Yet another effort is underway to change New Mexico regulations restricting the discharge of treated wastewater from hydraulic fracturing outside the oilfield.

A key growth catalyst has been the acquisition of Double Eagle in 2025, which expanded Diamondback Energy’s position in the Midland Basin and strengthened its inventory depth, allowing for sustained multi-year drilling programs without the need for aggressive land acquisitions.

On April 5 (Easter Sunday), Coterra Energy reported that approximately 400,000 to 704,000 gallons of freshwater were released from an impoundment at the Brooks shale gas well pad in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.

Bloomberg reports that Arsenal Resources, a private natural gas producer focused on the Marcellus Shale, is considering a potential sale of itself valued at approximately $1.5 billion.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin launched the Water Reuse Action Plan (WRAP) 2.0, to harness the power of water reuse for American industry, the artificial intelligence (AI) future, and American energy dominance while strengthening public health protections and safeguarding the nation's water resources.

Crestone Peak Resources had slimmed down plan for pad after state issued a stay on project

Under pressure to provide water for drinking and irrigation, people around the globe are trying to figure out how to save, conserve and reuse water in a variety of ways, including reusing treated sewage wastewater and removing valuable salts from seawater.

As the U.S. races to secure supplies of critical minerals—lithium, nickel, cobalt, rare earth elements—the national conversation remains fixated on new mines and mining efficiencies, faster permitting, and international partnerships. While these are all important, we’re overlooking a vast, low-impact domestic source of many of the minerals we so urgently need: brine.

The U.S. oil sector has entered the “early innings” of a rebound with more growth to come, Halliburton chairman and CEO Jeff Miller said Tuesday, explaining that the Iran war is forcing countries to prioritize energy security by capturing more barrels both domestically and from other regions outside the Middle East.

Oil prices rose Wednesday, as Iran claimed to have seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz shortly after President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire.