Inside Energy

The first federal regulations addressing fracking on public lands are already facing a legal challenge. Wyoming Public Radio’s Stephanie Joyce reports for…

With oil prices now at a six year low, oil companies have been idling hundreds of drilling rigs. For the wells that remain active, the key is getting more…

In the past few years, workers from all over America have flocked to jobs in the booming oil industry.For a lot of people struggling through their own…

Our Inside Energy team has spent the past few weeks reporting on oilfield spills, specifically wastewater. In North Dakota’s Bakken oilfield, the number…

A petroleum engineering degree is a ticket to a bright and well-paid future -- or at least, that’s the way it looked just a few months ago.With six-figure…

“Man Camps” are a defining characteristic of an oil boom.Development happens so fast, there’s never enough time to build adequate permanent housing. And…

Oil state budgets are going to be hard hit by the recent slide in oil prices.Measured in dollars, Texas is the clear loser. But in terms of actual…

North Dakota could soon allow some radioactive oilfield waste to be buried in landfills within the state. Emily Guerin reports from one of three public…

Falling oil prices are starting to take their toll on jobs in the industry.Leigh Paterson reports for Inside Energy.The Houston-based oilfield services…

We’ve been hearing a lot about crashing oil prices lately.The price drop is great news for consumers and terrible for oil companies. But not all oil…