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Fracking fluid chemicals uncovered, helping test for contamination
Apr 16, 2015 (SPX)
The organic chemicals in fracking fluid have been uncovered in two new studies, providing a basis for water contamination testing and future regulation. The res...
OPEC increases oil production in March; U.S. shale dropping
Apr 16, 2015 (UPI)
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will continue increasing output of oil, despite an oversupply, projecting an increased demand 80,000 barrels p...
Scientists a step closer to developing renewable propane
Apr 16, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers at The University of Manchester have made a significant breakthrough in the development of synthetic pathways that will enable renewable biosynthesi...
Top 12 Media Myths On Oil Prices
Apr 16, 2015 (SPX)
The upstream oil and gas industry is not a black hole. There's no mystery wrapped in an enigma here. There are a lot of meetings with engineers, chemists and ge...
Oil prices move lower on surging OPEC output
Apr 16, 2015 (UPI)
Brent crude oil topped $63 per barrel early Thursday before moving lower on word OPEC output had surged in March, balancing slowing U.S. production. The global ...
API: Ensure U.S. oil boom continues
Apr 15, 2015 (UPI)
A federal U.S. report shows oil production peaking in 2020, a forecast the industry says shows Washington needs to ensure dominance can continue. The U.S. Energ...
IMF: Oil price adds to complex dynamics
Apr 15, 2015 (UPI)
The decline in oil prices has led to a subdued outlook for the global economy, with importers like China and exporters alike feeling the impact, the IMF said. B...
IS seizes parts of Iraq's largest oil refinery: officials
Apr 15, 2015 (AFP)
Jihadists from the Islamic State group broke into Iraq's massive Baiji oil refinery, seized some of its facilities and are hiding among fuel storage tanks, offi...
Critic: OPEC won't slash output if U.S. exports oil
Apr 15, 2015 (UPI)
The notion that OPEC will respond to the end of a U.S. ban on crude oil exports with cuts of its own is "spectacularly" wrong, an advocacy group testified. The ...
Russia's Lukoil sets up shop in Iran
Apr 15, 2015 (UPI)
Russian oil company Lukoil said Wednesday it reopened its offices in Iran in anticipation of the full removal of economic sanctions. Lukoil started work in the ...
Clarification issued over massive British oil find
Apr 15, 2015 (UPI)
A British oil company offered a clarification of its estimate of the oil reserve potential at a site that sparked fears of a widespread fracking campaign. U.K. ...
Nano-coated mesh could help clean up oil spills, cheaply
Apr 15, 2015 (UPI)
Environmental cleanups could become a lot easier, cheaper and more effective if researchers at Ohio State University can find a way to scale their newly develop...
North Dakota oil production slumps
Apr 15, 2015 (UPI)
Oil production in North Dakota has declined 4 percent since a record was set in December, largely because of lower oil prices, state data show. The North Dakota...
Higher demand forecast lifts oil prices
Apr 15, 2015 (UPI)
Expectations of growing global demand for oil in a strengthening economy helped crude oil prices gain momentum in Wednesday trading. The International Energy Ag...
Make room, Iran tells OPEC
Apr 14, 2015 (UPI)
OPEC member states should self-regulate so Iran's expected return to the oil stage won't hurt markets, Iran's oil minister said Tuesday from Tehran. Iranian Oil...
Dutch court orders halt to gas production in quake-hit town
Apr 14, 2015 (AFP)
Concerned groups and opposition political parties in the Groningen province dragged the Dutch government to court to demand a halt to gas extraction from the fi...
Defiant China oil boss denies graft charges: report
Apr 14, 2015 (AFP)
A former senior executive of China's largest oil producer denied most corruption charges at his trial, state-run media reported Tuesday, a rare example of defia...
New rules proposed for offshore drilling
Apr 14, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. government said it's proposing new rules to prevent a repeat of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, though the industry said it's ahead of the curve. The In...
LNG work in Yemen halted by violence
Apr 14, 2015 (UPI)
Declining security in Yemen means it's time to halt all production and start evacuating personnel, a Yemeni liquefied natural gas company said Tuesday. "Due to ...
Lundin produces first oil from offshore Malaysia
Apr 14, 2015 (UPI)
Swedish energy company Lundin Petroleum declared victory Tuesday after announcing its first volumes of oil produced from a field off the coast of Malaysia. Lund...
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