Guar is a thickening agent used to keep proppant in suspension when it is pumped during hydraulic fracturing jobs. Guar was thrust into the industry spotlight last spring when Halliburton announced ...

MUMBAI, May 29 (Reuters) - India's output of guar, a tiny seed with an outsize role in shale gas extraction, will rise this year as farmers boost planting acres in hopes of good rains, against a ...

(Reuters) - Oil and gas companies are racing to find a new substitute for India's guar bean, a key ingredient used in hydraulic fracturing, the drilling technology that has revolutionized the energy ...