Carbon Flooding in Oil Industry Strong Despite Potential Dangers

Medicine & Technology Apr 18, 2021

Despite its many environmental and health risks, the practice of carbon dioxide flooding remains rampant in the oil industry with its benefits to crude production.

Petronas Unveils Target for Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

Nov 05, 2020

Petronas is the latest in the global oil market to adopt a more environmentally-friendly goal.

Satellite Shows That a Vast US Oil- And Natural Gas- Producing Region Is Leaking Methane More Than Twice As Previously Thought

Apr 23, 2020

European Space Agency satellite data show 60 percent higher than the national average of methane leaking from a vast U.S. oil- and natural gas-producing region.

They Lied to Us: Big Companies Still Burning Natural Gas

Oct 17, 2019

Big oil companies such as ExxonMobil and BP have pledged to reduce flaring of natural gas, yet data from big oil field with drilling activities by these companies indicated otherwise.

Amazonian Tribe Stalls Big Oil’s Plans

May 24, 2019

The Waorani have protected half a million acres of their territory from potential drilling.

Scientists Discover That Magnetic Nanoparticles Can Separate Oil From Water Better Than The Conventional Method in the Oil Industry

Jun 09, 2017

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin are able to use magnetic nanoparticles to separate oil from water, providing a better method to clean the water.

Climate Change Poses Risk to Fossil Fuel Industry

Apr 19, 2017

The fossil fuel industry faces the risk as the commitment to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses increases worldwide.