Explore the differences between shale oil and conventional oil, including extraction costs and methods, and how these impact ...

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 ...

Unconventional oil refers to crude oil extracted through new methods like hydraulic fracturing and oil sands mining. Explore ...

The sun begins to set behind crude oil tanks and a pumpjack Tuesday, July 5, 2022 in Midland, Texas. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman) Dramatic oilfield job growth is tied to boosts in oil and natural gas ...

Fossil fuel companies are experimenting with using carbon dioxide captured from the air in oil extraction to usher in a new era of planet-friendly “net-zero oil” – but the idea is an illusion, ...

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 ...