A new study by The Heartland Institute finds states and localities in the Upper Midwest are effectively dealing with cases of excess road deterioration from increased heavy truck traffic related to ...

Nov. 30—Except for the oil and natural gas themselves, one of the oilfield's hottest commodities these days is the sand used to fracture or "frac" the bedrock formations and loosen them up for ...

Founders of Apex Petroleum Engineering, the Denver-based energy services company, partner with proppant and materials veterans to build 2 million ton frac sand plant to serve the DJ basin. ENGLEWOOD, ...

Despite a slump in the U.S. oil industry, Wisconsin frac sand producers are planning to spend millions of dollars on new plants and loading facilities as they seek to increase efficiency and sell ...