At present, oil extraction in the United States sits at record levels of roughly 13.2 million barrels per day. No wonder oil is so expensive. Wait, what’s that you say? U.S. extraction at record ...

A series of more than 100 small earthquakes in Surrey in 2018 and 2019 might have been triggered by oil extraction from a nearby well, suggests a new study. A series of more than 100 small earthquakes ...

Colorado and Utah have as much oil as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Venezuela, Nigeria, Kuwait, Libya, Angola, Algeria, Indonesia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates combined. That's not science fiction.

With the world’s reserves of light oil diminishing, oil companies are increasingly turning to heavier varieties – which make up 70% of global oil reserves – to meet rising energy demands. Existing ...

Canola oil comes from a single source, while vegetable oil is a blend of various oils. Both oils are neutral, affordable, and ...

Discover what a wellbore is, how it aids in oil and gas extraction, and see real-world examples. Learn about uncased and cased wellbores and their importance in resource recovery.

It’s an emerging technology that climate experts say can prevent billions of tons of greenhouse gases from entering Earth’s atmosphere. By capturing carbon dioxide as it spews from oil refineries, ...

The claim: The Bakken contains more than 500 billion barrels of cheap oil, enough to power the U.S. economy for more than 2,000 years A years-old claim that a massive oil reserve was recently ...