected to offer an amendment today in the House Energy and Commerce Committee requiring public disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. Full Story >>

North Dakota Governor John Hoeven has had a series of meetings with EPA leaders, telling them, effectively, that things are under control. Full Story >>

The head of the EPA defended the agency's newest study of hydraulic fracturing in Congress, saying the completion technique could contaminate water supplies. Full Story >>

Oklahoma Congressman John Sullivan, along with Arkansas Democrat Mike Ross, called on their fellow lawmakers to resist efforts to increase federal regulation on hydraulic fracturing. Full Story >>

Hydraulic fracturing and natural gas in general have become hot topics for documentary makers. Some show the benefits of energy exploration. Most don't. 
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State Rep. Mike Thompson came to the defense of hydraulic fracturing in an opinion piece in The Oklahoman, saying federal investigations into the commonly-used oilfield technique have been driven by environmental extremists. Full Story >>

OIPA President Mike Terry answered questions about hydraulic fracturing from the state's largest newspaper. Full Story >>

BP's accident in the Gulf of Mexico could lead to tighter restrictions for onshore producers as lawmakers continue to weight the safety procedures for drilling. Full Story >>

OIPA board member Mike Cantrell, acting in his role of president of the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance, and Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony offered their opinions on energy production in the state's largest newspaper. Full Story >>