Oil is widely relied upon across numerous industries, but its extensive use, combustion and extraction processes have resulted in significant environmental pollution. Over the past 30 years, as an ...

The sun begins to set behind crude oil tanks and a pumpjack Tuesday, July 5, 2022 in Midland, Texas. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman) Dramatic oilfield job growth is tied to boosts in oil and natural gas ...

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 ...

On Jan. 10, 1901, at the Spindletop oilfield near Beaumont, Tex., a deafening blast rocketed a column of oil hundreds of feet into the air, wrecking a derrick. This gusher pumped out nearly 100,000 ...

Namibia, once considered a frontier market in the energy sector, is rapidly emerging as a potential oil powerhouse. Recent discoveries in the country's offshore Orange Basin, particularly the Venus ...

Rigzone takes a closer look at the Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association's (TIPRO) latest State of Energy report. Image by Dragon Claws via iStock The industry that paid the highest ...