Most of the reserves in the country are extra-heavy oil that’s tough to extract and generates more greenhouse gases. By Lisa Friedman Reporting from Washington Venezuela’s oil reserves, thought to be ...

A pipeline owned by California Resources Corporation subsidiary Aera Energy spilled 130 barrels of produced fluid — a mixture of oil and water — early Friday morning at an oil field in Monterey County ...

Whispers of renewed oil drilling in the Niger Delta may promise prospects for much-needed infrastructure and job creation. But oil extraction is also blamed for impoverishing the area through ...

Hydraulic fracturing is a completion technique that pumps high-pressure fluid and proppant into a low-permeability reservoir to create and prop open fractures, increasing flow paths so oil can move to ...

Mark Ireland has previously received funding from companies with fossil fuel interests. “We are going to get all our oil and gas out of the North Sea”, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said ...

You're probably expecting this article to discuss whale oil lubricants in old cars. Really old cars that used tillers and engines that had to be started by hand-spinning a flywheel, and had adorably ...

The world of tools is populated by a vast and incredibly diverse group of gadgets and devices. From basic hand tools, like screwdrivers, pliers, and ratchets, to more advanced tools like impact ...

Researchers at Penn, led by Physics and Astronomy professor Arnold Mathijssen, have discovered ways to achieve quality coffee extraction using fewer beans. Published in “Physics of Fluids,” the ...

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright made clear this week they want to make it as easy as possible to drill on federal land and waters. Burgum said he views companies ...

Everybody makes a big deal about regular engine oil changes, and with good reason. Just like any other part of a vehicle, oil wears down during constant use and needs to be replaced to ensure your ...

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, ...