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

Oil forms when organic material – the remains of living things – gets compressed and heated under layers of sediment. Some social media users are claiming this process occurs as quickly as the ...

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, ...

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 ...