Shale Oil vs. Conventional Oil: Costs, Extraction, and Impact

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

There's Record U.S. Oil Extraction, That's Why Oil Is So Expensive

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 ...
Science Daily

Oil extraction might have triggered small earthquakes in Surrey, England

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 ...

Guide to Unconventional Oil: Key Methods and Impact

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

Venezuela’s ‘Dirtiest’ Oil and the Environment: Three Things to Know

Most of the reserves in the country are extra-heavy oil that’s tough to extract and generates more greenhouse gases.
The Conversation

A month after Ecuador’s historic vote to end oil extraction in Yasuní National Park, its lessons are as vital as ever to Canadians

Martina Jakubchik-Paloheimo works with Global Indigenous Development Trust, a Canadian Indigenous social enterprise and registered charity founded in 2014. As well as Inisha Nunka, an Indigenous led ...
Phys.org

An essential oil extraction process that could cut costs and increase yields

A researcher from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has pioneered an innovative essential oil extraction process that could cut costs and increase yields. Essential oils are used in a range of industries, ...